Indiana's governor turned down a clemency request Monday and said an execution planned for this week would go forward for a man who set a fire that killed his girlfriend's two children in 2010. Gov. Mike Braun said he would follow the Indiana Parole Board's recommendation to let the death sentenc...
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Officials tell The Associated Press that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu wants the Trump administration to carry out new strikes on Iran.
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Photo ID? Check. Polling location? Check. Candidate picks on paper? You’ll want those, too. Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 3, and a little preparation can help Harris County voters avoid confusion before casting their ballots. Some voters have already finished the job. Others, lik...
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The 2026 Texas election includes major decisions over who leads the state, who represents Texas in the U.S. Senate, and who runs Harris County, along with a Houston ballot measure involving policing policies. The campaigns have also raised questions about property taxes, schools,...
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A Learjet that crashed into a Florida roadway on Sunday, killing all nine people aboard, may have been breaking up before it made impact with the ground, the NTSB said....
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Isolated showers are possible Monday night across SE Texas. But the main event will be what's happening to our northwest with our Election Day cold front rolling over places like Dallas, Waco and Austin....
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Houston police are asking for the public’s help identifying a man wanted in an attempted aggravated assault. It happened on October 18th at the Village at Piney Point apartments on Lazy Hollow Drive, near Westheimer and Fondren. Police released this sketch on Monday. They say the...
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More than $10 million in federal funding is headed to Harris County to address a railroad crossing in east Houston that has repeatedly blocked traffic....
schools
A federal judge on Monday dismissed a lawsuit against Harvard University over its alleged failure to provide admissions records that the Justice Department had demanded to ensure the Ivy League school stopped using affirmative action in admissions. The Justice Department said Har...
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The Supreme Court has rejected a push for California to set aside thousands of mail ballots from people Trump's administration claims are noncitizens.
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Protestors said the city stopped the demolition on Friday because the proper permits were not in place to tear it down.
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In a conversation with ABC13, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the economy is not where the Trump administration wants it to be
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The Galveston Police Department has launched a new unit dedicated to tackling one of the island’s most persistent and complex challenges — homelessness. The team is known as HOPE, short for Homeless Outreach Partnership and Enforcement. Constable Mark Herman warns residents: ‘Por...
