The House of Representatives will begin deliberations on the proposed P7.2-trillion national budget for 2027 on Monday, less than a week after President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. submitted the spending plan to Congress.
A Kemp’s ridley sea turtle that traveled thousands of miles from the Gulf of Mexico to Wales is now recovering at the Houston Zoo as veterinarians prepare him for an eventual return to the wild.
The Recording Academy is reviewing the future of its newly created Asian Pop Music Performance category after criticism from artists, industry leaders and fans, including K-pop group BTS’ decision not to submit its latest album for next year’s Grammy Awards.
Houston’s 48th annual Pride parade returns downtown Saturday after severe weather forced organizers to postpone the June event, with organizers preparing for hundreds of thousands of attendees amid potentially dangerous heat.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has ordered a review of state grants awarded to entities operating airports in Texas, including Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport and Houston’s George Bush Intercontinental Airport, over what he called possible religious discrimination involving facilities for Muslim travelers.
A Dallas City Council member is pushing for a review of where data centers can operate and how the city should regulate them as the industry expands across Texas.
Texas is challenging a federal judge’s order requiring the state to reduce the time defendants deemed mentally incompetent to stand trial wait for beds in state mental hospitals, arguing that meeting the 21-day deadline would require major system changes and significant spending.
Fort Bend County officials are looking for a permanent facility to house stray livestock and exotic animals after years of relying on a private property owned by a sheriff’s deputy who plans to retire next year.
Filipino flyweight Miel Fajardo is preparing for his first world title opportunity after the International Boxing Federation ordered champion Masamichi Yabuki of Japan to make a mandatory defense of his 112-pound belt.
Converge survived a late scare from import-less NLEX, 112-110, on Friday at the Smart Araneta Coliseum to post its second straight win in the PBA Governors’ Cup.