Hut 8 has signed a 15‑year, $9.8B lease for 352 MW at Beacon Point in Nueces County, accelerating construction on a planned 1 GW AI campus and raising energy and water questions.

Rep. Nathaniel Moran rolled out the WAGES Act — a refundable payroll tax credit to subsidize apprentices — as businesses report worker shortfalls tied to enforcement and demographics.

Precinct 4 deputies say they arrested a man Wednesday in the Bonaire subdivision on an open felony warrant for injury to a child. The constable’s office posted that the pickup went safely.

Houston's Pappas Restaurants confirmed it has added On The Border after a bankruptcy sale and says it has begun menu and operations updates at surviving locations.

A 3-year-old was found alone around midnight near Highway 6 and Via Del Norte in west Harris County; deputies are searching for the child's parents and checking nearby daycares.

Mostly cloudy and warm Tuesday with gusty south winds up to 25 mph. Showers and a few storms possible Wednesday; small craft caution on the bay.

Court records say a Katy-area mother left her 11- and 6-year-old daughters alone for six weeks; deputies later found the children during a welfare check in Ohio.

Forty years after she vanished, Montgomery County investigators say a suspect has been charged in the killing of 16‑year‑old Deanna Ogg.

Jeff's Bagel Run will open a Heights shop at 2702 Yale St this fall as part of a multi-site Houston expansion.

Fort Bend County investigators say 'valid allegations' were found at Burton Elementary; multiple staff members were removed and CPS is reviewing footage and records.

More than 53,000 additional Texas students will be notified this week that they’ve been awarded state Education Freedom Accounts for 2026–27.

Memorial Hermann’s Life Flight campaign reached $60M at its spring gala, securing five new helicopters and launching a TIRR campus initiative to strengthen Houston trauma care.

Final tallies in Texas City gave seats to several police-union-backed candidates, a shift that could shape upcoming contract talks.