The Texas governorship was long considered a weak position until Republican Gov. Greg Abbott and his predecessor Rick Perry each spent long tenures amassing the kind of political sway needed to deftly achieve their agendas. If Democratic state Rep. Gina Hinojosa manages to stop Abbott from securi...
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Two men are in custody following a deadly shooting at a north Houston apartment complex Thursday night, according to police. The shooting happened around 9 p.m. Police say the victim was sitting inside his vehicle when two men approached him and began talking to him. At some poin...
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This coverage is made possible through Votebeat , a nonpartisan news organization covering local election administration and voting access. Sign up for Votebeat Texas’ free newsletters here . This story was produced with support from the Pulitzer Center . ALAMO — Eustorgia Santos...
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An overturned FedEx truck has shut down all eastbound lanes of Interstate 10 near the East Loop early Friday morning. The crash happened on I-10 East eastbound near the 610 East Loop. According to Transtar cameras, it looks like the FedEx truck was pulling two box trailers loaded...
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As Halloween approaches, some Chicago-area shoppers are looking for ways to stretch their budgets as the cost of candy and costumes rises.
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A humanitarian mission entered the devastated city of Oleshky on Friday, officials said, as Russia and Ukraine observed the most significant truce of the 4 ½ year war that has raged since Moscow’s all-out invasion of its neighbor. A convoy of 25 buses, ambulances and aid was due ...
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Israeli election results are in , showing the makeup of the country's next parliament but leaving open the question of who will be prime minister. Party leaders will now hold high-stakes negotiations as they try to cobble together a 61-seat coalition in the 120-member assembly, k...
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Israel's final election results confirmed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s bloc lost its parliamentary majority and that weeks of difficult negotiations among very different parties, from ultra-Orthodox Jewish to secular to Arab-led, lie ahead. The results released early Frida...
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DOJ issues grand jury subpoenas to local election officials in California as part of its investigation into the state’s voter rolls, multiple sources told ABC News....
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"Grey's Anatomy" star James Pickens Jr. was the inspiration for an award-winning storyline about his own cancer journey. Hear him open up about the recognition....
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Green Bay Packers running back Josh Jacobs says he was paying homage to a gospel song rather than making light of his recent arrest when he briefly had his hands behind his back while celebrating a touchdown Thursday night. This was Jacobs’ second game of the season after coming ...
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Episode: 1648 Building a dirigible to get to the California gold rush. Today, some thoughts on success, failure, and flying to California.
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A Harris County sheriff’s deputy with 11 years of service, assigned to the Critical Incident Response Team has been arrested and accused of sexually abusing a child, according to court documents obtained this week....
