San Perlita Independent School District in Willacy County suspended classes Tuesday and Wednesday after officials reported rapid COVID-19 spread across the district, with schools scheduled to reopen Thursday, Aug. 27.
A Harris County Sheriff’s Office deputy has been temporarily reassigned after allegedly detaining a 23-year-old woman for more than an hour during a traffic stop while waiting for federal immigration officers to arrive, officials said Wednesday.
The Houston City Council on Wednesday delayed a vote on a proposed $50 million agreement that would commit the city not to annex The Woodlands in exchange for payments from a joint city-township fund over three years.
A federal judge on Tuesday again declared Texas’ restrictions on certain public performances involving drag and nudity unconstitutional, preventing the state from enforcing the 2023 law on First Amendment grounds.
Much of Texas will face triple-digit temperatures Monday as forecasters warn of a low risk of severe thunderstorms in the western Panhandle, where temperatures could reach about 102 degrees.
Good Good Golf, a Frisco-based golf media and apparel company, removed a 55-second advertisement with Callaway on Saturday after viewers criticized a scene that showed co-founder Garrett Clark shoving professional golfer and content creator Alexis Miestowski to the ground.
Harris County Clerk Teneshia Hudspeth said Monday she will not accept a newly approved $305,000 salary because the increase would have to come from her office’s existing budget.
Houston and Austin have emerged as the leading Texas candidates for the NHL’s 33rd franchise as Pursuit Sports explores arena, financing and other arrangements needed to bring a team to the state.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers seized more than 1,000 pounds of methamphetamine concealed in a tractor-trailer carrying laundry detergent at the Roma International Bridge on Aug. 11, federal authorities said Friday.
A Houston-area man who shot and killed a bald eagle in his backyard and hid the wounded bird under a tarp in his garage was sentenced Friday to 14 days in federal prison and fined $5,000, federal prosecutors said.