Author: Longhorn Ledger
Record January rainfall triggered flash flood emergencies across Central Texas Friday, closing major highways, prompting evacuations in Wimberley and San Marcos, and resulting in at least one fatality.
New federal energy regulations finalized by the Department of Energy will reshape Texas’s booming wind and solar industry, with implications for permitting, grid interconnection, and investment across the state.
Dallas ISD proposed closing 11 schools Tuesday due to declining enrollment, triggering immediate community backlash and setting up a contentious school board vote in February.
El Paso’s Border Arts Collaborative won a prestigious national public art award for its mural mentorship program that has worked with over 800 at-risk youth in the binational border community.
Three people were shot Saturday evening at a San Antonio shopping center, sparking a mass evacuation of the busy retail complex. A suspect was taken into custody within 15 minutes of police arrival.
The Houston Food Bank shattered its holiday distribution record in December, delivering 18.2 million pounds of food to 265,000 families across the Gulf Coast region with help from 12,000 volunteers.
Congress passed an $18.3 billion border security bill Friday with major implications for Texas, funding new infrastructure, personnel, and immigration court capacity along the southern border.
A chemical plant fire in Beaumont Thursday afternoon forced the evacuation of thousands of residents as hazmat crews monitored air quality and firefighters battled the blaze into the evening.
Austin City Council approved a 6.4-mile light rail extension through East Austin Thursday, connecting historically underserved neighborhoods to the city’s transit network for the first time.
Governor Greg Abbott called a special legislative session for January 12, focused on expanding the homestead exemption and capping property appraisal growth for Texas homeowners.