The county judge acts as a county executive and the top elected leader of the five-member Harris County Commissioners Court, which oversees the third largest county in the nation.
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Miniature organs being sent into space for the very first time may soon help scientists understand how spaceflight impacts certain organs and may accelerate aging....
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Lawyers for an accused Cornell student have asked the judge for a gag order to prevent public comments about the case.
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Ukraine received no early warning from its partners about a Russian ballistic missile strike on Kyiv in which five missiles hit civilian infrastructure, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Tuesday in a post on X. Zelenskyy characterized the barrage on the capital as “particularly ...
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Pope Leo XIV left the Vatican bound for the hospital to have a lung nodule removed.
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On Tuesday's show: We discuss how federal agents identify themselves and the tactics they use with immigrants and U.S. citizens. And we visit a new robotics program at Galveston College....
government
The poll shows state Rep. James Talarico leading Attorney General Ken Paxton among likely Harris County voters in the U.S. Senate race by 22 percentage points, while state Rep. Gina Hinojosa leads Gov. Greg Abbott among likely county voters in the Texas gubernatorial contest by 1...
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Duane Davis was convicted in August of first-degree murder with the use of a deadly weapon. He is the only person ever charged in the death of Tupac Shakur....
business
Halloween is getting bigger, and so is the price tag. Americans are expected to spend a record $13.5 billion on Halloween this year as shoppers stock up on costumes, candy and decorations. Americans say these are the most overdone Halloween costumes The estimate comes from the Na...
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Houston’s unending summerlike weather may finally get a break this weekend. A cold front is expected to approach SE Texas late Friday, potentially bringing our first real fall feel by Saturday. What’s pushing the cold front toward Houston? The change starts thousands of feet abov...
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The Pentagon’s plan to livestream Nidal Malik Hasan’s firing-squad execution creates a parenting challenge that extends well beyond the broadcast
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Travelers heading to George Bush Intercontinental Airport could face traffic delays this week as construction work reduces the number of lanes available near the airport. The roadwork started on Monday at 10 p.m. and will continue through Friday, according to the Houston Airport ...
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Houston police are investigating a possible smash-and-grab at a smoke shop on Airline Drive early Tuesday morning. Reports indicate a vehicle may have crashed into the front of the store around 4:30 a.m. at 5520 Airline Drive, breaking glass and windows. Merchandise may have been...
