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Regional colleges rely more on tuition revenue to operate than flagship campuses. Gov. Greg Abbott’s desire to pause increases could create tight financial conditions.

The U.S. House passed legislation that would give the Treasury Department unilateral authority to strip the tax-exempt status of nonprofits it claims support terrorism.

Prosecutors say the father of a teenager accused of a deadly high school shooting in Georgia was aware that his son was obsessed with school shooters.

Senators are heading home for the month after failing to advance a bill to expand the child tax credit and restore some business tax breaks.

The IRS says it expects to collect hundreds of billions of dollars more in overdue and unpaid taxes than previously anticipated using funding provided to the agency by the Democrats’ Inflation Reduction Act.

The House has passed a roughly $79 billion tax cut package expanding the child tax credit for millions of families and restoring three key tax breaks for businesses.

The chairmen of the top tax policy committees in Congress have announced a bipartisan agreement to enhance the child tax credit and revive a variety of tax breaks for businesses.

President Joe Biden can make an increasingly strong case that he’s helped fix inflation, if only he can get voters to believe him.

The story is reflective of the new law passed in Texas of a peace officer on every campus.

Federal officials estimate that local governments now have spending plans in place for most of the money they received under a prominent pandemic relief law.

President Joe Biden’s son, Hunter Biden, faced new challenges on the eve of a scheduled court appearance Wednesday in which he’s set to plead guilty in a deal with prosecutors on tax and gun charges.

The Republicans who lead three key House committees are joining forces to probe the Justice Department’s handling of charges against Hunter Biden after making sweeping claims about misconduct at the agency.

House Republicans have released testimony from two IRS whistleblowers who allege that the Justice Department interfered with their yearslong investigation into President Joe Biden’s son, Hunter.

Days after the bipartisan deal on the debt limit became law, House Republicans proposed a slew of tax cuts, leading to charges of hypocrisy by Democrats in a squabble that shows clashing visions for the U.S. economy.

Under fire from conservatives, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is hunting for votes from fellow Republicans for the debt ceiling deal.

The House voted Friday to reinstate tariffs on solar panel imports from several Southeast Asian countries.

House Republicans have narrowly passed a sweeping debt ceiling package as they try to push President Biden into negotiations on federal spending.

House Republicans are pushing their debt ceiling package toward a vote.

House Republicans are promising aggressive oversight of the Biden administration once they assume the majority next year.

Authorities have publicly identified the 14-year-old killed in a shooting that also wounded four other teens as they walked away from a Philadelphia high school athletic field after a football scrimmage, saying they believe he was not the intended target of the shooting.

Here, we take a look back at some of the feel-good Houston-area stories that came out of this particular calendar year, the news that did our hearts good, the joyful tales so sweet they made us smile from ear to ear, the acts of kindness so inspiring they warmed our hearts and made us shed a tear -- or several.

Democrats have brushed aside monthslong divisions and are approaching House passage of their expansive social and environment bill.

Gun violence is killing an increasing number of American children, from toddlers caught in crossfire to teenagers gunned down in turf wars, drug squabbles or for posting the wrong thing on social media.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has moved a vote on a $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill to later in the week as Democratic leaders shore up support for the measure.

Democrats have pushed a $3.5 trillion, 10-year bill strengthening social safety net and climate programs through the House Budget Committee.

Here are things you need to know for Tuesday, June 16:1. Abbott to address rising COVID-19 hospitalizations as Texas hits 1-day high MondayTexas continued an upward trend in hospitalizations of coronavirus patients, setting a new one-day high Monday for the seventh time in eight days. Governor Greg Abbott announced that he will address the issue of growing COVID-19 hospitalizations in a press conference Tuesday afternoon at 1 p.m.Read more. Search suspended for 20-year-old Crosby firefighter thrown from Jeep into water over Galveston Causeway SundayThe U.S. Coast Guard suspended their search for a 20-year-old Crosby Fire Department firefighter on Monday night. THIS DAY IN HISTORYJune 16, 1884: The first roller coaster in America opens at Coney Island, in Brooklyn, New York.

HOUSTON – The U.S. Coast Guard suspended their search for a 20-year-old Crosby Fire Department firefighter on Monday night. "We have suspended the search pending any additional information,” wrote Captain Jason Smith, sector Houston-Galveston commanding officer. “I just hope they find him and that he’s OK.”Tim Miller, with Texas EquuSearch, is aiding in the rescue and recovery effort. According to Miller, if need be, Texas EquuSearch will bring in a helicopter on Tuesday to search from above. If you have any information about Zavala’s whereabouts, you’re asked to call the Galveston Police Department at (409) 765-3702 or Texas EquuSearch at (281) 309-9500.