Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, a vocal critic of President Donald Trump, was reelected Sunday in a result that provides relief to critics of widening U.S. influence in Latin America. With 100% of the vote counted, Brazil’s electoral court announced that the soon to be 81-year-old L...
business
Residents in Damon say a company has purchased more than 400 acres along the Brazos River, raising concerns about a potential large-scale data center development in Brazoria County....
Local
Despite all the buzz around early voting records, Texas' impending blue wave and whatever the latest poll says, data from previous years show that, in the end, nobody really knows who will win hotly contested races....
News
A federal appeals court had a rare Sunday hearing in the Justice Department's voting lawsuit against California.
government
The Texas Republican Party announced that Vice President J.D. Vance will return to Texas and headline a midterm election rally on Thursday, Oct. 29, in Weatherford....
News
Pat Murphy was quick with a quip for the pilot crew of the charter flight that brought the Milwaukee Brewers to Florida on Sunday for World Series Game 3. “Hey, thanks, guys. I didn’t know Quinn threw a knuckleball,” the Brewers manager said Sunday after the plane encountered a l...
parks
Dan Campbell's latest gamble did not pan out and the Detroit Lions made plays in all three phases — with some yellow flags that went their way — to bail out the aggressive coach. Jake Bates made a 22-yard field goal as time expired to give Detroit a 20-17 win over the Green Bay P...
safety
The Montgomery County Sheriff's Office said the driver of a red car opened fire on another driver after crashing into them on the main lanes of Highway 99 near Rayford Road....
safety
The 59-year-old woman was pronounced dead at the scene, while the 20-year-old driver who allegedly caused the wrong-way crash is in stable condition, authorities said....
government
A week ago, Atlanta Falcons rookie Kendal Daniels was carted off the field on a stretcher, his body strapped to a backboard, his head engulfed by an ominous-looking brace. No one was thinking about when he might return. The immediate concern was whether he sustained any career-th...
safety
The Conroe Police Department is investing a head-on crash early Sunday morning. They say a 59-year-old woman was killed when a pickup driving the wrong-way when it crashed into a her SUV. Around 4:40 a.m. 911 callers reported the pickup going around 100 mph and heading south in t...
News
Kyle Larson threw his left hand off the wheel in disgust with a half-lap remaining at Talladega Superspeedway, watching helplessly as his No. 5 Chevrolet plummeted from the lead. “I screwed up,” he said. “I felt like, ‘Man, another one I just gave away.’ And I probably never am g...
safety
Harris County Precinct 4 Constable deputies are investigating a shooting on Sunday afternoon along Deer Timbers Trail near Timber Forest Drive. Investigators say the man was taken to a local hospital after getting shot in the chest. A heavy police presence remains in the area. Of...
