The Bend City Council is moving forward with plans to adopt new home-hardening requirements aimed at making new residential buildings more resilient to wildfires. During a work session last Wednesday, ...

Construction regulations have evolved through a rigorous process guided by professional expertise. But safety and housing affordability shouldn’t be seen as competing goals.

HOUSTON — In comments on a viral video of a framed home collapsing in Willis during the May derecho, there are several claims about Texas' building codes. A month before the video of the collapse was ...

The General Assembly is expected to pass Senate Bill 298, a lengthy omnibus bill that includes a repeal of the 2024 single-stair exit law.