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.
Fort Bend County officials are looking for a permanent facility to house stray livestock and exotic animals after years of relying on a private property owned by a sheriff’s deputy who plans to retire next year.
Houston’s 2026 Pride parade will take place Saturday, Aug. 15, after organizers rescheduled the annual event twice this year because of a calendar conflict and severe weather.
Fort Bend County Precinct 3 Constable Ali Sheikhani is rejecting attacks over his Pakistani heritage and Muslim faith after conservative activists accused him of “Pakistanifying” law enforcement.
A fatal head-on crash on Highway 361 in Port Aransas has renewed calls for safety improvements, with nearly 830 people signing a petition urging the Texas Department of Transportation to accelerate plans to separate opposing traffic lanes.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton secured an emergency court order requiring medical care for a baby with a serious heart condition in a multistate surrogacy dispute involving the child’s surrogate and intended parents.