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Hidalgo: Some Houston-area residents could be without power for weeks after deadly Thursday storms
Shattered glass sprawled across some downtown streets after storms and heavy winds blew through the area. Downed trees extended across streets in northwest Houston and Montrose. In Cypress, transmission lines came crashing down during the gusts of extreme wind that push through Thursday evening near West and Fry roads.
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Elections
Judge in Harris County orders new election in final Republican challenge stemming from 2022 results
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Houston
Community remembrances planned for Houston civil rights leader Rev. William Lawson
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Galveston
About 40 people relocated off Pelican Island in Galveston after barge collision
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News
Houston-area officials join call for new work permit programs for immigrants
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Fort Bend
New nonprofit to bring Pride events to Fort Bend County
International
Swedish Foreign Minister Tobias Billström seeks improved cooperation with U.S., and Texas, on space issues
Billström has been the Foreign Minister of Sweden since 2022. He visited Austin and Houston earlier this week.
City of Houston
- Law Enforcement Mayor Whitmire’s HPD panel finds failures in records system led to suspended cases
- City of Houston Houston Mayor Whitmire’s proposed 2025 city budget focuses on public safety, infrastructure without raising taxes
- City of Houston City begins collecting debris in Kingwood after storms damage hundreds of houses
- Houston New marker in Houston’s Third Ward honors longtime church leader Rev. Edward Coates
- Houston Matters Houston City Council member: Next police chief should be data-driven, transparent and ‘can take responsibility’
Texas
- Texas Texas lawmakers pledge to tackle squatting after hearing ‘horror’ stories from homeowners
- Texas Are public universities doing enough to comply with Texas’ DEI ban? Lawmakers will decide
- HISD Report about charter schools founded by Houston ISD superintendent Mike Miles prompts calls for investigation
- Court Houston woman pleads guilty in Henry Cuellar bribery investigation
- Education News Houston-area lawmaker, other Democrats in Texas House call for special session to increase public school funding
Most Viewed
- Report about charter schools founded by Houston ISD superintendent Mike Miles prompts calls for investigation
- At least four dead after severe storms batter Houston Thursday
- Legality of Texas’ floating barrier on Rio Grande goes before full 5th Circuit appeals court
- Barge crash into Galveston bridge causes oil spill, closure of causeway
- Transparency questioned after Cy-Fair ISD trustees vote to remove textbook chapters
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- Border Legality of Texas’ floating barrier on Rio Grande goes before full 5th Circuit appeals court
- Houston Matters HISD Superintendent Miles responds to allegations his Texas charter school sent public funds to a school in Colorado.
- Court Houston woman pleads guilty in Henry Cuellar bribery investigation
- Civil Rights Full 5th Circuit court hears Galveston County’s defense of its 2021 redistricting plan
- Education News Houston-area lawmaker, other Democrats in Texas House call for special session to increase public school funding
Education News
- Education Child Protective Services, Tomball ISD investigating ‘unprofessional behavior’ allegations against former special education teachers
- Texas Are public universities doing enough to comply with Texas’ DEI ban? Lawmakers will decide
- HISD Report about charter schools founded by Houston ISD superintendent Mike Miles prompts calls for investigation
- Education News Transparency questioned after Cy-Fair ISD trustees vote to remove textbook chapters
- Education News Klein ISD adopts resolution to strengthen security in wake of child trafficking arrest
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