State code may prohibit an elected official who ran on a platform of eliminating the position he seeks from taking a salary upon assuming office.
Named the most dangerous road in the U.S., a $7.5 billion project to update I-45 is on hold after federal intervention, but Galveston County officials are urging TxDOT to keep the project funded.
A proposed district covering five Texas coastal counties would have powers to levy taxes, issue bonds, and exercise eminent domain for the construction of a storm surge barrier.
Due to exceeding the state's benchmark, counties in South Texas will have business reopening limits rolled back to 50 percent for restaurants and bars will once again close.
Poll workers in League City unwittingly told their own county judge he had to wear a mask. He signed an order giving teeth to Abbott's rule.
The consent decree would result in most pre-trial misdemeanor arrestees to be released as soon as practicable after arrest. One arrestee released under this bail reform approach allegedly murdered his wife and unborn child.
