Posted 9:21 AM 3/26/2026 by JUAN A. LOZANO and LEKAN OYEKANMI Associated Press

HOUSTON (AP) — George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston has become the symbol for how the ongoing partial government shutdown has wreaked havoc on the nation's air travel system.

While long security lines have hobbled airports across the U.S., Bush Intercontinental's problems (More)

Posted 9:25 AM 3/25/2026 by Alejandro Serrano, The Texas Tribune

The state quietly shuttered a jail booking facility in Val Verde County last summer that had operated as a hub of Gov. Greg Abbott’s Operation Lone Star border crackdown, state officials acknowledged Tuesday.

Texas (More)

Posted 5:50 PM 3/24/2026 by Alejandro Serrano, The Texas Tribune

People seeking a host of professional licenses in Texas, from electricians to dog breeders, will soon have to prove they are in the country legally after the state’s Commission of Licensing and Regulation on Tuesday adopted a new rule that could affect thousands of workers.

Posted 2:40 PM 3/23/2026 by Sneha Dey, The Texas Tribune

The Texas Education Agency on Monday directed all public schools in the state to revise lesson plans to remove mentions of Cesar Chavez after sexual abuse allegations surfaced against the labor leader.

In (More)

Posted 12:17 PM 3/22/2026 by Colleen DeGuzman, The Texas Tribune

CORPUS CHRISTI — City Manager Peter Zanoni announced two new developments on Friday that he said will help buy the city at least two more months before reaching a potential water emergency that would trigger limits for residents and businesses.

The city got approval from the state (More)

Posted 4:30 PM 3/21/2026 by GARANCE BURKE Associated Press

Nearly 600 immigrant children were held in a Texas family detention center in recent months without enough food, medical care or mental health services, with dozens languishing inside far beyond court-mandated limits, according to court documents filed Friday.

Children and families held in (More)

Posted 1:10 PM 3/20/2026 by Paul Cobler and Carlos Nogueras Ramos

Companies that own refineries in Corpus Christi say they are working to secure alternative water sources to maintain operations and prevent a shortage of gasoline and jet fuel in Texas and beyond as the city scrambles to delay or avoid a rapidly-escalating water crisis.

The city earlier (More)

Posted 9:31 AM 3/19/2026 by Ayden Runnels and Alex Nguyen

Jessica Jackson was supposed to be released from Dallas County jail in time for the holidays last year. She was arrested in early December for misdemeanor drug possession and violating parole, but was credited time for two years she'd already served on a previous aggravated robbery sentence.