Turner fired the previous director for accusing him favoring an affordable housing developer in a process to secure $15 million in federal disaster recovery funding.
A third shot of the vaccine can be given at least six months after the two-dose regimen, according to the authorization. A booster rollout could begin this week.
District parents and students have watched as the FBISD issued a mask mandate, a mandate reversal, and a court filing in support of a lawsuit seeking to overturn mandates.
Deputies, detention officers and others say public safety is at risk if the county doesn't provide funds for more staff.
Without a legal standard setting out what must be done to prevent heat deaths, workplace regulators have a hard time making violations stick.
Net Choice and the Computer and Communications Industry Association say the law violates the constitutional rights of social media platforms themselves.
Elected republican leaders in the state say they are concerned about censorship, but actions silencing other voices paint a different picture.
The U.S. Department of Education announced the inquiry days after the Texas Education Agency quietly updated its guidance to say school districts can’t require masks.
Over half of U.S. flood deaths happen on roads, a risk that's growing as a warmer climate fuels intense rain. Texas, home to "Flash Flood Alley," is using high- and low-tech ways to keep people safe.
The former Baltimore Health Commissioner recounts how her past encounters with trauma and human kindness formed her commitment to healthcare for all.
Though infections are still sky-high, the U.S. may be turning a corner, according to a consortium of researchers who forecast the pandemic. And we may well be spared a winter surge.
Texas Public Radio compared year-to-date sales tax returns to major cities through July of this year compared to those during the same period in 2020. Both are pandemic years, but spending and sales tax collections are improving across the state.
On Wednesday's show: Why deputies are suing the county over working conditions in the jail, the week in politics, and remembering an historic fine art exhibition in Houston 50 years ago.
The complaints from the Campaign Legal Center against four Democrats and three Republicans show a trend — lawmakers failing to disclose transactions required by an insider trading law.
For decades, rising property prices helped enrich China. Now one of the country's biggest developers is facing bankruptcy. Policymakers fear it could send China's financial system into a tailspin.
The Federal Reserve is projecting higher inflation this year than it had previously forecast, but says prices will cool more next year.
Newly published U.S. data finds overdose deaths from methamphetamine use more than doubled in recent years. Use of the stimulant among Black Americans surged nearly tenfold.
It’s World Alzheimer’s Day, and experts in geriatric care and psychiatry discuss new research for understanding and managing the disease.
The former director accused the Turner administration of favoring an affordable housing developer in a process to secure $15 million in federal disaster recovery funding meant to replace housing lost during Hurricane Harvey.
Former HPD officer Tam Dinh Pham pleaded guilty to parading, demonstrating, or picketing in a Capitol Building.
Senate Bill 1 would use a state tax surplus to lower school district property tax rates by roughly 3.3 cents, translating to about $100 in savings for the owner of a $300,000 home.
Dr. Hasan Gokal was fired in January after allegedly stealing doses and giving them to friends and family, a claim he has denied for months.
Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas warned would-be migrants that “your journey will not succeed” and promised to investigate the actions of mounted agents at the Rio Grande.
The lawsuit comes after Dr. Alan Braid said he performed an abortion prohibited by the law earlier this month. Braid said he was motivated by “a duty of care.”
Texas-based ConocoPhillips bought Shell’s Permian Basin assets for $9.5 billion, its second major purchase in the oil-rich area over the last year.
New measures come a month after Columbia Journalism Investigations-NPR revelations on rising worker heat deaths.
On Tuesday's show: Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo answers your questions about issues facing the county.
How effective exactly are COVID-19 booster shots? Who should be getting them, and when? And what does the latest recommendation from an FDA panel really mean? Medical experts discuss.
A second officer was hospitalized, and the man they were trying to arrest was shot and killed by police.
"COVID just added more pressures, making them more vulnerable than they already were."
Guest: Dr. Ruth Bush
You may remember filling out a census questionnaire some time last year. Now, the data is being funneled into a process known as redistricting.
Dr. Alan Braid said that his decision to perform an abortion past the six-week mark earlier this month was a matter of duty.
The first draft of the Senate map was authored by a Republican who chairs the Senate redistricting committee. It immediately drew fire from a Democratic member who said her district was being redrawn to dilute voting power of people of color.
To some, this scene represents a broken immigration system that opportunistic migrants are taking advantage of. To others, it presents an opportunity for America to once again welcome people in need from around the world.
The vaccine maker said Monday it plans to seek authorization for this age group soon in the U.S., Britain and Europe -- a key step toward beginning vaccinations for youngsters.
Attorneys for Carmine’s and for three women from Texas who are facing charges tell the New York Times that the women had provided documentation of COVID-19 vaccinations but that the altercation escalated after two men who joined the party didn’t have proof.