On Nov. 12 the Texas Water Development Board approved $73,800,905 in financial assistance for seven projects, including a $34 million wastewater loan for Marble Falls and a $30.3 million drinking-water grant for Weatherford.
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On Nov. 12 the Texas Water Development Board approved $73,800,905 in financial assistance for seven projects, including a $34 million wastewater loan for Marble Falls and a $30.3 million drinking-water grant for Weatherford.
Open Doors delivered a million-signature petition to 10 Downing Street, seeking protection for Christians facing violence in sub-Saharan Africa.
UK bishops, led by Archbishop John Sherrington, called on lawmakers to drop a draft bill they say threatens pastoral care, parents, and religious freedom.
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New Regency sued Michael Mann on Friday, saying his notices to reclaim the 1995 Heat screenplay are invalid because it was a work made for hire.
Steve Miner will direct a 2027 Friday the 13th theatrical film, financed independently by Horror, Inc., with Cineverse distributing in North America.
Hulu will premiere The Spot, starring Claire Danes and Ewan McGregor, on Jan. 13, 2027. Deadline reported the Thursday announcement and first-look photos.
Rosalía won Album of the Year and Song of the Year at Thursday's Latin Grammy Awards in Las Vegas, according to the official winners list and Variety.
Brad Pitt will star in and produce Connector, a 1970s New York film for Apple from Sound of Metal director Darius Marder. The project is in development.
A Nov. 13 DSHS and maternal-mortality committee report puts Texas' 2024 maternal death rate at 20.5 per 100,000 live births, near the pre-2020 range, and finds mental health conditions were the leading cause of pregnancy-related deaths among reviewed 2024 cases.
A November 2026 Sunset staff executive summary finds DSHS a well-run public health agency, and says required reliance on HHSC for legal, procurement and IT work has cost the state at least $17 million in lapsed funds in fiscal 2025. The findings are staff recommendations, not law.
Gov. Greg Abbott said Nov. 10 that HHSC will receive $281 million in federal funds for the second year of Rural Texas Strong. The money is to be allocated through a competitive process beginning this month.
Texas Parks and Wildlife said Nov. 13 that landowners in 30 listed counties may apply through Dec. 4 for financial assistance to restore native grassland on private land. The announcement does not state a cost-share rate or award cap.
AgriLife Research scientists said Nov. 12 that electron-beam treatment sterilized New World screwworm flies in early tests, without the radioactive material used in conventional sterile-insect programs. More dosing tests remain.
Texas bought a logged and burned tract beside what is now FM 1488 in 1926. A century later, growth surrounds W.G. Jones State Forest—but the pines and their rare woodpeckers remain.
H-E-B is sponsoring free general admission at Houston Botanic Garden and Armand Bayou Nature Center Nov. 13–15, 2026. Each visitor must bring one single-use plastic bottle or bag to get in.
TPWD said the 2026 private recreational red snapper season in federal waters will close at 11:59 p.m. on Nov. 20, ending a 183-day season. State waters remain open under a four-fish, 15-inch limit.
New Regency sued Michael Mann on Friday, saying his notices to reclaim the 1995 Heat screenplay are invalid because it was a work made for hire.
Denton ISD trustees on Nov. 10 approved Change Order #1, adding $4,910,425 to the Ginnings replacement contract and raising the total probable cost by $5,367,463 to convert the campus to a PK-8 academy, Community Impact reported.
EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin's Nov. 10 letter, effective Nov. 14 through Dec. 3, renews an Oct. 20 Texas waiver of ultra-low sulfur diesel and TXLED rules, but only for certain older engines and only up to 500 parts per million sulfur.
The White House said Trump will meet Xi and Putin on Thursday, Nov. 19, in Shenzhen. Officials listed nuclear arms and the Iran war, not Ukraine, and expected no deal.
Lowe's will open its new Willis store on November 20 at 12220 Interstate 45 North, adding 121,000 square feet of home-improvement retail to The Market at Willis.
Pearland City Council on Nov. 9 voted 5-2 to reject a rezoning that would have allowed 296 apartments on 15.0372 acres north of Magnolia Parkway, Community Impact reported.
A Nov. 13 DSHS and maternal-mortality committee report puts Texas' 2024 maternal death rate at 20.5 per 100,000 live births, near the pre-2020 range, and finds mental health conditions were the leading cause of pregnancy-related deaths among reviewed 2024 cases.
A November 2026 Sunset staff executive summary finds DSHS a well-run public health agency, and says required reliance on HHSC for legal, procurement and IT work has cost the state at least $17 million in lapsed funds in fiscal 2025. The findings are staff recommendations, not law.
UK bishops, led by Archbishop John Sherrington, called on lawmakers to drop a draft bill they say threatens pastoral care, parents, and religious freedom.
