Protesters gather at Texas Capitol a day after Austin ICE shooting
A group of demonstrators gathering at the Capitol late Monday carried "Abolish ICE" signs and chanted "stand up, fight back."
A group of demonstrators gathering at the Capitol late Monday carried "Abolish ICE" signs and chanted "stand up, fight back."
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America’s sordid history of anti-Black violence has taken many forms. Few were as public, brutal, and socially sanctioned as lynching. Houston knows this story personally. In addition to the 1919 lynching of John White, who was burned to death near the Harris County courthouse, t...
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A smuggling vessel filled with Chinese nationals and other illegal immigrants was intercepted by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and the Coast Guard in what sources called a rare and "extremely dangerous" attempt to enter the U.S. through Florida....
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Affordability has dominated the U.S. Senate race in Texas. Both James Talarico and Ken Paxton have promised to help voters' pocketbooks.
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Kids threatened suicide, urinated on themselves and were pepper sprayed in the early days of a statewide lockdown of Texas' five youth prisons. The first-of-its-kind move has youth advocates, experts and former staff wondering if the restrictive protocol is doing more harm than g...
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The Windy City is once again home to the highest-ranked university in the latest U.S. News & World Report list of “Best Colleges for Veterans," while the school that made the biggest leap into the top five is right along the I-55 corridor as well....
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The man accused of firing five rounds into a car carrying a mother and her five children, killing 5-year-old Zah’Layah Walton, is expected before a judge Tuesday morning. Jeremy Porter, 47, is charged with capital murder in Zah’Layah’s death. Porter was scheduled for an earlier c...
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Traffic had to redirected along a part of a road in the Washington Avenue Coalition area on Monday night after a truck struck a bridge overpass.
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Raise your hand if you predicted an 0-2 start to the Houston Texans season? Very few locally and nationally perhaps saw a potential split in these two games but now for the third time in four years the Texans are winless after two weeks. It will change and they should begin the t...
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On Tuesday's show: Gov. Abbott has ordered a pause in permits for new data centers until state regulators complete an audit of those projects. And we discuss the role our city plays in women-led movements and organizations....
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Tuesday: Another round of scattered showers and storms are possible Tuesday afternoon. Heavy rain, lightning, gusty winds, and small hail are the main threats with the strongest activity. Severe weather is not anticipated. Storms should wind down around sundown, similar to Monday...
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An early morning tractor-trailer fire shut down all northbound lanes of Highway 59 near Fannin Street in Houston on Tuesday. The fire was reported at 2:47 a.m. The Houston Fire Department is on the scene handling the incident. Injuries, if any, have not yet been confirmed. No fur...
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Black mothers have long carried the weight of a unique and complicated history when it comes to parenting. For generations, the traditional “tough love” approach—marked by strict discipline and, often, corporal punishment/spanking—was seen as essential for raising children to sur...
