Americans have long been divided over the death penalty, with nearly half of states banning capital punishment outright and just a handful of others carrying out most of the nation's executions each year. The longstanding but uneasy relationship with executing the nation's worst criminals has bee...
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When you get a jury duty letter in the mail, it comes from the Harris County District Clerk's Office. Well, when District Clerk Marilyn Burgess received one herself, she didn't expect it to lead to a seat on a grand jury....
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Isaias is the first hurricane of the Atlantic season and was expected to usher in dangerous conditions when it makes landfall late Friday.
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Angel Reese scored 22 points, Rhyne Howard added 21 and the Atlanta Dream beat the New York Liberty 85-83 on Friday night to advance to the WNBA Finals for the first time since 2013. The fourth-seeded Dream completed the three-game sweep of the Liberty and haven't lost in the pos...
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Isaias made landfall near Destin Florida around 8:30 pm Friday. It's rain and tornadoes will continue this weekend into the Carolinas.
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All southbound lanes on I-610 East Loop at Clinton Drive have been reopened after a deadly crash on Friday, according to TxDOT.
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Looking for a reason to get out and explore this fall? Pearland has seasonal dining, a spooky look at local history and a chance to get a head start on holiday shopping. Foodies, check out Pearland Restaurant Week , happening throughout October. Participating restaurants are serv...
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A Katy-area husband and wife are accused of stealing millions of dollars' worth of high-end vehicles by hacking into a computer program used to ship cars across the country, according to newly filed court records....
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Houston Mayor John Whitmire followed through on a promise Thursday, handing a University of Houston student the keys to a new car months after her vehicle was riddled with police gunfire during an arrest attempt....
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Hurricane Isaias made landfall near Destin Florida around 8:30 p.m. on Friday.
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A search for a missing teen swimmer in Surfside Beach on Friday has transitioned to recovery efforts, according to the Surfside Beach Police Department....
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The Texas Department of Insurance said Thursday that home and auto insurance rates are "trending down for many Texans."
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Nearly half of Houston-area respondents living in households earning less than $25,000 a year said they would be “not at all” or “not too prepared” if a natural disaster struck, according to a Rice University Kinder Institute for Urban Research study. The finding highlights a gap...
