Ten water projects received initial approval to split $1.28 billion in state money this year, but 13 others didn’t make the cut — including one that may supply drought-stricken Corpus Christi.

The United States has joined European allies in dramatically escalating financial penalties against Russia over its invasion of Ukraine.

Dozens of Houstonians gathered together on Thursday afternoon in protest of President Vladimir Putin’s decision to invade Ukraine.

President Joe Biden has hit back against Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, unleashing robust new sanctions, ordering the deployment of thousands of additional troops to NATO ally Germany, and declaring that America will stand up to Russia’s Vladimir Putin.