A federal court ruling striking down federal regulations on firearm suppressors and certain short-barreled firearms took effect Thursday after the U.S. Department of Justice did not appeal the decision within the seven-day deadline set by the judge.
A person walking to a fishing spot along a Hutto riverbank discovered two large, three-toed impressions that a Texas paleontologist said could be dinosaur tracks.
An 844-acre Texas Hill Country ranch that has remained in the same family since the 1950s is now on the market for $21.4 million as development continues west of Austin.
A 2015 U.S. Supreme Court ruling involving a proposed Confederate license plate in Texas could influence the high court as it considers whether states can reject personalized license plates based on their messages.
Houston police responded to a reported bomb threat involving a Southwest Airlines flight at William P. Hobby Airport Saturday evening, prompting a security response while the airport remained operational.
Texas regulators said Friday that an audit of data centers could take several months, potentially delaying approvals for new facilities as the state reviews their effects on electricity, water and local communities.
A Kemp’s ridley sea turtle that traveled thousands of miles from the Gulf of Mexico to Wales is now recovering at the Houston Zoo as veterinarians prepare him for an eventual return to the wild.
Houston’s 48th annual Pride parade returns downtown Saturday after severe weather forced organizers to postpone the June event, with organizers preparing for hundreds of thousands of attendees amid potentially dangerous heat.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has ordered a review of state grants awarded to entities operating airports in Texas, including Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport and Houston’s George Bush Intercontinental Airport, over what he called possible religious discrimination involving facilities for Muslim travelers.
Texas is challenging a federal judge’s order requiring the state to reduce the time defendants deemed mentally incompetent to stand trial wait for beds in state mental hospitals, arguing that meeting the 21-day deadline would require major system changes and significant spending.