Tag: Texas
NRG Energy receives up to $216M state loan to construct new natural gas units at Houston power plant | Houston Public Media
Travis Bubenik
NRG Energy has secured a multimillion-dollar state loan to construct two new natural gas units at an existing power plant in Houston.
The...
Texas AG Ken Paxton will seek court order to have Democrats who broke quorum thrown out of office | Houston Public Media
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced Tuesday that he plans to seek a court ruling declaring that state House Democrats who have broken quorum...
Wesley Hunt tests waters of a Senate bid, setting up possible heavyweight primary with Cornyn and Paxton | Houston Public Media
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“Wesley Hunt tests waters of a Senate bid, setting up possible heavyweight primary with Cornyn and Paxton” was first published...
Tens of millions of dollars pour into Texas flood relief funds. The need is still unknown | Houston Public Media
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Flesh-eating parasite tears through Mexican cattle as Texas braces for ‘devastating pest’
The United States’ suspension of live cattle imports from Mexico hit at the worst possible time for rancher Martín Ibarra Vargas, who after two...
Texas tax-free weekend returns Aug. 8-10 to help you save money on back-to-school items
SAN ANTONIO – The first day of school will be here before you know it, and you’ll likely want to get the most bang...
Arrest warrants issued for Texas Democrats who fled the state to break quorum | Houston Public Media
Dozens of Texas Democrats are being threatened with daily fines, felony fraud charges and arrest for leaving the state to block redistricting.
On Monday afternoon,...
Texas Democrats walked out to block the GOP. How well has the tactic worked before? | Houston Public Media
More than 50 Texas Democratic lawmakers left the state on Sunday, in an effort to block the passage of a controversial new redistricting map...
Hello Houston (August 4, 2025) | Houston Public Media
On today's Hello Houston, Ernie, Frank, and Celeste talk with Brandon Rottinghaus, co-host of Party Politics and a University of Houston political science professor,...
Texas Lottery to pay winner of $83.5M jackpot after withholding prize for months | Houston Public Media
Rachel Osier Lindley | The Texas Newsroom
“Texas Lottery to pay winner of $83.5M jackpot after withholding prize for months” was first published by The...