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Harris County Democratic Party reprimands Houston Mayor John Whitmire, withholds future endorsement | Houston Public Media
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Houston Mayor John Whitmire's political party of more than five decades admonished him on Sunday — barring the lifelong Democrat from...
Election results: Progressive Alejandra Salinas beats moderate Dwight Boykins in Houston City Council runoff | Houston Public Media
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Trial attorney Alejandra Salinas beat former city council member Dwight Boykins in Saturday’s runoff election to fill a vacant at-large seat on the Houston...
Harris County commissioners bash ‘subpar’ pay equity study | Houston Public Media
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Harris County commissioners on Thursday slammed a consulting firm over the results of a costly pay equity study they said was riddled with errors.
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H-E-B recalls soup because of milk ingredient in mislabeled containers | Houston Public Media
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Frank Gehry, late renowned architect, helped design The Woodlands Town Center | Houston Public Media
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The Woodlands was never supposed to be a bedroom community. Instead, Jim Carman, president of the Texas Region of Howard Hughes Communities, the...
Rod Paige, former U.S. education secretary and Houston ISD superintendent, dies at 92 | Houston Public Media
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Rod Paige, a former Houston ISD superintendent and U.S. Secretary of Education, died Tuesday morning at the age of 92.
Paige was...
Houston-area man pleads guilty to smuggling $160 million high-powered chips to China | Houston Public Media
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In a purported first-of-its-kind case, a Houston-area man pleaded guilty to federal charges of smuggling $160 million worth of high-powered semiconductors...
Fort Bend County raises toll rates for drivers starting in 2026 | Houston Public Media
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Fort Bend County drivers will have to start paying more to use toll roads at the start of the...
Waymo will recall software after its self-driving cars passed stopped school buses | Houston Public Media
The autonomous ride-hailing service Waymo plans to file a voluntarily software recall after several reports that its self-driving taxis illegally passed stopped school buses.
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Houston’s 2026 World Cup experience to include one of soccer’s biggest stars | Houston Public Media
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What is likely to be the final World Cup of Cristiano Ronaldo's storied soccer career will be played partly in Houston.
The 40-year-old...
