A Houston law firm has withdrawn from consideration for a federal contract to provide legal representation to unaccompanied migrant children in immigration court, the firm and the Office of Refugee Resettlement said Wednesday.
The order sets the minimum wage at $20 an hour and calls for increases to $21 an hour in January, before reaching $23 an hour in 2028.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s Senate campaign has received at least $448,000 from data center executives and political committees while his office considers Hood County’s request for a ruling on whether the county can impose a moratorium on data center development.
Camp Mystic’s revenue fell by nearly half after the deadly July 2025 flood, while the Texas girls’ summer camp reported hundreds of thousands of dollars in payments to members of the family that operates it, according to bankruptcy records filed Friday in federal court in Houston.
Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller is urging farmers and ranchers affected by recent flooding to seek financial assistance and mental health support as they recover from losses.
Each of Harris County’s eight elected constables will earn $305,000 next year after county commissioners approved a pay increase Thursday, raising their salaries above that of the U.S. vice president amid a projected $130 million budget deficit.
Houston officials are investigating a lawsuit alleging that police detained a Honduran man for more than two hours before turning him over to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, the city’s legal department said.
Harris County plans to build a $13 million precision driving course in Humble to train law enforcement officers and first responders in vehicle operations, with construction potentially starting in November.
A Honduran man who was deported from the United States in June sued the City of Houston, alleging Houston Police Department officers unlawfully detained him for about two hours while waiting for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents to take him into custody.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has opened an investigation into three major food manufacturers over products marketed as “heart healthy,” questioning whether the companies’ advertising and labeling could mislead Texas consumers.