Angleton News

Senate Bill 1702, authored by Sen. Larry Taylor, R-Friendswood, extends indefinitely the alternative certification program of the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association through which thousands of homes receive wind and hailstorm insurance.

State Rep. Ruth Jones McClendon authored a bill that would create a statewide innocence commission named after Texas' first posthumous exoneree, Timothy Cole.

After lengthy debate, lawmakers voted 91-50 on Monday evening to attach the rule to an omnibus bill reauthorizing the Texas Ethics Commission.

An upper-level disturbance is expected to move through the area Wednesday, sparking a chance for showers and thunderstorms, according to the National Weather Service .

Major reforms at the Port of Houston Authority have passed both chambers and now waits for only the governor's signature.

The results of the final round of the Young Entrepreneurs Academy competition are in.

It regulates the state's most profitable industry - oil and gas - and all Texans elect its three commissioners.