The Trump administration plans to award a $150 million contract to Houston-based Burke Law Group to provide legal services to unaccompanied immigrant children, according to a notice scheduled for publication in the Federal Register this week.
Prosecutors have charged four people with organized criminal activity in an alleged rental fraud scheme that investigators say used stolen identities and fraudulent identification to obtain residential leases across the Houston area.
Harris County plans to build a $13 million precision driving course in Humble to train law enforcement officers and first responders in vehicle operations, with construction potentially starting in November.
Rice University will expand its financial aid program in fall 2027, offering free tuition to students from families earning up to $200,000 a year as the university seeks to make a Rice education more accessible.
New residency requirements for Texas hunting and fishing licenses took effect Aug. 3, requiring applicants to provide additional identification to verify their residency before receiving resident-priced licenses.
A Honduran man who was deported from the United States in June sued the City of Houston, alleging Houston Police Department officers unlawfully detained him for about two hours while waiting for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents to take him into custody.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has opened an investigation into three major food manufacturers over products marketed as “heart healthy,” questioning whether the companies’ advertising and labeling could mislead Texas consumers.
Former U.S. Rep. Kay Granger, who became the first woman to serve as Fort Worth mayor and the first Republican woman from Texas elected to Congress, has died at 83, House Speaker Mike Johnson announced Sunday.
Gov. Greg Abbott has directed Texas energy regulators to conduct a comprehensive review of data center projects seeking connections to the state’s power grid, saying projects that fail to meet state requirements should not receive approval to connect.
Texas lawmakers on Monday questioned state election officials about voter-roll maintenance, election software and the review of potential noncitizens on the voter rolls as the state prepares for the November midterm elections.