Republicans are set to take control of the U.S. Senate on Friday, and with that change, a major Texas political figure is poised to make a bigger and more consequential footprint on Capitol Hill. Sen.

At Houston’s Medical Center Islamic Society, men, women and children left their shoes at the entrance as they gathered for midday prayers. This week’s Friday service was the first since the horrific ...

A new bee species has recently been discovered, found only in Texas and Oklahoma. Researchers at the University of Oklahoma published a study in the journal Ecology and Evolution identifying the bee, ...

During the last legislative session in 2023, lawmakers created a new fund to jump-start water supply projects and fix aging water infrastructure across the state. The law focused on funding a handful ...

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Both “Paris, Texas” and “No Country for Old Men” open with scenes of solitary men wandering through the desert before stumbling upon something unexpected. And while the storyline and mood couldn’t be ...

As the calendar flipped to 2025 this week, another year’s worth of copyrighted works became available for new creators to adapt, mash up, remix or just display in whatever way they like. From Popeye ...

President-elect Donald Trump promised during his campaign to impose tariffs on foreign goods, which he said would strike back at unfair policies in other countries selling to the U.S. At the end of ...

The suspect in the New Year’s Day truck attack on Bourbon Street acted alone when he slammed his vehicle into a crowd, killing 14 and injuring dozens of others, the FBI said Thursday. FBI officials, ...

The 89th Texas legislative session starts on Jan. 14, just two weeks from now. Between that day and sine die in the spring, we can expect no small amount of drama. First up, a likely leadership battle ...

President Jimmy Carter died Sunday, Dec. 29 at 100 years old. Carter had some notable history in Texas, including being the only U.S. president to win Texas as a Democrat in the last 50 years. The ...

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