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.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has launched an investigation into hundreds of data center developments after companies in 18 counties failed to respond to a state survey seeking information about their water use.
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.
Texas election officials are working to process tens of thousands of voter registration applications delayed after the Department of Public Safety failed to transmit applications from its online driver services portal to county election offices, just weeks before the November midterm elections.
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.
Houston Independent School District administrators have directed some campuses to cut staff and spending a month into the school year as the district faces declining enrollment and reduced state funding during its third year under a state takeover.
Houston ISD could begin its transition back to elected leadership after the 2026-27 school year if the district meets the state’s requirements for ending the ongoing intervention.