Legislation to allow some forms of drug checking has reached the same Senate committee where a similar bill died last session ...

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Bitcoin mining afflicts locals with noise pollution, threatens water supplies, and receives generous public backing.

Public officials at all levels are propping up a Texas Bitcoin mining boom that’s threatening water and energy systems while afflicting locals with noise pollution.

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New play tells a poetic version of the long road to recovery of Houston’s first Black prima ballerina.

New 287(g) task force agreements are trickling in as the Lege considers mandating ICE cooperation and some counties await ...

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Republicans want to double down on a system that can keep Texans in jail for years without a trial, while attacking bail ...