Texas and Houston officials are acting fast in the wake of a fast-spreading and potentially deadly horse virus outbreak linked to competitions in Texas.

Dallas and Houston are 250 miles apart. But if you want to take a train between them, prepare for a 23-hour odyssey that says a lot about where US passenger rail is heading.

Acting Harris County Attorney Christian Menefee and former Houston City Council member Amanda Edwards are competing for the congressional seat, which has been vacant since the March death of U.S. Rep.

The TCU Horned Frogs (6-4, 3-4 Big 12) and Houston Cougars (8-2, 5-2) tangle in Big 12 action Saturday. The contest at TDECU Stadium in Houston, Texas, will kick off at 4 p.m. ET (FOX). Let's analyze BetMGM Sportsbook's NCAA football odds around the TCU at Houston odds and make our expert college football picks and predictions for the best bets.

For months, Texas has been at the center of one of the most consequential political fights in the country. The Republican-led legislature pushed aggressively to redraw the state’s congressional districts years ahead of schedule,

Elected officials from Houston and across Texas were swift to react Tuesday after a federal court blocked a new congressional map passed by the state’s Republican lawmakers in a case that has major implications for voters in Southeast Texas.

New money is headed to 73 pedestrian projects across Texas. One metro is getting almost four times as much as Houston.

Texans will head to the polls today to vote on state constitutional amendments and local elections. Find live coverage throughout the day and important voting information.

In the Princeton Review and Entrepreneur magazine's newly released 2026 rankings of the nation's top schools for entrepreneurship, Texas institutions landed top spots-led by Houston-area universities that dominated both the undergraduate and graduate lists.

A Houston-area after hours bar was raided by the Harris County Sheriff's Office and TABC, and several people were arrested.