After serving seven years in the role, Tedd Mitchell, M.D., has announced that he will retire as chancellor of the Texas Tech University (TTU) System before the end of the year. Mitchell has been with the system for the past 15 years, initially beginning his tenure...
Port Arthur is on track for a significant economic upheaval as the Houston-based energy supergiant Chevron plans to potentially build a $5 billion ammonia production facility in the city. If it moves forward, construction is slated to begin in 2027. Called Project...
The Hays County Commissioners Court voted unanimously to pursue an appeal of a court ruling that overturned the county’s nearly $440 million voter-approved road bond from November 2024. The Hays County Commissioners Court called for a bond election in August 2024 that...
The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) has opened the public comment period on its $101.6 billion, 10-year statewide transportation draft plan. The 2026 Unified Transportation Program (UTP) represents the third consecutive year that exceeds $100 billion,...
Congress’ newly passed federal budget bill includes funds for the transition of the space shuttle “Discovery” from the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Virginia, to Houston, Texas. The nearly 900-page bill includes a provision...
SpaceX has received the green light to build an air separator facility near Boca Chica Beach in Cameran County. The commissioners’ court voted to deliver a beachfront construction certificate and dune protection permit for the company’s project, located less than 300...