Tilman Fertitta, founder and CEO of the Landry's entertainment empire, has reaped the benefits of his longstanding relationship with President Donald Trump. Fertitta, who made significant donations to Trump's 2024 campaign as well as to various Republican political action committees,

President Donald Trump pardoned nearly 1,500 people who were convicted of attacking the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Some of those included high-profile North Texans.

Andrew Taake, 36, was released from a federal prison in Colorado on Jan. 20, despite a request from the Harris County DA’s Office to hold him on a pending state warrant from 2016.

On the first day of Trump's second term, the president passed a series of executive orders taking his crusade against immigrants further than the first term.

On his first day in office, President Donald Trump granted clemency to every person charged or convicted for their role in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol, even those convicted of violently assaulting police officers.

Trump Burger will open in Houston early this year, with flame-grilled burgers and buns branded with the president’s name

No one survived the horrific collision between an Army Black Hawk helicopter and an American Airlines jet near Reagan National Airport outside Washington, D.C.

Sometimes more talking doesn't produce more clarity. One afternoon, Trump told reporters that there were “no surprises” when Republican Sens. Susan Collins and Lisa Murkowski decided to oppose Pete Hegseth to lead the Pentagon. The next morning, Trump said he was “very surprised” by their votes.

Immigrant communities across Texas and the nation are trying to figure out their futures as President Donald Trump begins to make major changes to immigration policy and enforcement.

While the administration insists the funding freeze does not apply to direct payments like Social Security and Medicaid, SNAP benefits are in a gray area. Experts interpret the ambiguous language in the memo as potentially impacting programs administered through state and local governments.

Trump is expected to sign an executive order Wednesday establishing a task force to coordinate and plan the event, according to a White House document shared with The Associated Press. The United States will celebrate its 250th anniversary — also known as the semiquincentennial — on July 4, 2026.