The Texas GOP has chosen to fight the City of Houston's decision to cancel its state convention, filing a lawsuit alleging Mayor Turner used illegitimate means to void the contract.
The Houston mayor's "Wall of Shame" highlights businesses he says have abused the responsibility to manage the conduct of their customers.
Harris County voted to extend the county's disaster declaration until August 26, granting Judge Lina Hidalgo continued emergency powers until then.
Although hospitals are having to adapt to the influx of coronavirus patients, CEOs of major Houston-metro hospitals are reassuring the public that hospitalizations are still under control.
Following George Floyd's death, Sens. Cornyn and Cruz with Mayor Sylvester Turner hosted a roundtable on police reforms with community leaders, officials, and law enforcement.
The court stopped short of defunding police for now, but will explore reforms and alternative approaches to criminal justice that would require future funding shifts.
Calls for defunding police departments are gaining traction across the country, including in some of Texas' most prominent cities.
A two-year investigation uncovered an alleged ballot harvesting scheme in which people with prior forgery convictions picked up batches of mail-in ballots and a number of voted ballots were marked identically.
Harris County has been implementing lenient bonds policies for habitual criminals even prior to the coronavirus outbreak.
As officials spar over expanding mail-in ballot provisions during the coronavirus pandemic, Harris County approved new funding to expand their vote by mail efforts.
Gov. Abbott announced a new executive order to help contain COVID-19 that limits social gatherings to fewer than 10 people, ends dine-in at restaurants, and closes school districts across the state.
At a press conference on Monday, Gov. Abbott announced expanded testing capabilities for COVID-19, including drive-through testing sites across Texas.
Fort Bend Sheriff Troy Nehls will face Kathaleen Wall in May's runoff. For Democrats, Sri Preston Kulkarni coasted to victory with 53 percent of the vote.
Houston parents and school choice proponents closed out National School Choice Week with a screening of "Miss Virginia," the real-life story of famous mother and activist Virginia Walden Ford.
On Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the U.S. Navy announced the naming of an aircraft carrier after Waco native Doris Miller for heroic actions taken during the attack on Pearl Harbor.
A GOP candidate forum in Richmond on Thursday night highlighted key differences in the race to succeed retiring Congressman Pete Olson (R-TX-22).
Less than a week after Texas became the first state to opt-out of the refugee resettlement program, a Maryland judge issued a nationwide injunction blocking the Trump administration from enforcing the executive order.
Governor Abbott has sent a letter to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo informing him of the state's decision to opt-out of the refugee resettlement program.
A packed candidate forum in Houston yesterday illustrated the energy behind GOP efforts to oust first-term Representative Lizzie Fletcher (D-TX-07).
HUD Secretary Ben Carson and Congressman Dan Crenshaw toured a Star of Hope Mission center in Houston yesterday to see first-hand the efforts being made to provide hope to those in need.
