Subscribe to The Y’all — a weekly dispatch about the people, places and policies defining Texas, produced by Texas Tribune journalists living in communities across the state.LUFKIN — Kaesha Avishai picked her corner of East Texas five years ago. It was, for her, the ideal spot — close enough to t...
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Less than 24 hours after a 5-year-old was killed in a shooting in northwest Harris County, 47-year-old Jeremy Porter has been charged with capital murder, the sheriff's office said....
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Tropical Storm Polo formed late Sunday off southwestern Mexico. Polo had maximum sustained winds near 40 mph (65 kph) and was forecast to strengthen rapidly over the next few days, the U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami said. Polo was expected to become a major hurricane by ...
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A man was shot and killed, and detectives are investigating whether the incident involved "intimate partner violence," HCSO said.
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An off-duty deputy shot a man suspected of breaking into her neighbor's home while they were out of town, HCSO said.
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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Sunday the U.S. has proposed a new “notification mechanism” for artificial intelligence incidents that could affect national security, part of weekend discussions ahead of talks at the White House this week between President Donald Trump and ...
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Detectives with the Harris County Sheriff’s Office are investigating homicide tonight at an apartment complex on Uvalde Road near Wallisville Road. HCSO says it happened just after 6:45 p.m. on Sunday. Deputies got to the scene and found a woman and a wounded man who had been sho...
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A federal immigration agent shot and wounded a man on Sunday in Austin, Texas, authorities said.
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It was another disappointing game for the Texans, who are 0-2 after losing to Buffalo 36-31 in the opener.
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The Harris County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a shooting in the Mission Bend area involving one of their own deputies Sunday. According to Sheriff Ed Gonzalez, an off-duty deputy shot a man on Rio Blanco Drive, which is near Bellaire and Winkelman Road, around 5:10 p.m. HCS...
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Dak Prescott celebrated breaking Tony Romo's career franchise record for touchdown passes in a victorious locker room for the Dallas Cowboys. Somber would be an understatement for the postgame mood around the other starting quarterback. Prescott threw four touchdown passes to bre...
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The shooting happened Sunday afternoon near Anderson and U.S. 183.
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A Harris County sheriff’s deputy shot a man inside a home Sunday in the Mission Bend area, according to the sheriff’s office.
