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The Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center has been ranked as having the #1 best Accelerated BSN (ABSN) program in the ...

Southern Methodist University remains the top university in North Texas and the University of Texas at Dallas is the best ...

TCU in Fort Worth also rose eight spots to be among the top 100 nationally this year, coming in at 97. Three other North ...

State Senator Paul Bettencourt (R-Houston) speaking on SB 38 before the Senate State Affairs Committee, March 24, 2025. Expanded protections and support for virtual education programs across Texas has ...

A new state program is replacing Texas’ youth tobacco course with a free online version focused on vaping prevention and ...

The Texas House approved the plan, part of a push by President Trump’s allies to offer up to about $10,000 for private school, home-school or virtual learning. By Dana Goldstein and J. David Goodman ...

Emma Bittner considered getting a master's degree in public health at a university near her home in Austin, Texas. But the in-person program cost tens of thousands of dollars more than she had hoped ...