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California voters to decide on Prop 40 billionaire tax
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....
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Houston mayor signs order to limit cooperation with ICE, says 'elections matter' after Democrats win
Mayor Whitmire says the city will limit cooperation with federal immigration authorities after Democrats won power in Texas for the first time in decades....
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‘End the Streak’ campaign highlights DWI and pedestrian 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....
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European air traffic targeted by several new threats after a week of hoaxes
Officials across Europe reported more bomb threats against multiple flights on Friday, following a string of hoaxes that have caused flight diversions this week....
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Boyfriend charged in Houston woman's 2007 cold case murder, police say
Police say they've solved a young mother's murder almost 20 years later.
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Tesla plans to wind down Cybertruck production next year
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....
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See exclusive look at Zoo Atlanta's giant pandas ahead of public debut
Giant pandas Ping Ping and Fu Shuang made their public debut at Zoo Atlanta's new Arthur M. Blank Panda Grove on Friday.
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Cornell faculty senate to release result of no-confidence vote
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....
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The polls missed Texas again. This time by twice as much. The other way.
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....
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Houston Mayor John Whitmire announces HPD will reduce ICE cooperation following midterm results
HPD's interactions with ICE posed a political conundrum to Whitmire over the past year.
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How immigration policy and ICE enforcement could change under Democrats
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....
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League City covers up its license plate reading cameras: The Good, Bad, and Ugly of the week
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.