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Houston ‘Super Feast’ organizers see spike in need for annual Thanksgiving event | Houston Public Media
Lucio Vasquez / Houston Public Media
The Houston chapter of the City Wide Club of America is hosting its annual "Super Feast," a Thanksgiving event...
Houston ISD is losing more students than previously projected, internal document shows | Houston Public Media
Colleen DeGuzman/Houston Public Media
Houston ISD's enrollment has declined more significantly than district leaders anticipated earlier this year, according to an internal district document obtained...
Supreme Court temporarily blocks ruling that found Texas congressional map is likely racially biased | Houston Public Media
Lorianne Willett | KUT News
The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday temporarily blocked a lower court ruling that found Texas’ 2026 congressional redistricting plan pushed...
Houston City Council member proposes giving police more discretion over ICE intervention | Houston Public Media
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Houston City Council Member Letitia Plummer has drafted a proposal that would allow police officers to decide whether or not to call Immigration...
After blocking redistricting map, Judge Jeffrey Brown draws fire from Texas Republicans who once praised him | Houston Public Media
When Texas' new GOP-friendly congressional map was struck down on Tuesday, state leaders blamed the "radical left" and "activist judges." But the opinion was...
Galveston’s Moody Gardens transforms 2 million pounds of ice into global landmarks | Houston Public Media
An ice carver from Harbin, China sculpts a block of ice at Moody Gardens' Ice Land exhibit on Nov. 13, 2025. (Photo Credit: Julianna...
Galveston debuts new $156M cruise terminal with MSC Seascape first to set sail | Houston Public Media
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An additional cruise ship will now anchor at the entrance of the Galveston Bay after the Port of Galveston debuted its...
Harris County will implement AI to expedite permitting process for new builds | Houston Public Media
Macie Kelly / Houston Public Media
Citing successes in Austin and Los Angeles, Harris County leaders last week approved a two-year pilot program to...
Harris County Jail inmate dies after contracting bacterial meningitis, sheriff’s office says | Houston Public Media
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A 53-year-old Harris County Jail inmate died Thursday after being diagnosed with bacterial meningitis, according to the Harris County Sheriff’s Office....
LGBTQ+ Texans fought to be recognized. That work is eroding under a conservative pressure campaign | Houston Public Media
Arlington Mayor Jim Ross stood under the June sun and delivered an impassioned speech in front of a crowd awash in rainbows and glitter.
"You...
