Pate, 35, was among three jail inmates who died within a 48-hour span last week. There have been a total of 10 in-custody ...

A recent survey by Rice University's Kinder Institute found that nearly 60% of respondents said local officials and leaders ...

According to plaintiffs Environment Texas and the Sierra Club, $14.25 million is the largest penalty issued in a Clean Air ...

The school board for the Houston-area district is expected in September to approve a temporary tax rate increase to help fund ...

Valerio, an incumbent, defeated challenger Bruce Leamon on Monday as a coin toss decided the race for Position B on the city ...

As nuclear manufacturers and researchers descend on Texas, responding to the governor's legislative call, environmentalists ...

Some shelters see an uptick in stray animals who are scared off by fireworks around the holiday. Experts advise keeping pets ...

The Justice Department is aggressively prioritizing efforts to strip some Americans of their U.S. citizenship. At least one person has already been denaturalized in recent weeks. On June 13, a judge ...

Abbott signs bill allowing telework for all state agencies months after his executive order banning it I-45 shut down for hours in Spring area after armed woman sits down on freeway, authorities say ...

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Sarah Grunau is a reporter with Houston Public Media. She writes daily news stories on various topics relevant to the Houston area. She came to Houston Public Media in 2023 from the Galveston ...

Andrew Schneider is the senior reporter for politics and government at Houston Public Media, NPR’s affiliate station in Houston, Texas. In this capacity, he heads the station’s coverage of ...