Houston County Sheriff’s Office asks for public help to locate fugitive

Savannah Owens has additional warrants out for her arrest for Possession of a Controlled Substance, Evading Arrest or Detention with Previous Convictions and Failure to Identify - Fugitive Intent.

Houston trails are getting an upgrade, but the largest share of Texas funding is going somewhere else

New money is headed to 73 pedestrian projects across Texas. One metro is getting almost four times as much as Houston.
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‘Outrageous conduct’: Dissenting judge in Texas redistricting case says ruling was made before dissent could be written

Judge Jerry Smith, who sits on the 5th US Circuit Court of Appeals, published his 100-page dissent on Wednesday.
Houston Public Media

Texas governor sets Jan. 31 runoff date for Houston’s 18th Congressional District special election

Acting Harris County Attorney Christian Menefee and former Houston City Council member Amanda Edwards are competing for the congressional seat, which has been vacant since the March death of U.S. Rep.

A long journey for dozens of Texas children ends in Houston, where they were officially adopted

Thirty families finalized adoptions at the Harris County Juvenile Justice Center on Wednesday, giving 38 children forever homes during National Adoption Month. HOUSTON — November is National Adoption Month, and dozens of families across Texas are celebrating a life-changing milestone — officially welcoming children into their forever homes.
KUT

Cracking, packing and power: How Texas’ congressional redistricting could reshape Houston

The congressional redistricting Texas Republicans pushed forward this summer didn’t just reshape two of Houston’s most historically diverse districts: It also changed which voters there have the power to choose who will represent them in Washington.

No. 2 Houston looks to stay perfect vs. Rider as freshmen shine

Houston is coming off its first close game of the season and now looks to remain unbeaten when it hosts Rider on Thursday night.

Houston still on naughty list as second most-sinful city in the U.S.; here's where other Texas cities landed

For the second straight year, Houston has been named the most sinful city in Texas and second only to Las Vegas in the entire country. WalletHub's list of the 2025’s Most Sinful Cities in America is based on these seven "sins."

2 Buddhist monks hurt in crash on highway near Houston, police say

The crash happened on U.S. 90 in Dayton in Liberty County near 99 at about 6:15 p.m. The pilot vehicle struck two of the monks. One was taken by helicopter to a Houston hospital. The other was taken to a hospital by ambulance. Their conditions were not known.

Waymo is launching self-driving cars in Houston and other Texas metros

Waymo-the self-driving cars that ferry around passengers in several U.S. cities, including Austin Waymo did not specify when exactly Texans can hail a ride with one of its vehicles. But it noted that operations start in Miami this week,
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