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Daily prayer period approved by Houston-area school board after new Texas law enacted
4+ hour, 46+ min ago (359+ words) MAGNOLIA, Texas -- A school district just outside Houston is now the second district in Texas to adopt a prayer period under a newly-enacted state law, according to a newspaper report. The Houston Chronicle reported that over a dozen school districts…...
Authorities release new details about arrest of Hitchcock mayor, illegal gambling investigation
6+ hour, 11+ min ago (554+ words) Galveston County Sheriff Jimmy Fullen said authorities made 33 arrests and seized 749 gaming machines, more than $417,000 in cash and eight firearms on Wednesday in Hitchcock, which is located roughly 40 miles southeast of Houston. Galveston County law enforcement on Friday provided more…...
What stood out from Trump's response to Supreme Court's tariff ruling
6+ hour, 15+ min ago (55+ words) President Trump called the Supreme Court ruling striking down his global tariffs "deeply disappointing" and lambasted the six justices who voted against him. CBS News' Aaron Navarro and Jo Ling Kent have the latest news, and legal contributor Rebecca Roiphe…...
Meet Chie Chie Yard, the first native Houstonian to play Olympic ice hockey
7+ hour, 21+ min ago (252+ words) Yard talks about her road from Houston to the 1998 Winter Olympics in her father's native country of Japan and about her job orchestrating some of the NHL's marquee events throughout the year. With a gold medal for the United States…...
More than 2,000 trail riders are trekking to Houston ahead of annual rodeo
8+ hour, 4+ min ago (657+ words) As part of a Houston rodeo tradition that began in the 1950s, a dozen different trail rides from outlying areas will make their way to the city while riding horses and wagons. Starting this weekend, a dozen trail rides from across…...
Trump says he's "absolutely ashamed" of Supreme Court justices who ruled against his tariffs
8+ hour, 39+ min ago (41+ words) President Trump called the Supreme Court's decision to strike down his sweeping tariffs "deeply disappointing" and said he's "absolutely ashamed" of the justices who voted against them. Trump says he's "absolutely ashamed" of Supreme Court justices who ruled against his…...
Dark money fuels attack ads in final stretch of Texas’ U.S. Senate primaries
9+ hour, 14+ min ago (698+ words) The latest campaign finance reports show big-money interests are heavily invested in the Texas primaries " but unwilling to reveal their identities at a critical juncture of the race. WASHINGTON " If Texans want to know who's funding the deluge of ads…...
Texas Primary Election Turmoil: Jesse Jackson’s Legacy, GOP Divisions, and Media Controversies
9+ hour, 45+ min ago (307+ words) Co-hosts Brandon Rottinghaus and Jeronimo Cortina delve into the latest news in politics If you or someone you know may be struggling with suicidal thoughts, contact the 988 National & Suicide Crisis Lifeline by calling or texting 988. Texas politics also marked the…...
Teaching vs. indoctrinating college students: The Good, Bad, and Ugly of the week
9+ hour, 48+ min ago (181+ words) 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. To embed this piece of audio in your site, please use this code: A lot can happen in…...
Full interview: Mikaela Shiffrin on winning Olympic gold in slalom, grief after her dad's death
9+ hour, 52+ min ago (64+ words) American skier Mikaela Shiffrin talks about competing in the Milano Cortina Winter Games in Italy after winning gold in the women's slalom, her third ever in her Olympic career. Shiffrin opens up about the pressure of competing and the grief…...