Houston ISD is partnering with local faith leaders and law enforcement agencies to launch “Project Safe Start Summer,” an initiative aimed at supporting student safety and well-being during the summer break, district officials said.
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.
More than 130 Texas cities must freeze their property tax rates after the Texas Attorney General’s Office determined they failed to meet state audit requirements, enforcing a new law that bars municipalities from increasing property tax collections if they are behind on annual financial audits.
A 28-year-old Houston-area man, David T. Brown, was arrested and charged with tampering with governmental records after allegedly selling counterfeit Texas accessible parking placards online.
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 filed lawsuits against Netflix, WhatsApp, and Discord and opened a new investigation into Meta in the final days of his GOP runoff campaign against U.S. Sen. John Cornyn, according to filings and announcements from his office.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) reported a suspected case of the New World screwworm in South Texas and said it is conducting laboratory testing in Iowa to confirm the detection.
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.
The Texas Attorney General’s Office said personal information belonging to as many as 800,060 Texans may have been exposed following a data breach involving Carnival Corp., according to a breach disclosure and company notice released last week.
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.