Several Houston-area Congress members are urging congressional leaders in charge of infrastructure to fund the Texas Coastal Spine — better known as the “Ike Dike.” In a letter penned this week, Houston area lawmakers urged Committee on Transportation and...
House Bill 6, one of two leading voter suppression bills being pushed by Texas Republicans, made its way out of committee Thursday morning. It follows 21 hours of testimony by critics in opposition to the legislation, as well as a vocal campaign by Texas-based...
Hurricane Katrina. Hurricane Ike. The 2015 Memorial Day Floods. Hurricane Harvey. The 2019 ITC Chemical Plant Fire. And now the Winter Storms of 2021. Living in the oil and gas capital of the world, it’s no surprise that every few seasons come with another 800-year...
Health experts, elected officials, and Democrats in Texas are concerned that Gov. Greg Abbott’s executive order lifting the statewide mask mandate and fully opening businesses will set the state back in the fight against COVID-19. “If you’re interested in knowing what...
Democrats on the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, including Reps. Marc Veasey of Dallas and Lizzie Fletcher of Houston, are conducting a probe into Gov. Greg Abbott and why Texas’ electrical grid was unprepared to handle last week’s snowstorm. In a recent...
