TEA will correct roughly 4,200 errors in the state’s Bluebonnet Learning curriculum after the State Board delayed a vote. Licensing flags and publishing mistakes have amplified concerns about the rollout.

Two UT Greek chapters joined an amicus brief defending the Texas Dream Act as hundreds of students face sudden reclassification and much higher tuition bills.

A former Fonville Middle teacher sued the Texas education commissioner after HISD’s board nonrenewed her contract, challenging the vote and the commissioner’s ruling. The filing raises Open Meetings Act and procedural questions.

Harris County commissioners voted 4-1 to condemn DHS and ICE, a move county leaders tied to two fatal federal shootings in Minnesota and the county’s recent amicus filing. The nonbinding motion adds a local voice to national legal fights over federal deployments.

Houston sees protests against ICE policies, with NOW organizing a peaceful demonstration and previous protests at City Hall demanding an end to city cooperation with ICE.

Texas AG Paxton partners with the DOJ to combat corruption in government procurement, joining the Procurement Collusion Strike Force to combat bid rigging and anticompetitive practices.

Texas will distribute $44 million to stabilize rural hospitals identified as financially at-risk; eligible facilities must submit forms by Feb. 5.

The City of Houston has appealed a $13 million jury judgment after a 2021 crash with an HPD cruiser killed Charles Payne. The Fifth Circuit will now review the city's challenge.

A Houston IT worker says ICE agents boxed in his truck on Jan. 1, asked for his Social Security number and left after he began recording the encounter.

State Sen. José Menéndez asked Gov. Greg Abbott to halt ICE operations in Texas, citing detention deaths, family separations and arrests at immigration hearings.

County leaders warn House Bill 26 could push more contract‑patrol costs onto Harris County and squeeze an already tight budget. Officials say careful planning is needed.

Copies of HISD's executive contracts show 13 cabinet members get $30,000 bonuses plus travel and cellphone allowances and waivers tied to termination.

Dozens at a Jan. 27 City Council meeting were denied public comment and left chanting after the mayor adjourned hours early. Protesters demanded limits on HPD ties to ICE.