ERCOT's new 'batch' interconnection plan could put about 8.2 GW of approved data‑center load back under review, forcing clearer timelines and staged commitments.

TEA named Levi Fuller to a new inspector-general role to centralize educator-misconduct enforcement and coordinate sanctions statewide.

A Houston Chronicle analysis found several Texas agencies along I‑35 reporting contraband on up to 75% of searches while arrests remained rare.

A South Texas task force says it recovered more than 1,200 pounds of meth hidden in a lettuce shipment, officials say.

City Council approved a roughly $33M master contract to fund repairs and rebuilds for single‑family homes damaged by the 2021 winter storm.

FBI Houston released surveillance images and named the "Subzero Suspect" after a southeast Houston Frost Bank robbery; Crime Stoppers offers up to $5,000 for tips.

Harris County deputies arrested a man on Schiel Road after finding meth and a device used to reprogram car keys; authorities say he was wanted in multiple counties.

A welfare check in the 4000 block of Cicada Lane left a woman dead and a man critically injured as homicide detectives processed the scene.

Q-Edge, a Foxconn subsidiary, has leased roughly 426,000 square feet at Fairbanks Logistics Park in northwest Houston, according to company filings.

Trustees unveiled a scaled-down $81.5M bond that prioritizes roofs, a Westwood Elementary rebuild and technology upgrades while aiming for a smaller tax increase.

Siemens Energy will upgrade Deer Park and a northwest Houston site as part of a $1B U.S. manufacturing push, and the work could add local turbine‑service jobs.

Two weeks after a deadly Riverside Park carjacking, James Tolen’s fiancée plans a remembrance as Houston police hunt two men captured on surveillance. Crime Stoppers 713-222-TIPS.

Wild has closed its Montrose lounge after three years; owners thanked the neighborhood on Instagram and say the Heights location will remain open. Regulatory pressure on hemp menus has clouded the market.