Tag: Texas
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...
Officials scramble to stop flesh-eating pest advancing toward Texas | Houston Public Media
The New World Screwworm continues to advance north through Mexico, toward the Texas border.
Screwworms are parasitic flies that were once devastating to ranchers, since...
How redistricting in Texas and other states could change the game for U.S. House elections
Redistricting usually happens after the once-a-decade population count by the U.S. Census Bureau or in response to a court ruling. Now, Texas Republicans want...
Toxic legacy: How lead in schools is silently harming kids
By Quintessa WilliamsWord In Black
Dionna Brown was two weeks shy of her 15th birthday when her world turned upside-down. An outstanding public high school...
Flaco Jimenez, San Antonio music giant and trailblazing accordionist, dies at 86
Flaco Jimenez, the legendary accordionist from San Antonio who won multiple Grammys and helped expand the popularity of conjunto, Tejano and Tex-Mex music, died...
Limited options for Democrats to retaliate if Texas Republicans redraw congressional map
As Republicans move to redraw legislative maps in red states to pad their narrow House majority in Washington, some Democrats are rethinking their embrace of a nonpartisan approach...