Prominent Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong was sentenced to 10 years in prison Thursday for his second conviction under a Beijing-imposed national security law, in a case that critics say reflects the crackdown on the city’s once-thriving pro-democracy movement. Wong was charged in 2025 with conspi...
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Texas Republicans redrew the state’s congressional map in 2025 with the goal of giving their party an advantage in Washington. But in Houston’s 9th Congressional District, the new boundaries didn’t deliver the outcome Republicans wanted. Democrat Leticia Gutierrez defeated Republ...
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Houston police are investigating a suspicious death after a woman was found dead Wednesday evening in southeast Houston.
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League City is beginning to cover its Flock license plate reader cameras after voters rejected their continued use, setting in motion a shutdown of a technology that has divided residents over public safety and privacy. About 54% voted against Proposition A, while about 46% suppo...
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With holiday deliveries increasing, Constable Mark Herman’s Office is reminding residents to take steps to prevent thieves from stealing packages from their doorsteps. The Constable says residents should do the following to keep their packages safe Track deliveries so you know wh...
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Police are investigating the death of a woman who was found in an apartment in southeast Houston on Wednesday afternoon.
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Charges have been filed against a man in the 2007 murder of a woman who was found strangled to death inside her apartment, according to HPD.
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Senator-elect James Talarico struck a conciliatory tone during his victory speech Tuesday night, telling those who didn't vote for him that he'd fight for them just as he'd fight for those who did....
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Investigators said there was a fight between the suspect and multiple juveniles outside of the suspect's home, and the suspect chased the 13-year-old.
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Just one day after making history in Harris County, Judge-elect Dr. Letitia Plummer is already laying the groundwork for her new administration, outlining plans to work with county commissioners, law enforcement, flood control officials and local leaders as she prepares to take o...
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Another cold front arrives Sunday, bringing cooler air, lower humidity and a brisk change for the start of next week.
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In Governor-Elect Gina Hinojosa’s victory speech on Tuesday night Texans heard the first Latina Governor of Texas say she will fire Texas Education Agency Commissioner Mike Morath her first day in office. 2 Helps You was already asking questions as to what the state’s takeover of...
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Less than 24 hours after a historic sweep of Texas’ statewide elected offices by Democrats, the state’s attorney general-elect Nathan Johnson said Tuesday he will not continue Ken Paxton’s practice of suing doctors in other states for sending abortion medication to patients here....
