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seattletimes.com > nation-world > texas-pediatricians-face-paxton-investigations-for-vaccinating-children

Texas pediatricians face Paxton investigations for vaccinating children

19+ hour, 29+ min ago   (21+ words) Texas attorney general and GOP Senate candidate alleges a sprawling, profit-driven conspiracy. Pediatricians say the accusations are an attempt at intimidation....


chron.com > gulf-coast > article > college-mainland-copper-shipbuilding-texas-22463674.php

Shipbuilding apprenticeship announced for Texas college

6+ hour, 44+ min ago   (370+ words) A push to build more icebreaker ships has led to new apprenticeship programs at Texas City's College of the Mainland in a new partnership with Davie Defense's Gulf Copper shipyard, which will soon begin building the ships on Galveston at…...


houstonpublicmedia.org > articles > news > city-of-houston > 10/05/2026 > 563663 > houston-mayor-whitmire-administration-withdraws-immigration-ice-law-enforcement-related-grant-after-secret-application

Mayor Whitmire’s administration withdraws ‘immigration law enforcement’ related grant after secret application

7+ hour, 16+ min ago   (334+ words) The administration had quietly submitted the application without council approval despite fierce debate. Houston Mayor John Whitmire's administration said it has withdrawn its application for a federal grant tied to "immigration law enforcement" — after submitting the application without the city…...


houstonpublicmedia.org > articles > news > harris-county > 10/05/2026 > 563640 > rice-university-study-finds-class-disparities-in-natural-disaster-preparedness

Rice University study finds income disparities in natural disaster preparedness

8+ hour, 54+ min ago   (417+ words) Nearly half of low-income households say they would be unprepared if natural disaster struck. While the majority of Houstonians say they feel prepared for natural disasters, a recent survey by Rice University found that income was a determining factor in…...


houstonpublicmedia.org > articles > news > politics > election-2026 > 10/05/2026 > 563570 > harris-county-judge-candidates-find-common-ground-on-flooding-houston-health-workforce-development

Harris County judge candidates find common ground on flooding, Houston Health, at Sunday forum

13+ hour ago   (720+ words) Democratic candidate Letitia Plummer and Republican candidate Orlando Sanchez shared the stage at a forum organized by The Metropolitan Organization on Sunday, October 4. The Democratic and Republican candidates for Harris County judge seemed to find common ground on a range…...


houstonpublicmedia.org > articles > environment > 10/05/2026 > 563579 > supreme-courts-new-term-kicks-off-with-blockbuster-climate-change-case

Supreme Court’s new term kicks off with blockbuster climate change case

13+ hour, 38+ min ago   (1237+ words) The case centers on whether local governments can hold giant energy companies accountable for the local harms of climate change, but it has repercussions beyond climate. A new Supreme Court term begins Monday with arguments in a blockbuster case about…...


houstonpublicmedia.org > articles > news > energy-environment > animals > 10/04/2026 > 556427 > texas-new-world-screwworm-tracker

New World screwworm cases climb to 53; new case confirmed in Brewster County dog

16+ hour, 17+ min ago   (896+ words) The latest case was confirmed in a dog in Brewster County as New World screwworm cases in the U.S. climbed to 53. Three animal cases remain active, and officials have also recorded one wild fly detection. There have now been 53 confirmed New…...


houstonpublicmedia.org > articles > news > politics > election-2026 > 10/05/2026 > 563562 > trump-heads-to-san-antonio-for-race-deemed-the-whole-enchilada-in-the-2026-midterms

Trump heads to San Antonio for race deemed the ‘whole enchilada’ in the 2026 midterms

16+ hour, 14+ min ago   (623+ words) He’ll appear at the Freeman Coliseum with Republican Carlos De La Cruz, who is running in the newly redrawn 35th Congressional District. This story first appeared in the San Antonio Report. President Donald Trump will campaign in a brand-new San Antonio-area…...


houstonpublicmedia.org > articles > shows > bauer-business-focus > 10/05/2026 > 563537 > generosity-crisis

Generosity Crisis

3+ day, 8+ hour ago   (157+ words) Why Feeling Busy Doesn’t Have to Be a Barrier Bauer College Associate Professor of Marketing and Entrepreneurship, Melanie Rudd, shares reasons why it might feel like we have no time to give back. “Between work, family, errands, and all else…...


houstonpublicmedia.org > articles > news > texas > 10/05/2026 > 563566 > judge-halts-big-bend-area-border-wall-construction-use-of-federal-waivers

Judge halts Big Bend area border wall construction, use of federal waivers

15+ hour, 56+ min ago   (883+ words) At a Friday hearing in El Paso, a U.S. District Judge ordered all construction on the Big Bend area border wall project to stop immediately — including in Big Bend National Park and Big Bend Ranch State Park. The order also included…...