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Mayor John Whitmire is facing formal ethics complaints from the Houston Progressive Caucus over his new podcast, “901 Bagby: Inside the Mayor’s Office.”
Sluggish job growth and rising financial insecurity may have pushed Houston-area residents to name the economy as the biggest problem facing the region, according to results released Monday from the 45th annual Kinder Houston Area Survey.
Researchers at the Kinder Institute for Urban Research found a 30-percentage-point drop in residents rating job opportunities as “good or excellent” in the Houston area, the steepest one-year decline since the oil crisis of the early 1980s.
The Texas Attorney General’s Office is suing a chemical manufacturing company, alleging it released more than 70,000 pounds of air pollution from its Freeport plant.
Though New World screwworm has not been found in the United States, Florida is restricting any livestock imports from six “high-risk” counties in South Texas.
The deadline to apply for property tax exemptions in Harris County and across Texas is Thursday.
It's the last week for homeowners in the Houston area and across Texas to try to cut their property taxes through optional homestead exemptions made available through the state and administered locally.
The Harris County District Attorney’s Office is reviewing cases involving former Houston Police Department officer Ashley Gonzalez, who was fired by the department last week after a viral video depicted her making racist remarks.
While announcing Ashley Gonzalez's termination, the HPD chief called her remarks “entirely unacceptable.” At least two city council members have called for a comprehensive review of her work as an officer.
A Sam’s Club in East Houston reopened Monday following a fatal shooting late Saturday in which a man was killed by police.
The U.S. Supreme Court issued a decision Monday morning allowing Texas to use the controversial congressional maps that were drawn last summer. The order reverses a lower court ruling that could have led to the maps being thrown out.
The court issued a decision Monday morning allowing Texas to use the controversial congressional maps that were drawn last summer. The order reverses a lower court ruling that could have led to the maps being thrown out.
With a barrage of conflicting information, advocacy organizations and law enforcement differ about whether sex trafficking increases during large sporting events. Local police are preparing for a spike during the World Cup.
The future of smokeable hemp in Texas is unclear. A temporary injunction hearing this week will answer some questions, but how are things looking right now?
