Republican lawmakers seem to have agreed on a plan to replace the STAAR exam with three through-year tests for public school students.

A Houston attorney has filed an ethics complaint against House Democratic Caucus Chair Gene Wu, D-Houston, after the caucus livestreamed Texas House proceedings on social media platforms including a Democratic fundraising link to ActBlue.

NRG Energy Inc. (NYSE: NRG) is the largest Houston-based company so far to join the NYSE Texas. The company ranked No. 11 on the Houston Business Journal’s 2025 List of the area's largest public companies, based on its 2024 revenue of $28.13 billion.

The best high schools in the Houston area are spread across the region, with the highest performing in Houston and Katy ISDs. See if your school made the top 100 in our searchable table.

Authorities in Harris County are searching for Troy Dugas, who was mistakenly released from jail despite state prison sentences for assault and evading arrest.

The Texas Transportation Commission is expected to formally adopt the 2026 UTP this week. Once approved, the plan will guide which projects move forward, including major work on Houston’s busiest corridors.

The center of a tropical disturbance that flared up in the Gulf began to move across land on Friday, bringing heavy rainfall to parts of northeastern Mexico and South Texas.

A collision at a Houston restaurant was caught on camera by two food vloggers, Patrick Blackwood and Nina Santiago, who were hurt when an SUV smashed through the building’s windows. The pair was recording themselves sampling food at CuVee’s Culinary Creation when the crash happened.

Texas cannot require public schools in Houston, Austin and other select districts to display the Ten Commandments in every classroom, a judge said Wednesday in a temporary ruling against the state's new requirement. Texas is the third state where courts have blocked recent laws about putting the Ten Commandments in schools.