Dr. Jennifer Shuford, commissioner of the Texas Department of State Health Services, has been named chief medical officer at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), according to President Donald Trump.
Feral hogs have spread across most of Texas, but experts report that El Paso County does not have an established population, based on current observations and research.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers seized about 78 pounds of cocaine worth an estimated $1.04 million after discovering the drugs hidden inside a passenger bus at the Hidalgo Port of Entry on April 11, authorities said.
Ken Paxton leads John Cornyn by eight percentage points among likely voters in the Republican Senate primary runoff scheduled for May 26, according to a poll released Friday by Texas Public Opinion Research.
Rodney Ellis on Thursday called for the development of county guidelines on how local law enforcement agencies interact with federal immigration officers, directing the county attorney’s office to study the issue following a closed-door discussion by the Harris County Commissioners Court.
A West Texas river guide, a church preservation nonprofit, and a national environmental advocacy group filed a lawsuit Thursday against the Trump administration, challenging regulatory waivers that allow border wall construction in the Big Bend region without full environmental review.
Texas officials have released a draft state water plan that outlines $174 billion in projected investments over the next 50 years to address water shortages across the state as Corpus Christi and surrounding areas face critically low reservoir levels, rising demand, and ongoing drought conditions.
Ken Paxton filed a lawsuit Thursday against the City of Houston, including Mayor John Whitmire, city council members and the police chief, challenging a recently passed immigration ordinance that he said violates state law.
A new study found that Texas recorded the second-highest average tax refunds in the United States this year, based on data from the Internal Revenue Service.
The number of alcohol consumers has fallen to its lowest level in 90 years, contributing to declining wine sales and an estimated $67 million to $70 million economic loss in Houston, industry officials said.