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10+ hour, 36+ min ago  (274+ words) June 25, 2026 / 10: 31 PM EDT / AP Tatsuya Imai struck out 10 in six scoreless innings and Taylor Trammell homered to lead the Houston Astros to a 2-1 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Thursday night. Imai (5-3) allowed two hits and a walk and threw…...

2+ hour, 43+ min ago  (840+ words) The Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo recently announced a massive expansion'the largest investment in its history'but the decision revives a long-standing question: Why not the Astrodome? On Wednesday, the HLSR announced plans to build a 1 million-square-foot livestock and agricultural complex…...

8+ hour, 56+ min ago  (455+ words) The city of Houston's new Capital Improvement Plan outlines investments in infrastructure over the next five years. But projects in the plan are often delayed " and many Houstonians have trouble getting improvements to their neighborhoods added to the list. Thursday…...

16+ hour, 13+ min ago  (891+ words) The Texas Democratic Convention begins Thursday in Corpus Christi. The three-day convention features several national and statewide figures in the party " this while polls show Democratic candidate James Talarico essentially even with his Republican opponent for U. S. Senate, Attorney General Ken…...

1+ day, 7+ min ago  (136+ words) It's time for Arlington, Texas, to host its fourth game of the FIFA World Cup match-up. The Dallas Stadium will host Japan on Thursday, June 25, as they return to take on Sweden, with a kick-off time of 6 p. m. CT/ 5 p. m. MT. All…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago  (773+ words) Just ahead of closely contested midterms, Texas is about to get a new top voting official. Many locals there fear the frontrunner is a state lawmaker and pastor with no election experience. Just months ahead of closely contested midterm elections,…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (123+ words) Episode: 2608 Maria Telkes: Solar Energy Pioneer. Today, here comes the sun. To embed this piece of audio in your site, please use this code: This article is part of the podcast Engines of Our Ingenuity Have a News Tip? Tell…...

1+ day, 7+ hour ago  (627+ words) By JIM VERTUNO and JAMIE STENGLE A final vote by the Republican-controlled Texas State Board of Education on whether to approve the plan is set for Friday. Last year, Texas became the largest state to require every classroom to display…...

1+ day, 12+ hour ago  (716+ words) Developers broke ground on Cole Ranch last week. The community will include more than 4, 300 homes, 156 acres of commercial space, a 55-acre business park and 1, 200 acres of open space." A historic North Texas cattle ranch is officially beginning its transformation into…...

1+ day, 10+ hour ago  (500+ words) Marizel Yukee is accused of providing medically unnecessary allografts to patients while receiving kickbacks, according to the U. S. Attorney's Office. Her case is one prosecutors are citing as part of a national crackdown on health care fraud. A Las Vegas-based nurse-practitioner…...