Texas Gov. Greg Abbott threatened to withdraw $110 million in public safety grants from the city of Houston in a letter sent Monday to Mayor John Whitmire over a newly approved city policy limiting cooperation with federal immigration authorities.
The office of Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo released heavily redacted documents related to a 2024 trade mission to Taiwan and Japan after Texas officials ordered disclosure, according to public records obtained by Houston Public Media.
A Texas House committee voted Friday to impose nearly $422,000 in financial penalties on Democratic lawmakers who broke quorum in August to block consideration of a mid-decade congressional redistricting plan, according to committee proceedings.
A NASA spacecraft carrying four astronauts splashed down Friday off the California coast, completing the agency’s first crewed lunar flyby mission in more than 50 years and concluding a test flight of the Artemis II program.
A Texas House committee voted Friday to impose nearly $422,000 in financial penalties on more than 50 Democratic lawmakers who left the state in August to block a congressional redistricting plan, enforcing fines and reimbursement costs after determining the members were absent without leave.
The Texas Department of Transportation is proposing to replace the interchange at U.S. Route 281 and Texas State Highway 71 in Burnet County with a turbine-style design to improve traffic flow and safety, officials said.
Astronauts aboard Artemis II conducted detailed observations of the Moon while completing the first crewed lunar flyby mission by NASA in more than 50 years, as they traveled farther from Earth than any humans in history.
Texas Department of Transportation will temporarily close several flyovers at the interchange of Interstate 35 and US Highway 290 in Austin starting at 8 p.m. Tuesday for bridge joint repairs, with all lanes expected to reopen by 5 a.m. Wednesday.
Austin Independent School District leaders say they may need to make “deeper cuts” as they face a projected $180 million budget deficit for the next school year, raising the possibility of staffing reductions, program cuts, and changes that could directly affect campuses.
The Texas Department of Transportation has installed 10 new wildlife crossing signs along a major roadway in Galveston to help prevent vehicle collisions with “ghost wolves,” a unique hybrid coyote found on the island.