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Senate Bill 7, which won unanimous approval, is among legislation that seeks to avert a looming water crisis as the state’s population booms.
State lawmakers are poised to devote billions to save the state’s water supply.
Georgetown plans to pump 89 million gallons a day from the Carrizo Wilcox Aquifer but the project is being fought by Bryan, College Station and Texas A&M University, which depend on the same water.
Most lawmakers — as well as Gov. Greg Abbott and Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick — want to invest big in water. Here are the proposals that would do it.
The new finding is about 20% higher than previous estimates of the known cost of the effort to remove Paxton from office.
By one estimate, the state’s municipal supply will not meet demand by 2030 if there’s a severe drought and no water solutions are implemented.
Robert Morris, the Dallas-area megachurch pastor who resigned last year amid sexual abuse allegations, has been indicted in Oklahoma for child sex crimes that date back to the 1980s.
This settlement resolves allegations that Molina failed to timely assess Medicaid beneficiaries for services required under the program and concealed its non-compliance.
The directive comes as some state agencies have downsized their office spaces after the pandemic forced many employees to work remotely.
The case could establish the nation’s first independent repository for spent nuclear fuel in West Texas, despite the objections of state leaders.
Commercial beekeepers in Texas have lost about two thirds of their honey bees since June last year, according to a recent survey.
The president said Mexico and Canada have failed to curb the flow of drugs into the U.S. after giving the countries 30 days to do so before enacting the tariffs.
All Texans connected to the state grid will now pay for the generators rather than just CenterPoint customers.
The state is aggressively pushing to deploy the next generation of atomic energy that would power big industrial operations.
Clark Smith, one of five members of the commission, stepped down Friday as lawmakers have raised questions about the role of lottery couriers and agency governance.
The terminal continues an oil export infrastructure buildout that pushes growth in U.S. oil production as momentum fades on a phase-out of fossil fuels.
The producers targeted by the law do not even have to operate in New York to be fined. The money collected would then be used to fund “infrastructure” projects in New York state.
Some Texans who install residential batteries, solar panels and smart thermostats can now send power back to the grid and get a credit on their bill.
Reported domestic violence incidents have risen 26% since 2019.