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.
Harris County election officials are processing about 75,000 voter registration records after the Texas Department of Public Safety failed to transmit hundreds of thousands of applications to county election offices because of a technical error.
The Texas Department of Transportation is proposing a $209 million project to widen a section of the Grand Parkway and add two flyover ramps at Interstate 45 near Spring to address traffic congestion.
Storms damaged El Paso’s Scenic Drive on Wednesday, forcing authorities to close the popular roadway in both directions indefinitely while officials assess the damage.
Garnet Coleman, a Democrat who represented Houston’s House District 147 in the Texas Legislature for more than three decades, died Wednesday at age 65, his family said.