HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A day after an 80-pound cannonball was found by construction workers, there is now a renewed interest in the history of downtown Houston. “To my knowledge, this is the first cannonball the county has ever found,” said Rich Elwood, the director of engineering for Harris County Facilities. He’s been working on the construction project for several …

HOUSTON, Texas — Texas Central, the company looking to build a 236-mile high-speed rail line connecting Houston and Dallas, has been given a big win in an ongoing legal battle over whether the company is legally recognized as a “railroad company” under state law. The Texas Supreme Court denied the review of a case on June 18 that was part …