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Energy experts and local leaders say Houstonians need to start looking at every storm like it might be the big one.
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Cruz and Republicans in some of the country’s highest elected offices didn’t pull any punches when it came to their criticism of President Joe Biden’s border policies on Tuesday, the second day of the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee.
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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton asked the state’s Supreme Court on Monday to allow his office to continue its efforts to shutter Annunciation House, an El Paso-based shelter network that assists asylum seekers and other migrants.
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The U.S Supreme Court’s decision last week to gut the 40-year-old “Chevron doctrine” may have broad effects on immigration policy. Attorneys say it and could be a “double-edged sword” for attorneys trying to protect their clients from deportation.
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Jocelyn Nungaray was found strangled to death earlier this month in a shallow creek after authorities said she left her family’s apartment on June 16.
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A Republican-backed effort to change tax laws could benefit hundreds of thousands of Texans who depend on tip revenue as their main source of income. But budget analysts warn the move could bloat the country’s already soaring federal deficit.
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Texas Democrats wrapped up their biennial convention in El Paso Saturday with a mix of hope and pragmatism about the party’s future – while also warning attendees that Texas could slip towards authoritarianism if Republicans remain in power.
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Support for abortion rights and public schools will be major themes of the three-day gathering that kicks of Thursday. But the gathering comes on the heels of a controversial executive order on immigration many Democrats oppose.
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Reactions from party leaders were quick and predictable after the former president was found guilty on 34 felony counts by a New York jury.
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Some Texas lawmakers are contemplating a statewide ban on Delta 8 and 9. These hemp-derived products can produce a marijuana-like high and are currently legally available to purchase in Texas. So are they life-saving medications or a serious threat to public health? On Wednesday, dozens testified for or against a ban before a Texas Senate committee.
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The Texas Republican Party will kick off its biennial convention Thursday in San Antonio against the backdrop of intraparty animus and early voting and runoff elections that could usher in a new balance of power in the Texas House.
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Recent raids of cockfighting rings in Texas – including two busts last weekend that led to dozens of arrests – have animal welfare groups pressing for new laws that would ban the shipping of birds used in these fights over regular mail.