The alleged gang violence in January resulted in two deaths and a nationwide lockdown of the federal prison system for a week.
The new rules aiming to prevent local police department defunding will be posted to the Texas Register later this month.
Only Corpus Christi and Plano have enough money to pay their bills according to the analysis of municipal fiscal health.
The incumbent Whitmire and his challenger Cook largely agreed on education. Crime and environmental issues split them more substantially.
After decades of violent crime declines since the 1970s and 1980s, the nation is seeing crime levels start to rise again.
Crime Stoppers of Houston announced the launch of a new crime research initiative in response to an increase in homicides.
Border police say the 24-year-old man, who had a conviction in Harris County for a sex offense against a teen, lied about his identity.
The Texans who were indicted range in age from 29 to 70 and are accused of crimes such as wire fraud and money laundering.
The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals overturned Asher Khan's previous sentence of 18 months after the Department of Justice appealed.
Some major ISDs claim the recent ruling does not directly affect their mandates, although the injunction it overturned was statewide.
Major cities in Texas are continuing to promote policies and practices that improve their “LGBTQ inclusiveness” score with the Human Rights Campaign.
The Houston Democrat is the latest in a wave of state lawmakers to announce that he will not be seeking reelection.
