Harris County and Houston public health officials said the risk of Ebola virus disease in the Houston area and the United States remains low, even as they launched a joint monitoring dashboard and reported travelers under observation in connection with an ongoing outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Average gasoline prices in Texas declined for a second consecutive week, with drivers paying an average of $3.72 per gallon for regular unleaded fuel as the summer travel season begins, according to AAA Texas.
Houston officials said they are preparing security and public safety measures, including possible use of surveillance drones, ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, which will bring seven matches to the city from June 14 to July 4.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and state Sen. Angela Paxton have canceled their scheduled divorce trial, according to court records, as the couple continues negotiations toward a possible settlement nearly a year after filing for divorce.
Community members and local officials described their experiences surviving hurricanes, floods and other extreme weather events during a town hall over the weekend in Houston, where speakers also called for increased federal funding for disaster preparedness and recovery programs.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported that more than 90% of people hospitalized during the first two months of the 2025 measles outbreak in West Texas were children, according to a report based on medical records from patients hospitalized between Jan. 20 and March 18, 2025.
A legal fight in Texas over new reporting requirements imposed by Attorney General Ken Paxton on local prosecutors is back before a statewide appeals court, after a lower court ruled the rules are invalid.
A federal appeals court on Thursday allowed Texas’ law requiring age verification and parental consent for minors using app marketplaces to take effect temporarily while litigation continues.
The Texas Board of Nursing restored the nursing license of Mary Liz Eastland but barred her from direct patient care after temporarily suspending her license in May over her actions during the deadly July 4, 2025 flood at Camp Mystic.
George Bush Intercontinental Airport has been designated as one of only three U.S. airports screening passengers arriving from African countries affected by the ongoing Ebola outbreak, federal officials said.