Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano on Tuesday acknowledged that the camp of Senate President Pro Tempore Sherwin Gatchalian now has enough support to elect a new Senate president during the special session of Congress called by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., and said he would not oppose the vote.
The Texas Animal Health Commission has imposed a quarantine on warm-blooded animals in parts of 10 Texas counties following an increase in New World screwworm cases, according to state officials.
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday denied Texas death row inmate Charles Flores’ petition seeking to compel the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals to reconsider his appeal under the state’s “junk science” law, according to court records.
A Frisco couple faces federal charges after prosecutors alleged they ran a psychic fraud scheme that collected more than $2.5 million from victims between 2021 and 2024 through false claims about “curse cleansing” and spiritual rituals.
Former employees of the Texas Funeral Service Commission alleged that Gov. Greg Abbott’s top advisers used the agency to intensify an investigation into the East Plano Islamic Center (EPIC), raising concerns about political influence and religious bias in state regulatory actions.
The University of Texas at Austin has fired KUT Public Media General Manager Debbie Hiott following a dispute over the station’s inaugural festival, according to university officials and Hiott.
Heavy rain triggered flooding across large parts of Texas on Monday, prompting flash flood warnings, water rescues, and road closures as storms affected areas from the Hill Country to the Gulf Coast.
Ateneo de Manila University has not decided on its participation in UAAP Season 89 after withdrawing from the Filoil preseason tournament following the deaths of two men’s basketball players during a team-building activity in Aurora province on June 8.
Japan fans cleaned their seating area after the national team’s 2-2 draw with the Netherlands in their World Cup opener in Texas on June 15, picking up litter and placing it in bags before leaving the stadium.
General Santos City Councilor Michael Pacquiao skipped the wedding of his brother Jimuel Pacquiao in the United States on June 13 to assist earthquake victims in General Santos City following a magnitude 7.8 quake that struck parts of Mindanao earlier this week, according to his girlfriend.