Petrochemical company fined more than $30 million for 2019 explosions near Houston
A Texas petrochemical company has pleaded guilty to a violation of the Clean Air Act and agreed to pay more than $30 million in connection with two explosions that injured workers and caused the evacuation of thousands.
The Rev. William Lawson, Texas civil rights leader who worked with Martin Luther King Jr, dies at 95
The Rev. William โBillโ Lawson, a longtime pastor and civil rights leader who helped desegregate Houston, Texas, and worked with the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. during the civil rights movement, has died.
Sign of the times: NCAA approves coach-to-player helmet communication for 2024 football season
Following a sign-stealing scandal that rocked college football and hung over Michiganโs championship run in 2023, the NCAAโs oversight committee approved the use of coach-to-player helmet communications in games for the 2024 season.
Houston police reviewing if DNA tests could have helped in thousands of dropped cases
Houston police say they are still reviewing if DNA testing in connection with thousands of sexual assault and sex crime cases that were dropped due to staffing issues could have led officers to potential suspects and possible arrests.
Houston police chief won't say if thousands of dropped cases reveals bigger problems within agency
Houstonโs police chief is declining to say if recent revelations that more than 264,000 cases filed with Houston police in the past eight years were dropped speak to broader problems within his agency.
Small nuclear reactors may be coming to Texas, boosted by interest from Gov. Abbott
A nuclear power plant hasnโt been built in Texas in decades because of cost and public fears of a major accident. Now the governor wants to find out if smaller reactors could meet the stateโs growing need for on-demand power.
Aggies add March Madness insult, beating Nebraska 98-83 after hiring Huskersโ AD
Wade Taylor IV led five Aggies in double figures with 25 points as No. 9 seed Texas A&M sent eighth-seeded Nebraska home still looking for its first NCAA Tournament victory after beating the Huskers 98-83 Friday night in the South Region.
Houston lands No. 1 seed in South Region that also features Marquette, Kentucky and Duke
Houston claimed a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament for the second straight year, but will have to navigate the likes of Duke, Kentucky and Marquette in the South Region if the Cougars are able to make their first Final Four since 2021.