More than 160 faith leaders across Texas have urged public school boards and charter school governing bodies not to adopt rules establishing time for prayer and Bible readings in schools, sending an open letter less than two months before the state-mandated March 1 deadline.
Harris County officials say Houston’s historic Astrodome cannot move forward with renovation plans without substantial private investment, following a recent architectural study estimating the cost at around $750 million.
Smokeable hemp-derived cannabis products legally sold across Texas may soon disappear under sweeping new regulations proposed by the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS), prompting concern from small business owners and cannabis consumers.
Hundreds of demonstrators marched through Houston’s Galleria area Thursday evening to protest federal immigration policies, following the fatal shooting of Renee Nicole Good, a 37-year-old woman, by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent in Minneapolis on Wednesday.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Thursday raised the possibility of state intervention in Harris County elections, citing a report that more than 100 voter registrations in the county were linked to private post office boxes, which can violate state election laws.
The Texas Supreme Court on Friday ordered that a 2023 lawsuit filed by Pappas Restaurants against the City of Houston over a Hobby Airport concessions contract move forward at the trial court level.
Gov. Greg Abbott visited Houston on Thursday afternoon to receive an endorsement for reelection from the Texas Municipal Police Association, an organization that represents more than 30,000 law enforcement officers statewide.
Dozens of parents attended a Houston ISD information session Tuesday to discuss the district’s plan to close several on-campus magnet programs across 10 high schools.
The Texas Dow Employees Credit Union (TDECU) branch at the University of Houston student center was robbed at gunpoint Wednesday afternoon, marking the second incident at the location in less than three months.
A recent change in U.S. Postal Service procedures could delay postmark dates by several days, raising concerns that date-sensitive mail for health care and state assistance programs may be considered late, advocates said.