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City of Lubbock officials and the North Overton TIF Board cut the ribbon on a $2 million renovated park. Texas Senators prepare for week two of the impeachment trial of suspended Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton.

The Texas Newsroom’s Sergio Martínez-Beltrán reports after the Texas House of Representatives voted to remove a provision that would have created school vouchers from an education omnibus bill. Texas Public Radio's Jerry Clayton has more on a new host who will take over for the popular television show “Texas Country Reporter,” after more than 50 years.

Today is the last day Texas citizens can register to vote in the primary election coming up on March 5. And Texas Public Radio’s David Martin Davies reports with Texas near-total ban on abortion without an exception for rape, pregnancies caused by rape are becoming a growing problem in the state.

Texas Public Radio's Brian Kirkpatrick has more as back-to-back drought years have left hay supplies tight for Texas ranchers. The Texas Standard's Shelly Brisbin reports a plan to overhaul the way the Census Bureau counts people with disabilities received so much pushback that the agency is rethinking the way some questions will be asked.

KERA's Ed Timms says five Texas cities are being sued by the Texas Attorney General's Office for decriminalizing marijuana. And according to the Texas Commission on Jail Standards, the Giles W. Dalby Correctional Facility has fixed most of its state violations but still has some work to do to get back in compliance.

Students at the University of Texas at Arlington are looking for answers after the school quietly disbanded its LGBTQ+ program. And Texas Public Radio’s Jerry Clayton has more on Texas officials rejecting demands from the Biden administration to grant access to federal agents to an area of the border in Eagle Pass.

KERA’s Elena Rivera reports on almost 3.5 million Texans signing up for an Affordable Care Act plan during open enrollment. And the Texas Supreme Court heard arguments yesterday about Senate Bill 14, a law which prohibits gender-affirming care for transgender youths.

Texas Public Radio's Marian Navarro has details from The League of United Latin American Citizens as a cross-country anti-immigration convoy making its way to the Texas-Mexico border. The Texas Standard's Kristen Cabrera has more on a new study reporting U.S. regulatory systems failed to protect frontline workers during the pandemic, leading to thousands of deaths.

Students and faculty at public universities across Texas are grappling with the effects of a new state law banning DEI offices. TPR Education Reporter Camille Phillips attended a symposium on academic freedom that was designed to help them learn how to navigate the impact.

On this Giving Tuesday, our reporter Samantha Larned has more on one West Texas nonprofit encouraging folks to turn their generosity to local organizations in and around Lubbock. Texas Public Radio’s David Martin Davies reports according to the conservative Cato Institute, Texas ranks last in the nation when it comes to personal freedom.