Man pleads guilty to Fort Bend County deputy's hit-and-run-death
Deputy Kenneth Lewis passed away two days after he was hit by a vehicle in late February.
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Cypress polling site unseats downtown location as most-visited early voting site in Harris County
Harris County is seeing record early voting turnout this midterm cycle, and a Cypress community center has overtaken a longtime downtown favorite as the busiest polling location....
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Houston considers tighter rules on where gas stations can be built
Houston's mayor's office presented City Council with a proposed ordinance to restrict where new gas stations can be located near residential areas.
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Fort Bend County approves $10B Tesla deal with 10-year tax break tied to 8,700 jobs
If Tesla chooses Fort Bend County as the location for the new solar manufacturing facility, the company will be required to employ a minimum of 8,700-plus workers by the time the site is fully operational, in exchange for the tax break from the county....
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Zelenskyy tells ABC News Starlink network still isn't fully working
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy expressed a willingness to make a deal to end his country's war with Russia and lamented diminished U.S. assistance....
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Faith Hedgepeth murder trial: Jury finds Miguel Olivares guilty of first-degree murder in killing of UNC student in 2012
Faith Hedgepeth was a 19-year-old sophomore at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill when she was fatally beaten in her off-campus apartment in 2012....
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Houston homeowner uses 5-gallon bucket to expose faulty water meter
Houston water customers continue to question unusually high bills, with some saying they struggle to get answers from the city’s Public Works Department. “Every time I have communicated with someone from the Public Works Department, it feels like a dead end and nobody will help,”...
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DOJ preemptively sues to block Alaska Senate results if Republican narrowly loses
President Trump says he directed the DOJ to preemptively file a lawsuit to block the certification of the Alaska Senate race if the Republican incumbent narrowly loses....
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Meghan Markle 'deeply distressed' amid report her father Thomas Markle Sr. is under investigation
Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, has been estranged from her father Thomas Markle Sr. since 2018.
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Texas Midterms: Who’s Winning the Battle for Voters?
Co-hosts Brandon Rottinghaus and Jeronimo Cortina delve into the latest news in politics
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2 men arrested, charged in operations targeting online solicitation of minors, Harris County Sheriff's Office says
The Harris County Sheriff's Office said two men were arrested and charged in separate operations targeting online solicitation of minors.
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Harris County voter cancellations triple in 2026 as county steps up roll review
Harris County has cancelled nearly 8,000 voter registrations this year for a reason the state lists simply as "investigation," about three times as many as during the same months last year, according to an ABC13 analysis of state records....
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Gun found at Houston ISD's Hogg Middle School; student in custody
A student was taken into police custody after a firearm was found at Hogg Middle School on Friday morning, according to Houston ISD.