Lucio Vasquez | Houston Public Media

Governor Greg Abbott’s declaration directs the Texas Division of Emergency Management to increase 24-hour operations at the Texas State Emergency Operations Center. Tropical Storm Watch now in effect in Texas & Louisiana.

This case culminates three years of rising fears and preparations since 2023 when new outbreaks of new world screwworm (NWS) began spreading northward through Central America and Mexico.

Texas voters return to the polls this week to decide several high-profile runoff races, including contests for U.S. Senate, state attorney general and lieutenant governor.

Texas Democrats cast about 2.3 million votes in this year's primary election — far higher than the roughly one million ballots cast in the party’s 2022 and 2024 primaries.

Even as the NWS' Extreme Cold Warning ends, More than 105,000 power outages remained across much of North Louisiana, except for Caddo, Bossier, Webster, and Claiborne Parishes.

Based on the anticipated conditions, officials with the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT), expect there will be sufficient power generation to meet demand ahead of the storm.

Decade-long highway improvements saved Texans over $18 billion, and 3,500 lives in preventable accidents: TRIP Study

While a majority of proposed amendments focused on tax cuts, voters also showed strong support for investing in Texas’ network of technical colleges and the future of dementia and Alzheimer’s research.

The President says if legal challenges persist against national guard deployments, under certain conditions he threatened to invoke the Insurrection Act, “if it was necessary.”

More than 50 House Democrats say they’re staying out of Texas to prevent a vote on a redistricting plan championed by President Donald Trump.