Houston-area leadership is losing touch with the fiscal restraint and pragmatism that made the city an engine of growth.
State officials move to strengthen oversight of local elections.
State legislators are looking for ways to speed evictions and deter illegal occupancies.
In the wake of an ongoing power outage, residents and public officials are taking a hard look at CenterPoint, the region’s monopolistic energy provider.
The Texas House Speaker’s close-shave victory in his primary election points to widening fractures in the state Republican Party.
A coding error at Houston’s police department created a giant case backlog—and prompted the chief’s resignation.
Elon Musk’s apparent plan to build a city outside Austin fits into the state’s long-standing tradition of start-up communities.
March 5 elections for the state’s House of Representatives will determine the fate of Governor Greg Abbott’s school-choice program—and deliver voters’ verdict on an impeachment trial.
Voters elected an anti-crime Democrat in the mayoral race and a new crop of Republicans to city council.
Houston’s mayoral runoff will hinge on which candidate can bring more core supporters out to the polls.
Years of budgetary folly leave the Bayou City facing steep budget gaps and debt liabilities.
State preemption could ease the affordability crisis created by bad local policy.
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