The Texas Home Educators Sports Association (THESA) allowed a registered sex offender to serve as a youth baseball coach and circulated a parental waiver that described his personal testimony while not disclosing his offender status, according to reporting by Amy Smith of WatchKeep.org.
Hayam El Gamal and her five children were released from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody after a series of detentions and releases spanning a week, according to family attorneys and federal court actions.
The Guadalupe County Sheriff’s Office recovered a stolen cargo shipment valued at more than $250,000 and arrested two suspects after a traffic stop on Interstate 10 West, authorities said.
Forecasters said warm and mostly dry conditions will continue across the Houston area through the weekend, with temperatures expected to climb into the upper 80s and a slight chance of rain.
The Fifth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Friday allowed a 2023 Texas immigration law to take effect by lifting a lower court injunction, ruling that the plaintiffs challenging the measure lacked legal standing.
Researchers at Texas A&M University at Galveston announced on April 9, 2026, the discovery of a new species of moon jellyfish, Aurelia profunda, in the Gulf of Mexico, following years of laboratory study and field research.
The Houston Police Department on Friday fired officer Ashley Gonzalez after a video circulated online showing her making racist comments about Black people, prompting an internal investigation and public backlash.
The Texas Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a lawsuit challenging state investigations into families with transgender children, ruling that the cases no longer present an active dispute because most investigations have ended and the children involved are no longer minors.
A 24-year-old Texas Tech University student is building a full-scale log cabin by hand on family land east of Dallas while documenting the project online, where he has drawn nearly one million followers on social media.
Mayor John Whitmire said Wednesday that the city is seeking private funding to keep the Blue Santa holiday program operating after organizers announced its closure due to limits on police participation and city funding rules.