Republican lawmakers seem to have agreed on a plan to replace the STAAR exam with three through-year tests for public school students.

NRG Energy Inc. (NYSE: NRG) is the largest Houston-based company so far to join the NYSE Texas. The company ranked No. 11 on the Houston Business Journal’s 2025 List of the area's largest public companies, based on its 2024 revenue of $28.13 billion.

On this edition of "Houston Live and Local, we have the latest as the Texas House met to discuss redistricting on Wednesday. Also, a 3-alarm fire in Houston left numerous residents without a home, and much more. 28,396 people played the daily Crossword ...

Lawmakers in the nation’s two most populous states were planning to vote Thursday on competing proposals as the battle over U.S. House maps intensified.

HOUSTON — Get ready for more storms on Wednesday. That's why the KHOU 11 Weather Team has issued an hourly Weather Impact Alert that is in effect from 2 p.m. through 8 p.m. for the Houston area.

Authorities in Harris County are searching for Troy Dugas, who was mistakenly released from jail despite state prison sentences for assault and evading arrest.

Actor Matthew McConaughey reacts on the field prior to the Playoff First Round Game between the Clemson Tigers and Texas Longhorns at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium on December 21, 2024 in Austin, Texas.

A collision at a Houston restaurant was caught on camera by two food vloggers, Patrick Blackwood and Nina Santiago, who were hurt when an SUV smashed through the building’s windows. The pair was recording themselves sampling food at CuVee’s Culinary Creation when the crash happened.

The decision in Tarrant County comes amid growing concern about GOP efforts to limit voting access ahead of next year’s midterm elections.

Texas cannot require public schools in Houston, Austin and other select districts to display the Ten Commandments in every classroom, a judge said Wednesday in a temporary ruling against the state's new requirement. Texas is the third state where courts have blocked recent laws about putting the Ten Commandments in schools.