City of Houston ramps up preparations for incoming tropical threat
Houston officials said Tuesday that the city has spent several days preparing for Potential Tropical Cyclone One as forecasts indicate additional rainfall across the region.
Houston officials said Tuesday that the city has spent several days preparing for Potential Tropical Cyclone One as forecasts indicate additional rainfall across the region.
A Katy man said he missed a FIFA World Cup match in Arlington after spending nearly $3,000 on tickets through StubHub that he said were not delivered until after the game had ended.
The James Beard Foundation announced the winners of its 2026 awards on Tuesday, with Houston chefs taking Texas’ top honors while North Texas nominees from Dallas and Denton did not win in their categories.
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday denied Texas death row inmate Charles Flores’ petition seeking to compel the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals to reconsider his appeal under the state’s “junk science” law, according to court records.
Former employees of the Texas Funeral Service Commission alleged that Gov. Greg Abbott’s top advisers used the agency to intensify an investigation into the East Plano Islamic Center (EPIC), raising concerns about political influence and religious bias in state regulatory actions.
Heavy rain triggered flooding across large parts of Texas on Monday, prompting flash flood warnings, water rescues, and road closures as storms affected areas from the Hill Country to the Gulf Coast.
The city of Austin held a community open house on Saturday to present updated plans for the East 51st Street Mobility Project, which will redesign a corridor between Cameron Road and Berkman Drive to improve safety for drivers, pedestrians, and cyclists as development continues in the Mueller area.
The Texas Organization of Rural and Community Hospital’s Clinically Integrated Network (TORCH CIN), which represents 45 rural and community hospitals across Texas, announced it will terminate its contracts with UnitedHealthcare beginning at the end of 2026 for Medicaid-based plans and in June 2027 for private and employer-sponsored plans, citing reimbursement rates it says are unsustainable for rural hospitals.
A federal judge in Boston on Thursday ordered Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton to drop his lawsuit against the Democratic fundraising platform ActBlue, ruling that the case amounted to retaliatory litigation.
Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo said she raised safety concerns and requested additional heat mitigation measures ahead of the 2026 FIFA Fan Festival in Houston but said event organizers did not act on most of her requests.