The man accused of intentionally driving an 18-wheeler into a Brenham Texas Department of Public Safety office in 2024, killing two people, has been sentenced after agreeing to a plea deal.
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Thursday’s groundbreaking event marks the start of a two-year, $15 million preservation project to prevent the century-old landmark from further deterioration....
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A disagreement over religious freedom and same-sex marriage is already emerging as an early issue for the incoming chief justice of the Texas Supreme Court. Chief Justice-elect Maggie Ellis, a Democrat elected Tuesday, has expressed opposition to a policy allowing Texas judges to...
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Johnson will be the first Democratic Texas Attorney General since Dan Morales, who was in office from 1991-1999.
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About 10,000 slide playsets have been recalled because openings in the products can trap a child’s head and neck, posing serious injury or death hazards....
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Three individuals were indicted on charges for allegedly utilizing artificial intelligence deepfakes and voice cloning to impersonate corporate executives and attorneys in a $129 million global fraud scheme....
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For families on a budget this year, here are some options for Thanksgiving meal deals that are $40 or less.
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For years, Gretchen Sollo has started her mornings walking the aisles of her local Lowe’s, logging an estimated 1,500 miles. To celebrate her 100th birthday, store employees surprised her with a celebration....
government
Houston Mayor John Whitmire signs an executive order limiting when HPD contacts ICE. Here's what the new immigration enforcement policy means.
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HPD's interactions with ICE posed a political conundrum to Whitmire over the past year.
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Cesar Espinosa from the civil rights nonprofit FIEL Houston and immigration attorney Ruby Powers consider how the midterm election results might affect immigration policy and ICE enforcement in Houston and Texas as a whole....
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Houston’s mayor on Friday directed police to limit cooperation with federal immigration authorities, signing an order that he called a direct result of Democrats reclaiming power in Texas for the first time in decades. The shift in the nation’s fourth-largest city is one of the f...
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The Houston Matters panel of non-experts weighs in on stories from the week’s news and decides if they’re good, bad, or ugly.
