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Voters in Alabama, Florida and Wyoming are deciding Tuesday which candidates to advance to the general election in key races for governor, U.S. Senate and U.S. House, as California holds a special election to decide who will serve out the rest of U.S. Rep. Eric Swalwell's term. S...
El Paso and Harris counties joined cities in Tennessee and Ohio in the suit arguing the new requirements are unconstitutional and would cost millions to implement....
Disney filed a lawsuit Tuesday against the Trump administration’s Federal Communications Commission alleging a violation of its First Amendment rights. The suit comes after FCC Chairman Brendan Carr recently defended the agency’s actions against ABC, saying broadcasters have a du...
Alaska voters are choosing candidates for November's general election in a series of primary contests Tuesday, including a U.S. Senate race that will be among the most closely watched in the nation this fall. The campaign featured over a dozen contenders in each of the top races ...
Harris County is staring down a $178 million budget shortfall — and if commissioners approve a proposed tax increase, homeowners could feel it in their wallets. The county is considering a tax rate that would increase the property tax bill on a median-valued homestead by about $9...
Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema has been reelected for a second five-year term, the Electoral Commission of Zambia announced early Tuesday. He was declared the outright winner of last Thursday's presidential election without the need for a run-off, having secured 61.4% of th...
Harris County's proposed FY27 General Fund budget is about $327 million more than last year's budget. Here's what's driving costs, what commissioners could cut and what the debate could mean for property taxes....
A Harris County commissioner calls it one of the largest tax increases in county history, and now we know how much it could cost taxpayers.
Major League Baseball's team owners unanimously have approved the sale of the San Diego Padres to an investor group led by private equity billionaire José E. Feliciano and his wife and business partner, Kwanza Jones. The league announced the approval Monday after a vote. Felician...
WASHINGTON — U.S. Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Rodney Scott announced that his agency is pausing construction work in Big Bend National Park while he conducts an “on-the-ground evaluation,” reversing course after heavy machinery had begun moving dirt. In a video pos...
Morath, the Texas Education Commissioner, says HISD could exit state intervention "relatively soon" and added the district needs to make special education changes a "primary" goal to ensure that....
The Conroe City Council voted 3-2 against putting Flock cameras on the November ballot for voters to decide whether the city should continue using them....
The wait is almost over. The 2026 AP Top 25 preseason poll drops at noon ET, giving college football enthusiasts a look at how voters view the top teams approaching the season. The Top 25 voters are decided by more than 60 journalists covering college football for AP members and ...
A Russian court on Monday convicted a prominent opposition politician for speaking out against the war in Ukraine and sentenced him to 11 years and one month in prison in the latest crackdown leading up to next month's parliamentary election. The verdict against Lev Shlosberg, a ...
Katy City Council approved a contract amendment with Texas Pride Disposal to raise solid waste collection and disposal rates by 4.8%.
Commissioners are expected to review the budget, as the county is projected to face a $178 million shortfall.
Cy-Fair ISD's board of trustees called for a 12-cent voter-approval tax rate election, or VATRE, and a four-proposition bond election.
DALLAS — Texas cities have floated unusual proposals to slash their spending as they face yawning budget gaps, from laying off employees and charging non-residents higher zoo ticket prices, to asking voters to reconsider public funding to a new arena for the San Antonio Spurs. Th...
Sporting red-white-and-blue sneakers and a matching bedazzled manicure ahead of Florida's primaries on Tuesday, Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz smiles and tells voters she is “running for reelection to Congress.” That’s true — with a caveat. Wasserman Schultz is seeking her 12th te...
Sen. Gallego reacted to reports of poor conditions aboard the USS Lincoln, saying they are ongoing and blaming the Trump administration's leadership and the war with Iran for the ship's extended deployment....
Ukraine launched hundreds of drones across Russia on Sunday, killing at least six people in one of Kyiv's largest aerial attacks of the war.
Brazil's main presidential election candidates kicked off their campaigns Sunday in their political strongholds ahead of what is expected to be a tight October election. President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva spoke to more than 10,000 supporters at the Vila Euclides Stadium outside ...
A paddleboarder drowned in a Colorado reservoir Friday. marking the second paddleboarding death there in nine days.
Democratic voters are showing up for this year’s primaries in numbers not seen in decades, a pattern emerging across several states that has the party optimistic about its prospects in November when control of Congress will be at stake. In Tuesday's primary , Wisconsin Democrats ...
Democrats' process for picking a 2028 presidential nominee will likely kick off in states where candidates will need to appeal to key supporters such as Black and Latino voters and union members. It also may require fewer parkas for the winters in Iowa, which is out of the top sp...
Proposed design guidelines for Houston’s Norhill Historic District are headed back for review after the Houston Archaeological and Historical Commission voted Wednesday, Aug. 13, to rescind its conditional approval and create a two-member subcommittee to revisit the conditions. T...
The two Democratic members, Commissioners Grady Prestage and Dexter McCoy, have boycotted meetings with legal questions surrounding interim Judge Daniel Wong....
The lowered outlook comes after significant financial restructuring by Mayor John Whitmire’s administration.
President Donald Trump on Friday downplayed the toll on American sailors enduring a record-setting deployment of nearly nine months on the USS Abraham Lincoln as concerns escalated about mental health and supply issues aboard the aircraft carrier supporting U.S. operations agains...
U.S. Rep. Russell Fry endorsed Sen. Darline Graham in South Carolina's Republican Senate primary runoff, saying on Friday that she should replace her late brother on general election ballots because of her ability to advance President Donald Trump's agenda and her understanding o...
U.S. Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Rodney S. Scott released a statement he said was “correcting the record” on projects happening in Big Bend National Park....
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Vote counting in Zambia’s presidential election was suspended by the electoral authority Friday over reports of attacks on polling officials and the theft of some ballot papers. The Electoral Commission of Zambia said it was suspending the counting immediately “in view of the sec...
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is warning families to immediately stop using certain indoor and outdoor slide playsets after a 17-month-old child died in an entrapment incident. The warning, issued Aug. 13, involves Model WPX-4 slide playsets manufactured by Wenzhou ...
The Conroe City Council voted late Thursday night on whether to place a binding proposition about the city’s Flock Safety license plate reader cameras on the November ballot, but the motion did not get the three “yes” votes needed to advance. PREVIOUS: Should Flock cameras stay i...
This week's ruling by Judge Jeth Jones solidifies the likelihood that Wong, a Republican who is facing Democratic Fort Bend County Commissioner Dexter McCoy in the county judge race, will continue to serve in that position through the November election....
Nigel Farage beat trash-can wearing comic candidate Count Binface on Friday, regaining a seat in Parliament he quit a month ago to trigger the widely mocked special election. Farage received 22,239 votes and Binface, who finished in second, won nearly 9,500 votes. The election, h...
Farmer Tim Burrack had concerns about the Republican nominee for Iowa governor — and he wasn't the only one. The conservative voter from northeast Iowa said he didn't know Zach Lahn before the political newcomer “came out of nowhere" with a surprise GOP primary win over the candi...
President Donald Trump’s son-in-law and negotiator Jared Kushner will travel to the Middle East next week to try to advance plans for an end to the conflict in Gaza after a deal recently announced by the Trump administration ran into Israeli opposition . An official with the Boar...
While most county business can be conducted with three commissioners present, the county's budget needs one more to pass. If the boycotting commissioners don't show, it could lead to budget cuts....
The yearslong case against six Nevada Republicans who were accused of submitting a bogus certificate that falsely declared Donald Trump the winner of the state’s 2020 presidential election has been dismissed, a judge ruled Thursday. The dismissal marks the latest setback in swing...
Fort Bend County Commissioners Court moved forward Thursday with a proposed property tax rate, but the meeting again took place without Democratic Commissioners Dexter McCoy and Grady Prestage. County Judge Daniel Wong and Republican Commissioners Andy Meyers and Vincent Morales ...
More than 50 automated license plate reader cameras are positioned around Conroe, quietly capturing information from vehicles traveling through the city. Some residents say the cameras make them feel safer. Others see them as an invasion of privacy. “I think if it involves everyb...
Rodney Scott, the head of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, indicated Thursday the agency would stick with its plan to build vehicle barriers and patrol roads in the West Texas park despite growing public outcry. "We are securing this park to protect its legacy," Scott said in ...
After 50 years in the Texas Legislature and nearly three at City Hall, Whitmire says he will seek a second term as mayor.
The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has issued a recall for 213,500 units of Goody King magnetic building cubes and blocks due to the risk of the magnets becoming loose and swallowed by children....
Campaigning for the U.S. Senate, Paxton says he was “delivered by God” to protect Texas from leftists. Talarico’s focus: “You can’t love God and hate other people.”...
The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals rebuked the lower court’s 2025 ruling that struck down nine provisions of a sweeping election law related to voter assistance....
The Kennedy Center will move forward with a two-year closure of the sprawling performing arts venue to allow for substantial renovation work, while some outdoor programming may continue. That’s according to two people familiar with the matter who spoke on condition of anonymity b...
Jury selection began Wednesday in Meta's federal trial over claims its platforms have harmed youth mental health and track children in violation of federal law. The trial is scheduled to begin next week and is expected to last six to eight weeks....
On Thursday's show: We learn about a pair of issues voters will decide in the November election. And a Houston biologist considers how living on Mars might affect the human body and mind....
Zambians began casting their votes Thursday in a presidential election that will test whether President Hakainde Hichilema ’s economic reforms were enough to overcome widespread frustration over the cost of living. Around 8 million people in the southern African country of 22 mil...
The Kennedy Center's board is expected to meet Thursday to consider plans for the performing arts venue's future after a federal judge blocked an earlier move for a two-year closure that would allow for substantial renovations. Ahead of the meeting, the Kennedy Center's managemen...
Tens of thousands of voters are heading to the polls Thursday in a special election in a small seaside resort just outside London that will pit a potential candidate to be the next U.K. prime minister against a collection of independents, jokers and single-issue candidates, led b...
Democrats are gathering to finalize their 2028 presidential primary calendar this week, setting the stage for a wide-open contest to succeed President Donald Trump and chart a path ahead as the party's voters oscillate between progressive and more moderate candidates. The Democra...
As the November election approaches, Texas voters should make sure they know what they need before heading to the polls. From acceptable forms of identification to what happens if you show up without the ID you normally use, here are some important voting reminders from 2 Helps Y...
Houston voters will have the opportunity this November to reshape two significant law enforcement policies — low-level marijuana possession enforcement and no-knock warrants. The Houston City Council passed an ordinance placing a charter amendment on the November ballot. If appro...
This story is published in partnership with Inside Climate News , a nonprofit, independent news organization that covers climate, energy and the environment. Sign up for the ICN newsletter here. Reservoirs have rebounded, but the fight over water isn’t over in Corpus Christi. The...
Sen. Darline Graham and Rep. Ralph Norman will face off in a Republican runoff election for South Carolina’s vacant U.S. Senate seat, one month after the sudden passing of late Sen. Lindsey Graham....
A progressive advocacy organization said it submitted more than 40,000 signatures to place the measures on the November ballot.
