The National Retail Federation is urging the Biden administration to intervene in a labor strike affecting U.S. East and Gulf Coast container ports, which has disrupted operations since the master contract between the International Longshoremen’s Association and the United States Maritime Alliance expired on September 30.

Texas dropped its lawsuit after federal health officials said they wouldn’t enforce a confidentiality regulation for minors.

The states of Texas and Montana have teamed up in a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and multiple members of the Biden Administration in an attempt to terminate controversial policies surrounding gender affirming surgeries.

The Biden administration's rule looks to stop a loophole allowing gun sales by unlicensed dealers who don't perform background checks. Ken Paxton, however, called it “a dramatic escalation of [Joe Biden's] tyrannical abuse of authority."

The Biden administration is easing its restrictions on banking giant Wells Fargo, saying the bank has sufficiently fixed its toxic culture after years of scandals.

The United States is now committed to the idea of phasing out coal power plants, joining 56 other nations in kicking the coal habit.

A power company’s plans for an enormous offshore wind farm off Virginia's southeast coast have received key federal approval.

Fort Bend County Judge KP George participated in the “Communities in Action: Building a Better Texas,” held at the White House.

A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers wants the Biden administration to punish South Africa for its alleged support for Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

U.S. and Mexican officials have agreed on new immigration policies meant to deter illegal border crossings.

The Biden Administration and the EPA are attempting to shift the green revolution into a much higher gear and dramatically ramp up sales of electric vehicles.

At the 2022 Texas Tribune Festival, Buttigieg said the efforts of Gov. Greg Abbott and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis in sending migrants to Democrat-led cities are “hurting people in order to get attention.”

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott says he sent the two buses of migrants from the U.S.-Mexico border who were dropped off near Vice President Kamala Harris’ home in residential Washington.

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has pressed the case for Democratic economic policies during a visit to Ford’s Rouge electric vehicle assembly plant in election-year battleground Michigan.

The Biden Administration could make an announcement regarding federal student loans as early as Wednesday, according to NBC News.

The Department of Housing and Urban Development is providing $2.8 billion in fresh funding for homeless services organizations across the country.

There's a new website that federal officials hope can help people and local governments beat the heat and keep it from getting deadly.

A San Antonio man is getting a huge honor that is taking him straight to the White House. Bennie Price, a community activist, is getting recognized by the Biden Administration for all his hard work.

President Biden calls on schools to leverage American Rescue Plan funds to expand programming and services to help students make up for lost learning time and succeed

Governor Greg Abbott held a press conference Friday at the Anzalduas International Bridge in Mission on the ongoing border security preparations at the Texas-Mexico border.

About 30 people from Colombia, Cuba, Venezuela and Nicaragua traveled to the U.S. capital as part of Gov. Greg Abbott’s new plan in response to the end of Title 42.

Federal officials have issued guidance that they say will ensure the country's largest-ever investment in water infrastructure doesn’t bypass disadvantaged communities.

Frontier Airlines and Spirit Airlines are proposing to combine in a $2.9 billion deal.

The new rules preempt state and local laws, including part of Gov. Greg Abbott’s ban on vaccine mandates.

A federal document also says that misusing a person’s preferred pronouns could be considered harassment in some instances. Texas Republican officials have tried to pass state laws targeting transgender people’s access to bathrooms and school sports teams.

The Houston Afghan community is heartbroken by the chaos happening in its home country.

The US Attorney General sent a letter to Gov. Greg Abbott, urging him to rescind a recent executive order regarding restricting the travel of certain migrants.

Here are things to know for Friday, July 2:

A lawsuit is being filed by several Texas sheriffs and counties along with an association of ICE officers against President Joe Biden and the leadership of his Department of Homeland Security.

Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo and County Attorney Christian Menefee held a Wednesday media briefing to discuss the I-45 expansion project. During the conference, they announced that the federal government has again asked the Texas Department of Transportation to halt work on the project.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s lawsuit, filed Friday, argues that the Trump-era extension of the federal 1115 Medicaid funding waiver was lawful and that overturning it was a political move.

AUSTIN, Texas – Twenty-one states, led by Texas and Montana, filed a lawsuit Wednesday against the Biden Administration for revoking a permit for the long-disputed Keystone XL pipeline. The complaint, filed in a Texas federal district court by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen, argues the president exceeded his authority in doing so, and that the decision rests with Congress. Biden canceled the pipeline’s permit on his first day in office, in an executive order that raised concerns about climate change. He said the permit was inconsistent with his administration’s economic and climate imperatives.”President Donald Trump granted a permit in 2019. In February, Paxton and 13 other attorneys general sent a letter asking Biden to reinstate the permit, citing the possible loss of thousands of jobs.

Greg Abbott criticized the Biden Administration's approach to border security at a press conference at Anzalduas Park in Mission on March 9, 2021. Credit: Jason Garza for The Texas TribuneSaying the Biden administration’s border policies make it clear that the president doesn’t care about Americans, Gov. Greg Abbott on Tuesday declared that the border is in a crisis and accused the president of aiding cartels and human smugglers. The Biden administration has acknowledged that the increase in migrants coming to the border is, in part, a result of new policies intended to be more humane toward migrants and asylum seekers. AdOn Tuesday, Abbott said Biden’s policies were instead aiding criminal elements who prey on migrants in Mexico by giving them more potential victims. “The Biden administration is helping the cartels make more money and grow more power,” he said.

Boston Marathon Race Director Dave McGillivray holds an "I Got Vaccinated" button at a COVID-19 vaccine injection site set in a concession area at Fenway Park, Thursday, Jan. 28, 2021, in Boston. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)BOSTON — A Massachusetts congressman who has received both doses of the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine has tested positive for the virus. The state also reported 5,028 additional confirmed coronavirus cases, increasing the state’s totals to 748,260 cases and 13,022 deaths. Ad___FORT LAUNDERDALE, Fla. — The predominantly Black farming communities on the shore of Florida’s Lake Okeechobee will get a coronavirus vaccine station. Algeria has registered more than 106,000 coronavirus cases and 2,881 confirmed deaths.