Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick said he believes Texas has become a "purple" state during a podcast Thursday in which he shared his thoughts on the results of the 2026 midterm elections.
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Texas death row inmate John Allen Rubio was executed Thursday by lethal injection at the state penitentiary in Huntsville for the 2003 murder of his three young children in Brownsville....
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Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear is urging President Donald Trump to "immediately" fire Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., accusing him of undermining the nation’s public health system....
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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and his wife, Angela, have finalized their divorce after more than 30 years of marriage and following his recent Senate election loss, according to Collin County court records....
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Pete Crow-Armstrong won the NL MVP award unanimously on Thursday after the center fielder starred for the Chicago Cubs in a majestic all-around season. Crow-Armstrong joined Houston Astros slugger Yordan Alvarez as first-time MVPs. Alvarez was the unanimous AL winner after making...
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A paper trail from Smith County shows Jason Watford pleaded guilty to assaulting his wife, Susan, two years before federal prosecutors say he killed her aboard the MSC Seascape....
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It was another spectacular night for Houston Zoo when the “Sunset on the Savannah” gala, helmed by Kristy and Chris Bradshaw, reaped proceeds of $2.1 million. Consider the 600 grandly attired gala-goers who swanned via golf cart across the zoo terrain to the Masihara Pavilion whe...
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Camille doesn’t know it yet, but she’s already a fighter. At just 24 weeks in the womb, she underwent a groundbreaking surgery at Texas Children’s Hospital in Houston — a procedure that doctors say has never been performed anywhere else in the United States. Today, she’s three mo...
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The votes are counted. The questions aren’t answered. Texans elected a new governor, a new U.S. senator, a new lieutenant governor and a new comptroller. In one Houston-area city, they also voted to take down the cameras that had been tracking their license plates. Now comes the ...
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Deputies with Constable Mark Herman’s Office are asking for the public’s help identifying three people suspected of stealing 13 propane cylinders from a storage shed on Huffmeister Road. Deputies responded Oct. 24 to a theft report involving a shed in the 11300 block of Huffmeist...
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There is no estimate for when the scene will be clear, but officials noted that the ventilation is a “slow process."
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Backlogs at the Texas Health and Human Services Commission are slowing the processing of benefit applications and renewals, leaving families waiting for assistance they depend on. But the Houston Food Bank says families don’t have to navigate the process alone. Through its Commun...
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Baytown Police say presented the evidence from their investigation to the Harris County District Attorney's Office for potential charges.
