The Texas State Board of Education is expected to give final approval this week to revised high school social studies standards that would change how public school students learn about U.S. and world history, government and geography.
Several Texas laws taking effect Sept. 1 will give consumers new rights to repair certain electronic devices, require registration for residential solar salespeople and recognize qualifying privately produced gold and silver as legal tender.
More than 1.2 million Texas voters are on the state’s voter suspense list and should check their registration addresses before the Nov. 3 election, the Texas Secretary of State’s Office said.
A multi-agency investigation has uncovered an alleged organized operation that stole about 176 loads of grain worth an estimated $791,739 from grain facilities across Texas, authorities said.
Houston Public Works will begin disconnecting water service Sept. 8 for about 15,000 customers who have significantly overdue utility balances, city officials said.
A multi-agency investigation that began with a reported grain theft in Guadalupe County has uncovered an alleged organized operation involving about 176 stolen grain loads across Texas, authorities said.
The city of Houston will resume water service shutoffs Sept. 8 for about 15,000 customers who owe more than $500 and have unpaid balances for at least 90 days, Mayor John Whitmire announced Thursday.
President Donald Trump awarded Congressional Space Medals of Honor to the four Artemis II crew members Friday at NASA’s Johnson Space Center and announced plans to establish a new academy to train the next generation of space professionals.
Immigration officials detained Liam Tadeo and his father, Victor Martinez Nieto, on Aug. 16 while they traveled to a soccer game in Austin. Authorities later took them to the Dilley immigration detention facility south of San Antonio before deporting them together to Mexico on Tuesday.
Millions of hummingbirds are expected to pass through Texas during their annual fall migration, with a Gulf Coast observatory preparing to welcome visitors who want to see and help researchers track the tiny birds.