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A Houston native who once worked at a local synagogue was leading Temple Israel in Michigan during Thursday’s attack, crediting Houston police training and past crisis experience for helping guide the response.

Public school districts across the Houston area are seeing a surge in requests for special education evaluations as families seek documentation needed to qualify for additional funds through Texas’ new school voucher program.
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Texas drivers are seeing gasoline prices climb sharply, with the statewide average reaching $3.13 per gallon after escalating tensions between the U.S. and Iran pushed global oil prices above $100 per barrel.
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Surveillance rarely begins with governments. It begins with ordinary systems that quietly collect data because it is convenient and monetize it because it is profitable. As tracking becomes embedded into everyday software, protecting privacy now depends on infrastructure, not just promises.
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Houston has already recorded six 80-degree days in 2026, and forecasters expect more this week as a February heat ridge pushes temperatures 15 degrees above normal. While daily records are unlikely to fall, highs could approach longstanding marks set in the 1960s.
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A Houston-area high school student was hospitalized Tuesday after suffering three shallow stab wounds during a fight at Grand Oaks High School in Conroe ISD. Authorities say the suspect has been taken into custody and there is no ongoing threat.