Emergency road repairs shuts down 2 lanes on US-290 at Cypress Rosehill, TxDOT says
According to TxDOT Houston, emergency road repairs are expected to last through Tuesday evening and into the morning hours of Wednesday.
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University of Houston poll shows Democrats likely to keep Harris County hold in key races
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Houston Sports Hall of Fame to induct Class of 2026
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Bay Area woman Rong Yuan poisoned by co-worker David Xu speaks out for 1st time after his felony conviction expunged by judge
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2 killed in multi-vehicle crash on East Freeway at Monmouth, Harris County Sheriff's Office says
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Texas appeals order requiring air conditioning in all prisons
Texas has appealed a federal court's ruling that would require all state prisons to be air conditioned by the end of 2029.
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Pope surgery update: Vatican says Pope Leo XIV has lung cancer and the lower lobe of his right lung was removed
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‘We’re tired of it’: Carverdale neighbors push for landfill closure as Harris County sues
Iesheia Ayers-Wilson has spent all 46 years of her life in Carverdale, about a block from the Hawthorn Park landfill. “We’re just tired of it being here. And we’re ready for a change,” Ayers-Wilson said. She calls the landfill an eyesore and says truck traffic and noise are daily...
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Paxton says he won’t cut Social Security benefits, responding to leaked audio
Texas Attorney General and Republican U.S. Senate candidate Ken Paxton said he would protect Social Security, but that cuts to federal spending are necessary to reduce the budget deficit in the long-term....