Tag: Texas
Back to School, Back to Work—But Not Back to Normal
By Kisha A. Brown, Esq.
September always carries a familiar rhythm. Children step into classrooms with fresh braids or a fade. People return from vacations,...
Elon Musk is trying to build $760M tunnels under Houston. A Texas congressman is quietly helping him | Houston Public Media
This article is co-published with ProPublica, the Houston Chronicle and The Texas Tribune as part of an initiative to report on how power is...
Texas AG Ken Paxton asks federal court to end Harris County’s misdemeanor bail reform | Houston Public Media
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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on Tuesday asked a federal court to vacate the ODonnell Consent Decree, a first-of-its-kind bail reform...
New 1,700-acre state park to be developed in Uvalde County, TPWD says
UVALDE COUNTY, Texas – More wilderness will be available to explore in the Hill Country in the coming months, thanks to a land acquisition...
Eight Years Later: Remembering Hurricane Harvey’s impact on the Texas Coast
Eight years ago, Hurricane Harvey made landfall on the middle Texas coast as a powerful and catastrophic Category 4 storm.On the night of Aug....
Art installation amplifies hundreds of voices on climate change » Yale Climate Connections
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At an art installation at Rice University in Houston, Texas, visitors walk into a large corridor. Light ripples around them. And the sounds of...
Texas Legislature sends Trump-backed congressional redistricting plan to Gov. Abbott’s desk | Houston Public Media
The Texas Senate gave final approval early Saturday to House Bill 4, the controversial redistricting bill that shifts the state’s congressional districts in Republican’s...
Hello Houston (August 22, 2025) | Houston Public Media
On today's Hello Houston, Ernie, Frank, and Celeste talk with Texas State Representative Jolanda Jones in the show's first hour, to discuss the fight...
“Two Black Women Are Dead After Denied Miscarriage Care — Families Say Texas’ Abortion Ban Is to Blame
Families are grieving the tragic deaths of Porsha Ngumezi and Brenda Yolani Arzu Ramirez, two Black women who died following preventable pregnancy complications. Both...
Texas House passes congressional redistricting map amid protests, following Dem quorum break | Houston Public Media
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The Texas House passed its proposed congressional redistricting map Wednesday evening on a final vote of 88-52, after holding a preliminary vote,...