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The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1630: Creating Nature
1+ week, 5+ day ago (125+ words) Episode: 1630 In which we ponder a very subjective notion of reality. Today, nature changes before our eyes. To embed this piece of audio in your site, please use this code: This article is part of the podcast Engines of Our…...
Talarico blasts Paxton AI ad in Texas US Senate race fight
21+ hour, 11+ min ago (253+ words) Democrat James Talarico is pushing back on deepfake AI advertising in the Texas U.S. Senate race. Republican U.S. Senate candidate Ken Paxton released an AI ad Tuesday, Sept. 8, entitled "King James." The ad attacked Talarico's religious faith and showed AI-generated images of…...
Houston weather: Slight relief Friday with less humidity
6+ hour, 30+ min ago (127+ words) Drier air arrives Friday, bringing a brief feel of refreshing air and keeping heat index values lower. Sunshine returns for the weekend, but it will remain hot, with humidity gradually increasing again. Temperatures this time of the year are typically…...
Houston City Hall celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month with music, cultural pride, and memorial
17+ hour, 30+ min ago (329+ words) Houston City Hall celebrated Hispanic Heritage Month with live music and awards honoring local community leaders. The event also included a solemn dedication to Lorenzo Salgado, a Houston resident shot and killed by ICE agents earlier this year. City Controller…...
Texas Tech, Houston Set For Ranked Big 12 Showdown In Lubbock
16+ hour, 29+ min ago (371+ words) Texas Tech returns home Friday night for its biggest test of the young season, and the stakes are immediately higher. The Red Raiders host Houston in their Big 12 opener, matching a pair of 2-0 teams in a nationally televised game at…...
Houston Mosques Claim They’re Signing Up 1,000 Voters A Week. Here’s Why.
16+ hour, 37+ min ago (418+ words) Houston Muslim leaders say they are registering about 1,000 voters a week at area mosques after the State Board of Education adopted new social studies standards. Islamic Society of Greater Houston President Emran Gazi described the effort at a press conference…...
Pump shock: Texas diesel reaches highest price ever at $5.96 a gallon
21+ hour, 23+ min ago (390+ words) The average diesel price in Texas hit a new record, reaching $5.96 per gallon. Previously, the record price for the Texas statewide average diesel price was $5.33, set on June 19, 2022. That means motorists such as truck drivers who rely on diesel are…...
Sugar Land adopts 3.6% property tax increase, adding about $59 a year for median homeowner
9+ hour, 32+ min ago (385+ words) Sugar Land homeowners were originally facing a property tax increase of about $96 a year — more than 6% — before City Council approved a lower tax rate this week. Sugar Land homeowners in the suburban Fort Bend County area will see a smaller…...
FDA designates hand soap recall in Texas, 14 other states as Class II
5+ hour, 30+ min ago (190+ words) Nearly 2,700 cases of hand soap distributed in Texas and 14 other states were recalled over possible bacterial contamination. Here’s what to check. The recall of nearly 2,700 hand soaps distributed in Texas and 14 other states was upgraded as a Class II recall…...
Harris County commissioners approve historic $3.1 billion budget, finalize tax hike
9+ hour, 46+ min ago (596+ words) In total, the 2027 county tax rate has been set at $0.67 per $100 of valuation — a 7.6 percent increase from last year’s tax rate of $0.62, according to agenda documents. It’s one of the highest combined tax rates passed by Harris County in 20 years. Harris…...