Texas’ economy could take a hit if Houston dockworkers’ strike persists
Workers who load and unload shipping containers from cargo ships are at an impasse in labor contract negotiations.
Does Dade Phelan have the votes to keep his job as Texas House speaker? It depends on how you count.
Phelan appears to lack support from the majority of House Republicans, but he could still win with some Democratic support.
Texas lawmakers, farmers and ranchers sound alarm over languishing farm bill
Millions of Texans would lose food subsidies and farm insurance if Congress doesn’t act before the end of the year.
Texas can no longer investigate alleged cases of vote harvesting, federal judge says
The provision was included in a sweeping Texas voting bill that was signed into law in 2021.
Eagle Pass residents rally to have state return Shelby Park
Residents say they can no longer access the park after the state seized it against the city’s wishes in January.
Texas maternal mortality committee asks to review abortion-related deaths
Abortion-related deaths have been excluded from state data for more than a decade. A state committee wants to review those cases, among other sweeping changes.
Paxton sues Austin over abortion travel fund
The city has appropriated $400,000 to help residents travel out of state for abortions. This is the second lawsuit targeting the fund.
The Odd Couple: How Ted Cruz and John Cornyn went from fractured to friendly
The two Texas senators have come together to serve Texas — and themselves — as both head into career-defining elections later this year.
Fourteen years after BP oil spill, Galveston scientists are striving to save the Gulf’s deep-sea coral
The massive 2010 oil spill damaged or killed coral in the Gulf of Mexico. Now some of the $20 billion settlement is helping researchers learn how to help the coral recover.
A Black student punished for his hairstyle wants to return to the Houston-area school he left
The legal request comes after a judge dismissed most of the claims in a lawsuit accusing Barbers Hill ISD of discrimination.