Drivers heading to Galveston will face temporary I-45 lane closures and a new two-year detour near Texas City beginning Aug. 7 as the Texas Department of Transportation continues a $226 million expansion project in Galveston County.
Jose Trinidad Rojas Pliego, a witness to the fatal shooting of a Houston man by a U.S. immigration agent, was released from a detention center Wednesday after spending weeks in custody, following a federal judge’s order barring his deportation.
Texas power grid regulators are asking state lawmakers to expand their authority over data centers after Gov. Greg Abbott directed state agencies to ensure the rapidly growing facilities do not increase electricity costs for residents.
U.S. District Judge David Hittner ruled in favor of Gerald and Theresa Thompson, owners of Landscape Consultants of Texas and Metropolitan Landscape Management, who sued the city and the Midtown Management District in 2023.
A new U.S. Department of Homeland Security rule taking effect Tuesday will allow federal immigration officials to refer certain affirmative asylum applicants directly to immigration court without first conducting an asylum interview.
Rice University police are searching for a 24-year-old Jordanian athlete who was reported missing after traveling to Houston to compete in the Genuine Cup soccer tournament.
U.S. District Judge Keith P. Ellison on Monday granted Jose Trinidad Rojas Pliego’s petition for a writ of habeas corpus and ordered ICE to release him within 48 hours.
Melinda Speryl said Aqua Texas billed her and her husband for 209,000 gallons of water, with most of the usage allegedly occurring on two separate days during the month.
Nearly three weeks after the fatal ICE shooting of Lorenzo Salgado in Houston’s East End, Democratic members of Congress held a hearing Friday to examine the case and the broader use of force by federal immigration agents.
Lawmakers made the pledge during an oversight forum in Houston, where Salgado Araujo’s family, civil rights advocates and immigration leaders testified about the July 7 shooting.