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Texans can purchase school supplies this weekend without paying sales tax.
Tax free weekend runs Friday through Sunday this weekend
The Comptroller encourages all taxpayers to continue practicing social distancing and support Texas businesses while saving money on tax-free purchases of most clothing, footwear, school supplies and … more
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A nurse administers an antibody treatment to a COVID-19 patient at Goodall-Witcher Hospital in Clifton on Aug. 3, 2021. The lack of available nurses has driven up salaries and created a heated, competitive job market as thousands of positions remain open throughout Texas.
TX hospitals see staffing crisis as COVID-19 surges
Texas nurse Jenna Price gets half a dozen solicitations a day from hospitals and staffing agencies that want to pay her four times her current salary to leave her job at a suburban Central Texas … more
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Texas voters will get the opportunity to decide on eight proposed constitutional amendments for the state this November.
Capital highlights Texas constitutional amendments proposed and 4 other TX issues
The order has been drawn for eight proposed amendments to the much-amended Texas Constitution that will appear on the Nov. 2 ballot. The proposed amendments were approved by at least two thirds of … more
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A patient received their first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine at a clinic held in partnership between the Central Texas Food Bank and University of Texas in Austin on July 21, 2021.
Texas hospitals brace for COVID-19 surge as delta variant strikes unvaccinated communities
When Terry Scoggin left work at Titus Regional Medical Center in Mount Pleasant on Tuesday evening, there were five patients at the facility being treated for COVID. Overnight, six more people … more
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State Rep. Senfronia Thompson, D-Houston, testifies before a House Oversight and Reform subcommittee. Three Texas House Democrats testified before a congressional committee on their efforts to thwart voting restrictions — and were met with heat from their Republican counterparts.
Texas House Democrats spar with congressional Republicans over their protest of state voting bills
Texas Republicans in Congress took on Texas House Democrats on Thursday in a tense, four-hour congressional subcommittee meeting that drilled into the technicalities of voter restriction bills … more
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U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee speaks at a House Judiciary Committee meeting. It was unclear what the Houston Democrat did to spur the arrest, though she said, “I engaged in civil disobedience.”
TX Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee arrested for civil disobedience
WASHINGTON — U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee was arrested at the U.S. Capitol on Thursday for engaging in civil disobedience in support of a federal voting rights bill. “Yes I engaged in … more
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Congressional candidate Matt Berg is running in Texas’ 22nd District. Berg said he was discharged from the military in 2009 after getting into a fight at a bar. He claims he has learned from the errors of his past.
Houston-area congressional candidate was dismissed from military over 2006 drunken fight
A Democratic candidate campaigning on his military experience for a Houston-area congressional seat was kicked out of the Air Force over a drunken fight with a fellow service member. The … more
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Job numbers at the state level indicate a rise in employment with 56,000 jobs added to the Texas economy in June with more than 19,000 of those jobs in the hospitality industry as restaurants and similar businesses find ways to entice employees to come work for them.
Capital highlights: Workforce commission announces job surge, and 3 other Texas issues
The Texas Workforce Commission released June employment figures that showed Texas employers added nearly 56,000 jobs in June, while the unemployment rate dropped to 6.5%. “The Texas economy … more
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The Texas Public Utility Commission and the Electric Reliability Council of Texas say they’re confident the state’s main power grid can handle this summer’s heat without power outages. The state’s electricity regulators said they’re taking steps to assure a skeptical public that the power won’t go out again if Texas experiences extreme weather this summer.
Texans not expected to lose power through the rest of the summer, regulators say
Texas electricity regulators told the public Thursday that their electricity should likely stay on through the rest of the summer and that the state’s main power grid is in good enough shape to … more
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The Texas Supreme Court has extended the state's eviction diversion program, which helps tenants facing eviction — if their landlords agree to participate. The extension comes as the federal moratorium on evictions is set to expire on July 31.
Texas Supreme Court extends state program to help tenants avoid eviction until Oct. 1
A state eviction diversion program launched in response to the COVID-19 pandemic has been extended, according to a new emergency order from the Texas Supreme Court released on Monday. The … more
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Frustration is looming in Austin as Democratic lawmakers have continued to remain outside of the state in order to prevent the passage of a voting bill proposed by Republicans.
Capital Highlights: Absent lawmakers stymie special session and 4 other Texas issues Katy Times readers should know about
Nearly 60 Texas House Democrats left the state last Monday for Washington, D.C. in an effort to stop passage of a Republican-led elections bill. This in effect blocks all legislation since the House … more
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Marcela Garcia is the new CEO of the U.S. Rice Producers Association. She is a graduate of the University of Houston and has more than a decade of experience working with rice growers in various roles.
U.S. Rice Growers Assn. names new CEO
The Board of Directors of the U.S. Rice Producers Association has named Marcela Garcia as the new president and CEO of the organization, replacing Dwight Roberts who’s tenure ends Aug. 1. … more
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Prince Hayward outside of his apartment in Houston on May 23, 2021. Hayward, who grew up in the foster care system, now advocates for positive changes within the system. Increased oversight of foster care and lack of funding mean hundreds of children spend their nights in hotels and churches and on office floors.
Texas foster care crisis worsens
Prince Hayward was 6 or 7 years old the first time he spent the night on an office floor. Hayward was ushered into a common area, and a caseworker fished out a mat for him to sleep on. His parents … more
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Texas Land Commissioner George P. Bush announced his candidacy for Texas attorney general at an event inside Buford's Bar in Austin on June 2.
Land Commissioner George P. Bush sues Biden admin over halt to border wall construction
Texas Land Commissioner George P. Bush has filed a lawsuit against the Biden administration, claiming the president is illegally preventing the construction of a wall on the Texas-Mexico … more
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Hundreds of people wait outside an Auditorium in the Capitol extension to provide testimony at a Senate committee hearing regarding proposed election legislation on Saturday, July 10, 2021.
Texans testifying on GOP voting bill faced a 17 hour-wait to be heard by lawmakers in the dead of night
Claudia Torres-Yañez walked into the Texas Capitol at 7:30 a.m. Saturday to testify against Republican efforts to enact new voting restrictions in the state. Fifteen hours later, she was … more
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Fuel prices have leapt up recently across the state and nation as more vaccinations have occurred and pandemic restrictions have eased up concurrently with schools letting out for summer. AAA says drivers should be aware that fuel prices are likely to continue increasing as hurricane season approaches and demand continues to increase.
Gas prices at highest level since 2014 and 5 other Texas topics Katy area readers should know about
As Texans hit the roads this summer with pandemic restrictions eased and vaccinations widespread, the national average price of gas is expected to top $3 per gallon, though the average in Texas for … more
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Lights indicate votes for various state Representatives on the House floor at the state Capitol on May 28, 2021. After killing Republicans' priority voting bill during the regular legislative session, Democratic lawmakers are mulling how to try to stop it in the special session that starts July 8.
"Everything is on the table": Democrats mull options for special session, including another walkout
Outnumbered and virtually powerless to block conservative priorities they oppose, Democrats in the Texas Legislature say they are keeping their options open as they prepare for a special session that … more
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The Texas Legislature will be back in Austin for a special session starting July 8. Governor Greg Abbott has said he wants two election bills addressed during the session, among other priorities.
Democrats sue over defunding of legislative branch and 4 more Texas issues Katy area residents should be aware of
House Democrats filed a petition with the Texas Supreme Court on Friday, seeking to overturn Gov. Greg Abbott’s veto of funding for the legislative branch. As the Austin American-Statesman … more
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Texas' grid operator hasn't said how many power plants — or which ones — went offline last week, causing it to ask Texans to cut back on power usage during a June heat wave.
Some Texas power plants unexpectedly went offline last week. The grid operator says it still doesn’t know why.
Last Monday, Texas’ main power grid operator asked Texans, mid-heat wave, to turn their thermostats to 78 degrees during the afternoon and evening for the week to reduce electricity demand on … more
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Memorial to the 26 victims of the Sutherland Springs massacre on March 30, 2018. The gunman should not have been able to purchase an assault style rifle, but the store conducted the required federal background check, which didn't reveal his past assault conviction, the court said.
Academy sports chain can't be sued for selling gun used in Sutherland Springs shooting
The man who gunned down 26 people at a Sutherland Springs church in Texas' deadliest ever mass shooting should not have been able to buy the assault style weapon he used, but the store that sold it … more
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