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Harris County committee recommends $40,000 pay boost for treasurer, despite effort to remove her position
36+ min ago (859+ words) Wyatt, a 24-year veteran of the county, asked the nine-member salary grievance committee for a 119% pay increase Thursday to bring her salary from $139,000 to $305,000 — about $50,000 more than she had originally requested in an official grievance filing. Despite commissioners vowing to…...
Why recent rains haven't helped this drought-parched region of Texas
17+ hour, 28+ min ago (415+ words) Across Texas, lakes and reservoirs have seen the benefits of the heavy rains that drenched the state this spring and summer. Outside of San Antonio, beloved Canyon Lake is completely full. In the Coastal Bend, Lake Corpus Christi is nearly…...
West Houston program moving people from homelessness to hotels gains surge in funding
2+ hour, 43+ min ago (430+ words) Local officials contributed $180,000 to the effort. The pilot program served nearly 100 people with $30,000 in funding during its first year. In west Houston, a pilot program moving homeless people from the streets into hotels gained an additional $180,000 from local officials as…...
GMA comes to Houston to cheer on the Houston Texans
11+ hour, 54+ min ago (55+ words) GMA made a stop in H-Town to cheer on the Houston Texans ahead of the team's 25th anniversary season. The prime minister also wishes the duke and duchess well after it emerged they are returning to... GMA made a stop in…...
Judge Removed From Texas Track Meet Killing Case As Karmelo Anthony Seeks New Trial
17+ hour, 48+ min ago (675+ words) Cutting through disinformation takes real reporting, not just a headline. HuffPost is here to call out the deception and deliver the facts. Become a HuffPost member today. The trial judge who presided over the case of Karmelo Anthony was ordered…...
Texas could get more control over Head Start. What would that mean for childcare?
6+ hour, 37+ min ago (788+ words) The federal government is considering giving states more power over Head Start. Providers in Texas worry that will lower childcare standards. Two-year-old Terriona Horton sits with two classmates squishing pink Play-Doh at American Care Academy in South Dallas. She has…...
Texas high school football: Weiss is No. 4 in Austin-area poll
7+ hour, 58+ min ago (815+ words) Weiss quarterback Jaxon Schad (15) celebrates a play as Weiss and Hendrickson face off at The Pfield in Pflugerville, Friday, Sept. 26, 2025. Central Texas' 2026 high school football season kicks off Aug. 27 and the American-Statesman's annual summer tour of the Austin area's top…...
Houston landlords have until December to provide air conditioning to tenants
1+ day, 10+ hour ago (568+ words) Houston landlords soon will be required to provide air conditioning in all rental units for the first time as city council passed a mandate meant to help Houston's lowest-income renters. "All Houstonians deserve a right to rest from heat, and…...
Houston Texans WR Jayden Higgins to miss 2026 season after tearing his ACL in joint practice
1+ day, 11+ hour ago (333+ words) Houston Texans wide receiver Jayden Higgins tore his ACL, a source with direct knowledge of the injury told the Houston Chronicle. He will miss the 2026 regular season. Higgins suffered the injury in the joint practice against the Raiders on Tuesday....
Houston and Woodlands to consider blocking possibility of future annexation via $50M agreement
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (652+ words) Leaders of The Woodlands Township and the City of Houston next week will consider a $50 million agreement that would end an infrastructure funding pool shared by the two entities and ensure that Houston never annexes The Woodlands. The Houston City…...