Texas health officials have extended access to respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) immunizations for infants and young children through the end of April due to sustained infection levels across the state, according to state and medical authorities.
A Texas House committee voted Friday to impose nearly $422,000 in financial penalties on more than 50 Democratic lawmakers who left the state in August to block a congressional redistricting plan, enforcing fines and reimbursement costs after determining the members were absent without leave.
Panola College will begin construction on two new campus buildings worth a combined $20 million in May to expand academic, workforce training, and student support facilities.
The Texas Department of Transportation is proposing to replace the interchange at U.S. Route 281 and Texas State Highway 71 in Burnet County with a turbine-style design to improve traffic flow and safety, officials said.
Nineteen summer camps have filed a lawsuit challenging a new state requirement to install “end-to-end fiber optic facilities” to operate, arguing the mandate is unconstitutional, violates state law, and could prevent them from opening this summer.
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick warned Wednesday that Texas Republicans could struggle to maintain their majority in the state House this fall, citing ongoing intra-party divisions.
Texas hemp industry groups and businesses have filed a lawsuit to block new state regulations that ban natural smokeable hemp products and increase licensing fees.
Astronauts aboard Artemis II conducted detailed observations of the Moon while completing the first crewed lunar flyby mission by NASA in more than 50 years, as they traveled farther from Earth than any humans in history.
The Houston City Council is set to vote on a revised immigration ordinance aimed at clarifying how the Houston Police Department interacts with federal immigration authorities, specifically U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
The Houston City Council is set to vote on a revised immigration ordinance aimed at clarifying how the Houston Police Department interacts with federal immigration authorities, specifically U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).