The Houston Police Department on Friday fired officer Ashley Gonzalez after a video circulated online showing her making racist comments about Black people, prompting an internal investigation and public backlash.
The Texas Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a lawsuit challenging state investigations into families with transgender children, ruling that the cases no longer present an active dispute because most investigations have ended and the children involved are no longer minors.
A 24-year-old Texas Tech University student is building a full-scale log cabin by hand on family land east of Dallas while documenting the project online, where he has drawn nearly one million followers on social media.
Mayor John Whitmire said Wednesday that the city is seeking private funding to keep the Blue Santa holiday program operating after organizers announced its closure due to limits on police participation and city funding rules.
A federal judge ruled Wednesday that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers caused additional flooding damage to downstream Houston homeowners when it released water from reservoirs after Hurricane Harvey, increasing inundation beyond what would have occurred without the releases.
The Houston Independent School District board of managers voted Thursday to terminate the contract of Benbrook Elementary teacher Michelle Williams for a second time, despite an independent examiner’s recommendation to reinstate her, following a hearing on allegations that she failed to comply with district curriculum requirements.
The Houston Police Department is investigating an officer accused of making racist remarks in a video circulating on social media, as local officials and advocacy groups call for her dismissal.
Ken Paxton has launched an investigation into major music streaming platforms to determine whether they engaged in undisclosed promotional practices that may violate state law, his office announced.
Texas foster care providers are sending more children outside their home regions despite a 2017 shift to privatized, community-based care, according to a new analysis of state data, as officials and advocates cite limited local resources and increasingly complex cases as key factors.
The Texas Medical Board has disciplined three physicians whose cases were previously investigated by ProPublica, finding that their treatment of pregnant patients failed to meet standards of care in cases involving delayed or inadequate emergency intervention under Texas’ abortion restrictions.