Texas property tax cuts have eliminated school property tax bills for nearly 2.4 million homeowners, with older Texans receiving a significant share of the savings as state lawmakers consider additional tax relief.
Katy City Council approved up to $366,596.66 in Metro funds Monday for a new traffic signal at Katy Hockley Cutoff and Heritage Drive as traffic increases near a recently opened H-E-B and surrounding developments.
The Buzbee Law Firm plans to spend $420,000 to expand its office inside downtown Houston’s JPMorgan Chase Tower as the firm seeks additional space for its growing staff.
Gov. Greg Abbott announced Monday that Texas will distribute $51 million in federal funding to 68 rural hospital districts and authorities through the state’s Rural Texas Strong initiative to support preventive health, wellness and nutrition programs.
Gov. Greg Abbott issued a statewide disaster proclamation Monday over a diesel shortage, allowing agricultural and commercial operators to use dyed diesel on Texas roads and temporarily easing weight and emissions restrictions to reduce fuel costs.
Texas A&M University will begin construction Sept. 30 on a new Meat Science & Technology Center at its College Station campus, replacing a facility that has served the university since 1986.
The National Socialist Movement (NSM), a neo-Nazi and white supremacist organization, held a planned rally outside Prosper City Hall Saturday to protest the 35-year prison sentence given to local high school student Karmelo Anthony in the fatal stabbing of fellow student Austin Metcalf.
Remnants of Hurricane Polo could bring heavy rain and flash flooding to parts of Texas from Monday through Wednesday as tropical moisture moves into the state, weather officials said.
Democratic U.S. Senate candidate James Talarico and Republican candidate Ken Paxton agreed Saturday that the federal gas tax should be suspended, although Paxton called for permanently eliminating the tax while Talarico proposed a temporary suspension.
SpaceX plans to launch Starship 14 as early as Monday, Sept. 28, in a mission that could send the massive spacecraft into Earth orbit for the first time and test technology intended for future lunar missions.