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A Galveston County judge has pushed back the start of a trial in a civil lawsuit against the parents of the accused gunman in the Santa Fe High School shooting, which left eight students and two teachers dead in 2018.Houston has a new acting police chief in the wake of the abrupt retirement of Chief […]

A former Texas oil exec is being punished for allegedly raising the price of oil. Is it the tip of the iceberg or water under the bridge?In spring elections across larger Texas counties, voters got a more direct say in who runs the obscure agencies that oversee the property appraisal process – agencies that determine […]

After the worst-ever wildfire disaster for Texas agriculture, there’s now an effort to help ranchers who lost large numbers of pregnant cows.A year after the mall shooting in Allen, what the data reveals about gun violence there more broadly.A new report documents how unlicensed teachers are becoming fixtures in many Texas schools.Organizers of the Texas […]

One year later, a survivor of the Allen mass shooting talks about his long road to recovery.New water rules take effect in the Rio Grande Valley as some border cities cope with historically low reservoirs.With the rise of cloud-based services and AI, the demand for power has soared. What it means for the state Texas.A […]

Heavy rains led to severe flooding in parts of Harris County and counties to the north, prompting evacuations, boat rescues and substantial property damage. We’ll get an update on the latest.Texans voted in numerous municipal elections over the weekend. How some closely watched races turned out.Democratic U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar and his wife were indicted […]

Storms continue to wreak havoc with flooding in some places north of Houston, the worst they’ve seen since Hurricane Harvey. A preview of a big election tomorrow to fill a seat that hasn’t been vacant since the early 80’s. Efforts to curb property taxes. How well’s that actually going? The United Methodist Church does a […]