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GOP candidate seeks to block Dem’s win amid eligibility question
Lawyers representing Republican Alan Blaylock asked the Secretary of State to declare his Democratic opponent Ericka Lomick ineligible because of a previous North Carolina felony.
The Engines of Our Ingenuity 2500: Milestone 2500
Thousands of flights canceled as airlines work to dig out from nationwide ground stop
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View all‘Satisfactory Performer’: How a Serial Polluter Keeps Thriving in Texas
Despite years of environmental violations and workplace accidents, Formosa Plastics hasn’t been subjected to meaningful discipline. What more would it take?
Astros’ Yordan Alvarez get AL honor
Alvarez led the majors in batting average and finished in a tie for second in the AL in homers and second by himself in RBIs, trailing Pete Alonso’s 43 homers and 113 RBIs for Baltimore.
Flights halted across US due to unspecified ‘extraordinary circumstances,’ FAA says
While officials have not given any indication as to how long the ground stop will last, one passenger flying out of Hobby Airport on Friday indicated that the delay could last hours.
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All in Local AIFound and not forgotten: One descendant’s fight to honor the prison laborers who helped build Sugar Land
A part of Sugar Land history is still waiting for its own preservation efforts to take shape: the 95 graves for African-American prison laborers subjected to the state’s convict-leasing system after the Civil War and forced to labor on the area's sugar cane plantations.
Galveston County residents show environmental concerns about proposed desalination plant
The proposed Bayshore Desalination Facility aims to help with water security in the region by removing salt and minerals from seawater to produce 24.5 million gallons of drinking water a day for a region that’s home to nearly 8 million residents.
Hello Houston – LIVE at Sugar Land Town Square (November 13, 2026)
Today: We broadcast from the heart of Sugar Land to highlight what all one of the largest and fastest growing cities in Texas has to offer.
Hello Houston – The Commuter Cut (November 13, 2026)
For our busy Houston commuters, we have – The Commuter Cut – a special 40-minute version of our show to listen to during your journey home.
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All in Business of AIJon Rosenthal names Railroad Commission transition team, priorities in first address
The Cypress Democrat said in Midland that he’d push to raise salaries, boost production and turbocharge orphan well plugging.
Ken Paxton’s office drops lawsuit accusing NCAA of deceptive marketing of women’s sports
The Texas attorney general had accused the college sports organization of allowing transgender athletes to participate in women’s sports.
Parents of students with disabilities fear losing Texas’ “life-changing” school vouchers
Democrats vowed to end the state’s education savings accounts, which give more than 18,800 students with disabilities public funds for private school and homeschooling.
Scalding state review blasts Texas funeral agency’s lax oversight of body donation program
The identified shortcomings raised “serious concerns” about the stability and operation of the agency, the review found.