The Community Foundation of the Texas Hill Country has raised $150 million and distributed about $82 million in recovery assistance one year after the July 4, 2025, floods that killed more than 130 people and devastated communities across the Texas Hill Country, the foundation’s chief executive officer, Austin Dickson, said.
The City of Houston’s Office of Inspector General (OIG) has declined to investigate Mayor John Whitmire’s $60,000 taxpayer-funded contract for a city podcast, saying a complaint filed by the Houston Progressive Caucus falls outside its authority.
A new Texas law transferring the licensing and inspection of food trucks from local health departments to the Texas Department of State Health Services took effect Wednesday, requiring mobile food vendors to transition to a statewide permitting system.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced a nearly $34 million settlement with AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP over allegations that the company used an illegal kickback scheme to influence prescriptions covered by Texas Medicaid.
Texans voiced growing concerns about the expansion of artificial intelligence data centers, while the Texas House Natural Resources Committee examined their potential impact on the state’s water supply and electric grid during a hearing last week.
Four Houston-area residents face federal charges after authorities accused them of flying drones without authorization in restricted airspace near the FIFA World Cup Fan Festival, the United States Department of Justice announced Friday.
The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department has confirmed that Lake Meredith is fully infested with zebra mussels after surveys found an established and reproducing population of the invasive species.
The Texas State Board of Education on Friday approved new curriculum standards that require public schools to include Christian Bible stories in classroom reading materials and adopted changes to the kindergarten through eighth-grade social studies curriculum, with implementation set for the 2030-31 school year.
Residents of Houston’s Cottage Grove neighborhood continue to seek infrastructure improvements after years of delays, even as the City Council approved a new Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) that includes nearly $18 billion in projects.
The Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo announced plans to build a $300 million agricultural complex along Highway 288 in south Houston, with construction expected to begin in late 2026 and the facility scheduled to open in time for the 2029 rodeo.