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13+ hour, 59+ min ago   (562+ words) Houston voters could decide this fall whether to amend the city charter to deprioritize enforcement of low-level marijuana offenses and ban police from carrying out no-knock warrants after activists submitted nearly 40,000 petition signatures to City Hall. The referendum would thrust…...

7+ hour, 34+ min ago   (423+ words) The longtime Houston man’s death drew national attention and raised questions surrounding the incident — which federal authorities said happened when he attempted to run over an ICE agent with his vehicle. Harris County District Attorney Sean Teare’s investigation into the…...

7+ hour, 52+ min ago   (271+ words) Yorlan Rafael Reyes, 31, escaped from jail custody on July 18 at HCA Houston Healthcare Kingwood, leading to the termination of a correctional officer. A Liberty County Jail inmate who escaped last month was apprehended Wednesday in Mukilteo, Washington, located near Seattle,…...

1+ day, 7+ hour ago   (247+ words) Deep-fried flan. Buffalo-ranche tater tots shaped into a taco shell. A boozy peach soft-serve float. This year's most creative State Fair of Texas food isn't on the midway yet — but the finalists are set. The state fair on Aug. 6 announced…...

17+ hour, 35+ min ago   (765+ words) By REBECCA SANTANA, VALERIE GONZALEZ, CYBELE MAYNES-OSTERMAN and RYAN J. FOLEY Michael Lukens, who heads the Amica Center, called the idea that the administration had given the sole-source contract to the Texas firm “upsetting and shocking.” “It really does forebode a…...

12+ hour, 16+ min ago   (244+ words) After 42 days, a workers’ strike at a Texas City chemical plant has ended. The strike began after Ashland Specialty Chemicals proposed a new contract that removed benefits for senior workers, reorganized job positions and reduced sick leave benefits, according to…...

1+ day, 12+ hour ago   (374+ words) The ruling could allow firearm owners to purchase firearm suppressors — known as silencers — short-barreled rifles, short-barreled shotguns and other certain firearms without registration, while also removing a layer of background checks. Last year, Republicans eliminated a $200 tax on those devices…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago   (337+ words) Texas hunting licenses go on sale Aug. 15. Here's what changed with new identification requirements, residency rules and license prices. The countdown to hunting season in Texas is underway, but hunters buying last minute licenses may face an unexpected hurdle. With…...

1+ day, 22+ hour ago   (370+ words) The Trump administration plans to award a $150 million contract to a Houston law firm that lacks experience in immigration matters. The agreement would task the firm with providing legal representatio... - The Trump administration plans to award a $150 million contract to…...

1+ day, 16+ hour ago   (1000+ words) After hitting his GOP foe for voting under an address where he no longer lived, The Texas Tribune and ProPublica found the Democratic Senate candidate also appears to have done so. Texas state Rep. James Talarico voted in five elections…...