Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin announced Monday that the agency will roll back Biden-era greenhouse gas standards for coal- and natural gas-fired power plants during a G20 energy conference in Houston, drawing criticism from Texas environmental groups and researchers.
A federal judge has blocked new U.S. Postal Service rules that would have imposed additional requirements on mail-in ballots weeks before the 2026 midterm elections, responding to a lawsuit from the Travis County Clerk’s Office.
Collin County commissioners voted 4-1 Monday to raise the property tax rate for the first time in 33 years, approving a fiscal year 2027 budget that increases the rate about 2.4%.
Eric Draper, then chief White House photographer for President George W. Bush, documented some of the defining moments of Sept. 11, 2001, as he followed the president through a day that began with a school visit in Florida and ended with Bush viewing the damage from the air.
The Texas Commission on Law Enforcement has ordered the Trinidad Police Department to disband after finding that the agency failed to meet minimum standards and could not show that it provided a public benefit to the community.
Republican Texas Railroad Commission candidate Bo French faced criticism from several Republican leaders Sunday after he posted social media comments targeting South Asian students celebrating at a University of Texas football game.
Amazon plans to invest $10 billion in a 13-building data center project near Boling-Iago in Wharton County, with construction already underway and the project’s power demand and timeline still unclear.
Deaths involving ectopic pregnancies in the United States nearly doubled from 2020 through 2025, while Texas and other states with strict abortion bans recorded higher-than-average death rates, according to a ProPublica analysis.
Texas has extended the deadline to Sept. 21 for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program recipients in 16 counties to request replacement benefits for food they lost during Tropical Storm Edouard.
Jimmy Kimmel moved a planned interview with Democratic U.S. Senate candidate James Talarico from ABC’s “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” to YouTube amid concerns over federal equal-time rules for political candidates.