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Hello Houston – The Commuter Cut (October 19, 2026)

Hello Houston (October 19, 2026)

Meet the 6 candidates vying for Fort Bend County’s top seats

As Texans vote in competitive midterms, could Trump intervene in the election?

200 supporters rally for Hinojosa as Abbott is expected to campaign in Houston-area this week

Migrant found dead at Laredo ICE facility

Airman dies in rappelling accident at Alamodome before UTSA-Navy game

Rethinking Data Regulation

ICE incident under scrutiny (Oct. 19, 2026)

Affordability, immigration and a referendum on Trump: Listeners weigh in on the U.S. Senate race in Texas

Where to vote early in Harris County for 2026 midterm election

The Engines of Our Ingenuity 3421: Wigwam Burners

Talarico holds slight edge over Paxton in U.S. Senate race on cusp of election, poll shows

The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1644: Hufeland on Infants

The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1643: Athanasius Kircher

Cold front brings fall temperatures, wind advisory to Houston region

15,000 Texas voter registrations caught up in backlog after another state software error

Hello Houston – The Commuter Cut (October 16, 2026)

Barbara Bush donated to super PAC supporting James Talarico for U.S. Senate

Harris County DA says witness to ICE auto-pedestrian incident has been relocated by ICE

Houston officials tap former Trump aides for homelessness policy consulting

Execution livestream cancelled: The Good, Bad, and Ugly of the week

Scandal, ICE Raids and Paxton’s Problems

Border wall ‘man camps’ have rapidly spread across the Big Bend with little state oversight.

Elon Musk is the donor behind Senate Republicans’ massive rescue mission for Ken Paxton

More than $500 million has been spent on advertising in Texas’ U.S. Senate race

Flock camera oversight (Oct. 16, 2026)

The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1642: Halley’s Comet

Harris County commissioners delay action on Flock cameras after report raises questions about use

Why hurricanes can make fishing harder in Galveston, even without a direct hit

Environmental activist raises concerns about proposed Galveston LNG facility

Hello Houston – The Commuter Cut (October 15, 2026)

A North Texas school play was canceled over a girl playing a male role. Then it got complicated

Hello Houston (October 15, 2026)

What older Texans need to know about voting by mail

Trump, after bipartisan backlash, says Pentagon won’t livestream execution of Fort Hood shooter

How to vote in the November 2026 midterm election in the Houston area

Trump says the border is secure. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott keeps declaring an emergency.

How wild cotton on Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula could improve crops worldwide

Talarico says he doesn’t support abolishing ICE but criticizes their work under Trump as “secret police”

The Engines of Our Ingenuity 3420: Dams

Family of man struck by ICE vehicle and advocates dispute DHS’ story, demand appropriate medical treatment

League City to disable Flock cameras if voters reject them in November

‘An extremely powerful state agency’: Three candidates vie for Texas railroad commissioner

Houston Astros do not renew Joe Espada’s contract, part ways with their manager

FBI raids North Texas homes for alleged role in North Korean laptop farm operation

Despite tough talk from Abbott and Paxton, Texas penalties for data center violations are light

San Antonio takes DHS, ICE to court over planned Eastside detention facility

Republican Alex Mealer leads Leticia Gutierrez as her campaign scrubs Trump from website

The Engines of Our Ingenuity 3419: A Better Spacesuit