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Elon Musk, SpaceX Granted Election to Incorporate ‘Starbase, Texas’
Elon Musk has successfully secured a special election in Texas to determine if residents near the Rio Grande Valley want to incorporate a portion of the area into a new town named “Starbase.” Musk’s space exploration company SpaceX is headquartered at its Starbase spaceport in Boca Chica, which has continued to build infrastructure and launch […]
Elon Musk, SpaceX Granted Election to Incorporate ‘Starbase, Texas’
Elon Musk has successfully secured a special election in Texas to determine if residents near the Rio Grande Valley want to incorporate a portion of the area into a new town named “Starbase.” Musk’s space exploration company SpaceX is headquartered at its Starbase spaceport in Boca Chica, which has continued to build infrastructure and launch […]
Felony Charges for Harris County Judge Hidalgo’s Former Chief to be Dismissed in Intervention Deal With Texas Attorney General
A prosecutor with the Texas Office of the Attorney General (OAG) agreed to dismiss felony charges of Misuse of Official Information pending against Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo’s former Chief of Staff Alex Triantaphyllis on Thursday. Triantaphyllis has also been given a pretrial intervention contract for the felony charge of Tampering with a Record that […]
Former Harris County District Attorney Defends Indictments of County Judge’s Staff Tossed by Attorney General
Former Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg defended the indictments of three of County Judge Lina Hidalgo’s staff in relation to an alleged bid-rigging scheme for millions of dollars in federal COVID-19 relief funds after the Texas Office of the Attorney General (OAG) moved to drop charges against two of the three defendants last week. […]
Texas Lawmakers Eye Changes to Harris County Flood Control District
Although Harris County has managed most of its own flood mitigation and planning for more than 80 years, state lawmakers are considering changes to the governance and territory of the state’s only flood control district delineated along county lines. A special purpose district created by the Texas Legislature in 1937, the Harris County Flood Control […]
North Central Texas Council of Governments Approves $1 Million to Prepare for Litigation Over High-Speed Rail Route
The North Central Texas Council of Governments (NCTCOG) Regional Transportation Council approved $1 million in funding for potential litigation costs associated with the proposed Dallas-Fort Worth high speed rail route. The funding will comprise four $250,000 tranches, with each being approved by the RTC before it is disbursed. × This page requires Javascript. Javascript is […]
Tyler Commissions Study for Light Rail, Proposed Connection to Interstate 20 Route
The City of Tyler is planning to study the feasibility of a light rail system with the possibility of connecting to a proposed high-speed rail route along the Interstate 20 corridor. On January 22, the Tyler City Council approved $150,000 in funding for the Tyler Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) to contract with Kimley-Horn for […]
Fort Worth Projected to Have Spent $40 Million Less than Budgeted in 2024
The City of Fort Worth spent $40 million less than was budgeted for Fiscal Year (FY) 2024, according to a presentation by retiring City Manager David Cooke during a city council work session on January 14. Cooke discussed a number of different financial topics during his presentation, including revenue and tax collection projections, spending projections, […]
Historic South Texas Ranch Fights Eminent Domain Threat from Highway Expansion
Rene Ramirez enjoys the peaceful atmosphere of the 1,600-acre El Milagro Ranch that his family has owned and operated for nearly two centuries. But that peace and enjoyment are in jeopardy if the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) has its way. The agency is threatening to expand U.S. Highway 83, which runs in front of […]
North Texas School District Allegedly Allows Biological Males to Room Overnight with Girls on ‘Case-by-Case’ Basis
A Dallas County school district has recently been alleged to allow biological males to room with girls on overnight trips on a “case by case” basis. A Richardson Independent School District (ISD) employee is seen in a video published by Accuracy in Media stating that decisions about whether boys can room with girls during an […]
Former Harris County Judge’s Punishment are upheld by the republican court.
A former Harris County criminal court judge who ran as a Democratic Socialist and pledged to “demolish” the state’s criminal justice system from within lost an elegance of a state’s ban on his in-person conduct and alleged violations of state legislation. Judge Franklin Bynum was criticized by the State Commission on Judicial Conduct (SCJC) in […]
Texas’ Top Political Stories of 2024
After a year of wild election results and contentious political battles, here’s a look back at the top news stories in Texas from 2024. Trump Wave × This page requires Javascript. Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium content. Please enable it in your browser settings. See the original article: https://thetexan.news/state/texas-state-news/texas-top-political-stories-of-2024/article_75dae5b2-bf16-11ef-a4df-2fb9cc799329.html
