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.
After signing legislation he says is intended to “crush” distribution of the deadly narcotic, Governor Abbott called on state Democrats to “end their partying in Washington, D.C.” and return to enact bail reforms.
Decrying other proposals as “splashy headlines,” Hidalgo and Garcia sought a 6-month expansion of criminal courts but passed a resolution condemning a legislative fix to felony bond policy.
Heralded as a hero for waiting nearly seven hours to vote last year, Hervis Rogers has now been arrested and charged with two second-degree felonies for illegally voting in 2018 and 2020.
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Despite demand for more time to review a plan only unveiled last week, Hidalgo and Democratic commissioners pushed through a vote to approve a substantial restructuring of county government.
Community leaders and elected officials are sounding the alarm on a proposal from Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo to realign county government under an appointed administrator.
Parents say ideas derived from critical race theory are being presented to teachers and students in the state’s third-largest public school district.
After the Federal Highway Administration heeded Democrat calls to shut down the I-45 expansion project, Harris County Commissioner Tom Ramsey condemned the decision as one that would hurt underserved communities.
After a Zuckerberg-funded group poured millions into Texas’ urban elections departments in 2020, new state law will ban such donations, but not until September.
A lawsuit over Houston Methodist System’s COVID-19 vaccination mandate as a condition of employment has been appealed as workers say they are being forced to serve as “guinea pigs.”
Recently approved policy says Harris County employees must continue to wear masks unless they qualify for certain exemptions that include obtaining a “visible identifier” showing they are fully vaccinated.
After receiving pushback from local officials, Land Commissioner George P. Bush is seeking a direct allocation of federal funds to Harris County.
In a rare show of bipartisanship, Harris County state lawmakers and county officials have soundly condemned GLO systems that excluded the county and city of Houston from flood mitigation funding.
Current Texas Secretary of State Ruth Hughs will step down from the position at the end of this month.
A scoring metric that emphasized low-to-moderate income communities and costs per person resulted in significant awards for cities in Galveston County, but excluded Houston and Harris County’s government.
After maintaining Harris County at the highest threat level for 47 weeks, Judge Lina Hidalgo announced a revision to the alert system allowing for a reduced COVID-19 rating.
Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo and Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner condemned a business coalition's “silence” on election legislation and canceled participation in upcoming events.
Reforms authored by Sen. Bettencourt would explicitly exclude epidemics from local emergency management, and reduce violations from criminal to civil penalties.
A resolution from Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo opposes bans on sex-change procedures for children and efforts to prevent biological males from competing in girls’ sports.
