Fort Bend County commissioners approved several tax incentive and economic development agreements Thursday that could help bring a massive $10.1 billion Tesla manufacturing project to the county. The vote was 4-0, with County Judge Daniel Wong abstaining. The proposed project, known as “Project C...
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Harris County is leading the state of Texas in early voting, posting record-breaking numbers ahead of Election Day. As of the latest figures, at least 362,534 people in Harris County have already cast their ballots. By comparison, Dallas County has recorded close to 199,000 votes...
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After more than a year of investigation, the Fort Bend County tax assessor-collector and two others now face federal charges for misusing taxpayer money, according to the Department of Justice....
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Daniel Pullin is out as Texas Christian University’s chancellor, less than 17 months after taking the private institution’s top job. Pullin’s resignation Thursday is effective immediately, according to a university statement obtained by the Fort Worth Report. The announcement, wh...
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Fort Bend County Chief Deputy District Clerk Haroon Mughal has been arrested, according to court documents.
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Voters are leaving “I Voted" stickers at Lorenzo Salgado Araujo’s Houston memorial as recent ICE encounters draw scrutiny.
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Voters in Brazoria County Precinct 2 received text messages falsely claiming that votes for the late Republican candidate, Judge Richard Davis, would not count in the general election....
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Airbnb guests can say goodbye to checkout chores like washing dishes, stripping beds and taking out the trash under a new policy announced this week. The short-term rental platform’s new rules limit hosts to “reasonable” checkout requests beginning on Nov. 20. Guests can still be...
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The Supreme Court cleared the way Thursday for New Hampshire to fully ban the use of student IDs for voting during the midterm elections. The justices granted a Republican-backed emergency appeal and blocked the use of student IDs as a backup method of identification. The Supreme...
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A magnitude 7 earthquake hit China's Tibet region on Thursday evening, killing at least 16 people, injuring 32 and collapsing hundreds of homes, official media said....
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Hundreds of customers have contacted KPRC 2 about soaring Aqua Texas water bills. Now, state lawmakers are looking into how the increases were allowed and whether state rules need to change. State Rep. Gary Gates says he is working with Rep. Cody Harris to examine the rules gover...
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Plaintiffs in a lawsuit trying to stop the Trump administration from building a triumphal arch along the Potomac River asked a federal judge on Thursday to halt all construction plans, one day after the National Park Service signaled it would begin work Nov. 5. The plaintiffs — t...
