Tag: National
Rod Paige made indelible marks on education in Houston and beyond. The reforms he championed remain contested | Houston Public Media
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Rod Paige, the former Houston ISD superintendent and U.S. education secretary under President George W. Bush, will be laid to rest Thursday...
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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U.S. Rep. Troy Nehls won’t seek reelection, becoming sixth Texas Republican to announce exit from Congress | Houston Public Media
U.S. Rep. Troy Nehls, R-Richmond, announced on Saturday that he won't seek reelection to his Houston-area district, becoming the sixth Republican in Texas' congressional...
Small businesses feel more uneasy ahead of the holidays after a year of slow sales and high costs | Houston Public Media
Melissa Fabian opened Simply Nourished Market & Mercantile four years ago in Mason City, Iowa. Shoppers can find organic produce and grass-fed lamb from...
Dissenting judge blasts ruling against Texas redistricting map, seeks Supreme Court review | Houston Public Media
A federal judge has issued a blistering dissent after two other judges on the same panel blocked Texas' congressional redistricting map from taking effect...
‘You woke us up’: California Gov. Gavin Newsom, energized by Prop 50 redistricting win, thanks Texas | Houston Public Media
California Gov. Gavin Newsom's victory lap over passage of Proposition 50 reached Texas on Saturday, days after his state greenlit his plan to blunt...
Texas AG Ken Paxton will seek court order to have Democrats who broke quorum thrown out of office | Houston Public Media
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced Tuesday that he plans to seek a court ruling declaring that state House Democrats who have broken quorum...
Texas Democrats walked out to block the GOP. How well has the tactic worked before? | Houston Public Media
More than 50 Texas Democratic lawmakers left the state on Sunday, in an effort to block the passage of a controversial new redistricting map...
Congressional redistricting map passes House committee, pushing Dems towards quorum break | Houston Public Media
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A bill that would dramatically redraw Texas' congressional maps, House Bill 4, has advanced in the GOP-led House of Representatives. The...
Democratic candidates for Texas’ 18th Congressional District speak against redistricting | Houston Public Media
Beto O'Rourke speaks to hundreds of demonstrators gathered for a rally in a park on the main UH campus. (Rob Salinas/Houston Public Media)Before the...
