Jay Rockefeller, former West Virginia governor and US senator who was part of a dynasty, dies at 89
Rockefeller died Thursday night at his home in Washington.
Rockefeller died Thursday night at his home in Washington.
government
Could California become the first state in the country to enact a billionaire tax? Voters will decide on Proposition 40, which is an effort to fund the state's healthcare system....
government
Mayor Whitmire says the city will limit cooperation with federal immigration authorities after Democrats won power in Texas for the first time in decades....
safety
Texas is working to end the daily streak of deaths on its roadways through its annual “End the Streak” campaign. But despite years of progress, deadly crashes remain a major concern, especially in Harris County. According to TxDOT, Harris County leads the state in DWI fatalities....
News
Officials across Europe reported more bomb threats against multiple flights on Friday, following a string of hoaxes that have caused flight diversions this week....
safety
Police say they've solved a young mother's murder almost 20 years later.
business
Tesla CEO Elon Musk says production of the Cybertruck will begin winding down at Gigafactory Texas next year as the company shifts resources to its Cybercab program following sluggish sales and ongoing challenges....
News
Giant pandas Ping Ping and Fu Shuang made their public debut at Zoo Atlanta's new Arthur M. Blank Panda Grove on Friday.
government
Following the alleged gang rape of a student, Cornell University is expected to release the results of a no-confidence vote regarding its handling of sexual violence....
government
We told you two things about the Texas polls: they missed the final results by three to five points in each of the last three statewide elections and that nobody could tell you who was going to win. Turns out we were more right on that last part than we thought....
government
HPD's interactions with ICE posed a political conundrum to Whitmire over the past year.
government
Cesar Espinosa from the civil rights nonprofit FIEL Houston and immigration attorney Ruby Powers consider how the midterm election results might affect immigration policy and ICE enforcement in Houston and Texas as a whole....
library
The Houston Matters panel of non-experts weighs in on stories from the week’s news and decides if they’re good, bad, or ugly.
