Menefee, 38, unseated U.S. Rep. Al Green, 78, to represent a redrawn Harris County congressional district. The men faced off ...

Even if the contract was negotiated with good intentions, such deals can create an appearance of a conflict of interest, said ...

A proposed Florida property tax elimination for homesteaded residents raises concerns about shifting costs to seasonal ...

More than 633,000 Harris County households rely on free school breakfast and lunches, and when the final bell rings at most Houston-area campuses this week, some kids and teens will go home to empty ...

Editor’s Note: This article is co-published with ProPublica as part of an initiative to report on state and federal efforts to restrict local control. No state has taken over as many local public ...

Sonoma and Napa county voters cast ballots in Tuesday’s primary for governor, as well as state and local races. In Sonoma ...

The U.S. Department of Education has opened a Title IX investigation into Cabarrus County Schools following complaints about the district’s handling of transgender students’ access to bathrooms ...

OVERLAND PARK, Kan. — Four Johnson County school districts have created the Kansas Public School Funding Coalition to fight against public school funding deficiencies. The coalition said this is part ...

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- After meeting behind closed doors, Harris County commissioners took no action against Harris County Flood Control Executive Director Tina Petersen, but that may not last for ...

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- After Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo said she lost confidence in the Harris County Flood District executive director, commissioners are set to have a closed-door meeting ...