Tag: Texas State

Three Houston-area counties ranked among the top 10 places in Texas for incoming investment, according to a study from investment adviser SmartAsset Advisors LLC. Fort Bend, Montgomery and Harris counties ranked fifth, sixth and seventh statewide for incoming investment, respectively. The study measured the percent increase in the number of businesses established over a three-year…

SUGAR LAND — As early voting began this year, Democratic Texas House candidate Dr. Suleman Lalani wasn’t facing attacks from his opponent’s campaign based on his politics or policy preferences, nor any dug-up dirty laundry or past statements. The vitriol was tied to Lalani’s religion. Republican Dan Mathews’… Original Article: https://www.houstonchronicle.com/politics/texas/article/First-ever-Muslims-elected-to-Texas-House-reflect-17603981.php

The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or Commission) will prepare an environmental impact statement (EIS) that will discuss the environmental impacts of the Texas to Louisiana Energy Pathway Project (Project) involving construction and operation of facilities by Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Company, LLC (Transco) in Fort Bend and Hardin Counties, Texas. The…

I try real hard not to be a jaded conspiracy theorist, but I can’t help but give a serious side-eye when there are voting machine issues, but mostly in predominately Black areas. That’s exactly what happened this past Election Day. In Fort Bend and Harris Counties, voters who were at the polls when they opened,…

FORT BEND COUNTY, Texas — Texas voters made history Tuesday by electing two Muslim immigrants and three openly gay Black lawmakers to the state Legislature. Fort Bend County voters elected Dr. Suleman Lalani as House District 76 state representative. Lalani came to the country in the 1990s to begin his career as a doctor. According…

Early-voting results show the incumbent in the lead for the Texas House District 26 race. (Courtesy Adobe Stock) According to Fort Bend County early-voting data, Republican incumbent state Rep. Jacey Jetton of Texas House District 26 maintains his lead over challenger Daniel Lee. Jetton has 61.09% of the votes and Lee has 38.91% of votes…

Troy Nehls, Republican candidate for District 22 in Texas, has been reelected to a second term of office. District 22, which covers Brazoria, Fort Bend, and part of Harris County, elected him to the seat in the 2020 election. Nehls previously served as Fort Bend County Sheriff in 2012 and… Original Article: https://www.fox26houston.com/news/troy-nehls-re-elected-u-s-house-representative-for-22nd-district-of-texas.amp

As voters head to the polls today, The Texas Organizing Project (TOP), says they aren’t letting up until the last vote is counted. “In Houston and Fort Bend counties, we have been running canvases, knocking on doors of Black voters, over 30,000 doors in fact. We have a phone bank, been doing digital outreach. We’ve…

If you want to see the future of Texas, take a drive down Synott Road, in Sugar Land, the booming suburb twenty miles southwest of Houston. Start at the intersection with Old Richmond Road. Here, tucked beside a Texaco station, you’ll find a Mexican food truck and DD’s Ejide African Restaurant, which serves aromatic specialties…

Two candidates are vying for the position of representative for Texas House District 28 with Democratic candidate Nelvin Adriatico challenging the incumbent representative Gary Gates, who was elected in 2020. Candidates were asked to keep responses under 75 words, answer the questions provided and avoid attacking opponents. Answers may have… Original Article: https://communityimpact.com/houston/sugar-land-missouri-city/election/2022/10/13/qa-get-to-know-texas-house-district-28-candidates-gates-adriatico/

HOUSTON — Governor Greg Abbott’s campaign is attempting to make up ground in key suburban areas just weeks before Election Day as recent internal campaign polling shows him down in Tarrant and Fort Bend counties. They’re counties that have swung blue in the past and are getting renewed… Original Article: https://www.khou.com/article/news/politics/texas-governor-race-greg-abbott-campaign/285-d7eecdca-e7e7-4805-9dad-ae43e56884b5

I love September in Texas! The Friday Night Lights of Fort Bend high school football are shining brightly all over our county. The Battle of the Berg between Lamar Consolidated and B.F. Terry gets things rolling on September 2nd. By the end of September, Katy will be undefeated and beginning to think about their eleventh…

There was a lot of heat in Texas this July and it wasn’t just from the weather. Wildfires, a pipeline explosion and a flaming wind turbine all made headlines last month. Trending videos, provided by Storyful, show a range of different headlines from July, including a waterspout and a “smokenado.” Original Article: https://www.ksat.com/news/2022/08/09/5-trending-texas-videos-from-july-include-smokenado-flaming-wind-turbine/

Underscoring Texas lawmakers’ rightward lurch on education issues in recent years, the candidate likely to replace a moderate Republican on the State Board of Education in a district outside Houston is a right-wing activist who participated in protests at the US Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. After winning the… Original Article: http://dailytexasnews.com/houston-area-race-is-key-in-rightward-shift-of-texas-state-board-of-education/

A Texas man has been arrested after his seven dogs killed an elderly man to death in an unprovoked attack. The Fort Bend County Sheriff’s Office said Freddy Garcia, 71, was walking to a store around 1:30 p.m. on July 18 when he was viciously mauled by the dogs, all determined to be pit bull…

FRESNO, Texas — A man is being held in jail after seven of his dogs attacked and killed a 71-year-old man who was walking to the store, authorities say. Samuel Cartwright, 47, is charged with attack by dog resulting in death, according to the Fort Bend County Sheriff’s Office. Cartwright is being held on a…

Catalytic converter theft is spiking in Texas, according to a new report from AAA Texas. AAA said in the report that insurance claims for the stolen car part have increased 5,300 percent in Texas since 2019. Harris County holds the unfortunate title of most catalytic converter thefts in the entire… Original Article: https://www.mysanantonio.com/news/houston-texas/article/Houston-catalytic-converter-theft-Harris-County-17300012.php

Troy Nehls, a U.S. Representative for Fort Bend County, Texas, wrote a letter asking Tesla CEO Elon Musk to work with government officials to strengthen the United States’ power grids and ensure their long-term resiliency and affordability. Nehls had previously voiced opposition to the growth of public charging stations… Original Article: https://www.teslarati.com/tx-congressman-tesla-elon-musk-improve-us-power-grid/

U.S. Rep. Troy Nehls, who represents Fort Bend County, is asking Tesla CEO Elon Musk for ideas on shoring up power grids across the country—including here in Texas. Nehls sent a two-page open letter to Musk on Monday detailing the anticipated rise in electric vehicle purchases and his worry about the potential strain on the…

AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Supreme Court has struck down Roe v. Wade, eliminating the nearly 50-year-old constitutional right to abortion and giving states authority to limit or ban the procedure. In Texas, a “trigger law” will take effect 30 days from Friday’s Supreme Court decision. It will make most… Original Article: https://cw39.com/cw39/texas-leaders-react-to-supreme-courts-roe-v-wade-decision/

HOUSTON — Imagine driving a 30- or 40-year-old car, every day for hours a day in the height of the Texas summer heat. That’s akin to what ERCOT is facing with its thermal fleet – coal, gas and nuclear power plants – which are the backbone of the ERCOT grid. Original Article: https://www.khou.com/article/news/local/texas/ercot-texas-heat-summer-preparedness-aging-thermal-fleet/285-2198f21c-a566-4268-9ed0-737916107767

A mother in Texas has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for exposing her 13-year-old daughter to sexual abuse by a 47-year-old under the guise of marriage. 8 News Now reports that 43-year-old Cherry Payton was found guilty of continuous sexual abuse of a young child in Fort Bend County. She claimed that her…

SUGAR LAND, Texas — Orjanel Lewis had been asleep for less than two hours when her alarm went off Saturday morning. The 35-year-old attorney and mother of two had been out past 4 a.m., crisscrossing the sprawling suburbs southwest of Houston to put up last-minute campaign signs outside almost 40 voting locations. Original Article: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/black-womans-campaign-school-board-texas-rcna27969