Texas regulators ordered an oilfield operator to shut down after a 5.4-magnitude earthquake hit West Texas, linking the tremor to illegal wastewater injection.
A bill that would make it easier for parents to exempt their children from school-required vaccinations tentatively passed the Texas House late Tuesday.
The Texas House has given preliminary approval to a bill that would eliminate STAAR, the high-stakes standardized test that the state and school districts use to monitor student learning and teacher performance.
