Four-year-old Vivian Savella was killed in a west Houston shooting after a custody hearing, police say. Her family is speaking out as an expert explains custody disputes, child transfers and resources for families in crisis.
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The Houston Cinema Arts Festival is back, bringing 11 days of movies, filmmaker conversations, live performances and creative events to venues across the city. The 18th annual festival runs October 1–11, with more than 35 feature films, six short-film blocks and plenty of opportu...
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The budget marks a slight decrease from last year’s roughly $2 billion budget. Some transit advocates criticized the agency's decision to allocate funding for roads....
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Texas Comptroller Don Huffines is forecasting a steady rise in property values over the next couple of years, based on preliminary estimates released Wednesday....
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Under UIL guidelines, the canceled game will be officially recorded as a win for Lamar High School.
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Roughly 30% of voucher recipients previously attended public schools. When those students leave their districts for private or home school options they take with them thousands in state funding....
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The numbers are shocking: according to the Centers for Disease Control, black women are three times more likely to die of a pregnancy-related cause than white women. In Harris County, the numbers are even worse. Black women are three and a half times more likely to die. To make m...
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According to Houston police, 51-year-old Louis Sosa Vargas and 38-year-old Danielle Henderson Cano were both charged with murder.
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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sued the district last year after it delayed displaying the posters, which is required by state law. Galveston ISD school board members decided to delay the displays while the law faced legal challenges....
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The building will house up to 100 youth in the department's violence intervention programs.
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Rice fans heading to Saturday’s football game against UTSA will hear a new name for the school’s stadium: First Community Stadium. Rice interim athletic director Eric George announced Thursday the change is part of a 20-year agreement between Rice University and First Community C...
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The judge in Lindsay Clancy’s murder case on Thursday denied the defense’s motion to declare her not guilty.
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The Texas Department of Public Safety launched RSD Connect Thursday. The system replaces the state's previous handgun licensing platform and allows users to apply for a license to carry and check the status of the application....
