With the heat wave comes crime: How the legislature keeps law enforcement funding at...
For many, summer in Texas means escaping the heat, but Northwest Houston police are seeing a different type of wave on the horizon: burglary...
Conservative group session shows Texas Republicans hope to hold onto redistricting power
“Start with the idea that you’re going to be sued,” Cleta Mitchell said to a hotel conference room filled with Texas lawmakers.
Mitchell, a lawyer...
Texas Is Among States With Widest Pay Gap for Latina Workers
Everything is bigger in Texas, including the pay gap between Hispanic men and women. Texas has one of the widest pay gaps in the...
Plano, Texas Goes From Suicide City to Suicide Prevention
The logo for Plano Independent School District is a bright red apple with two extended hands reaching toward each other. It may be the...
Outgoing Texas House Speaker Bonnen Breaks Silence, Denies Targeting Fellow Republicans
Today, Speaker Dennis Bonnen, who prior to his scandal had been one of the most influential persons in the Texas House, has broken his...
Does Texas Have Enough Testing and Contact Tracing Capability?
The increased testing and contact tracing Gov. Greg Abbott has included in his reopen Texas plan are probably not enough to safely and effectively...
Few Takers for Gov. Abbott’s new Order Allowing Spectators at Outdoor Pro Spots
On the day that Texas recorded a new record for positive cases, Gov. Greg Abbott further loosened the state’s COVID-19 restrictions to allow spectators...
Gov. Abbott Closes Bars, Reduces Restaurant Capacity
Faced with a COVID-19 situation that is spiraling out of control, Gov. Greg Abbott Friday issued a new executive order closing bars to in-person...
Chinese Consulate Closure Will Have Big Impact, None of it Good
It may not happen right away, but there will be an impact from the White House decision to order the Chinese Consulate in Houston...
Judges Reject Trump Plan to Exclude Immigrants From Census Count
A panel of judges on Thursday declared unlawful President Donald Trump’s directive to exclude people who are in the United States illegally from the...
