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Houston voters: last day to request mail ballot is Feb. 20 for March 3 primary

Standing in a long line on a humid Houston afternoon is the last thing you want after work. You want a say in who leads your community. However, the logistics of getting to the polls can feel like a secondary job. The system often counts on you being too busy…

Budget and the Bees

Texas 15th Court of Appeals primaries: Who is running and what to know

Voters statewide elect three justices to the new 15th Court of Appeals, created in 2023. Gov. Greg Abbott’s GOP appointees face their first election for six-year terms.

The Texas Tribune

Projecting the Men's College Basketball AP Top 25: There’s a New No. 1 in Town

After a chaotic week that saw multiple top-10 teams fall, how will the AP Top 25 Men's College Basketball poll play out?

Sports Illustrated

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‘She makes you sign an NDA’: Houston woman goes to celebrity stylist for $800 pixie cut. Then she goes bald 3 days later

There’s so much trust put into hairstylists at a salon. We assume the best, though we hand them the ability to enhance or destroy our confidence within one session. While social media is a useful tool for investigating their work, it not always honest.

The Mary Sue

Houston women go to bar at Four Seasons. Then the manager makes a rude comment, tries to get them fired from their jobs: ‘She sounds like a haterrrrr’

A woman and her friend went to the Toro Toro restaurant at Houston’s Four Seasons Hotel. Then, they had an awkward and difficult confrontation with staff members there.

The Mary Sue

Houston-area developer Colony Ridge reaches $68 million settlement with Texas, feds

The agreement seeks to remedy a variety of concerns raised by government officials, who accused the development’s owners of targeting Latino homebuyers with predatory loans and false promises.

The Texas Tribune

Amanda Edwards drops out of Houston race for 18th Congressional District

The Democrat's announcement comes a week after she lost to Christian Menefee in a special election runoff for the seat that had been vacant since the death of Sylvester Turner.

The Texas Tribune

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Texas attorney general candidate says if he wins, he’d try to revoke Democratic leader Gene Wu’s citizenship

Aaron Reitz, who is running for Texas attorney general, issued the threat after an interview of Wu was shared online of him discussing non-white voting strength.

The Texas Tribune

Ten-year-old boy accused of stabbing 13-year-old girl to death is claiming self-defense, cops say

Teenage girl was killed during a brawl involving 20 to 30 people outside an apartment complex in Houston, Texas, police said

The Independent UK

How Trump’s ICE Is Locking Up Longtime Texans with Paths to Legal Status

The case of one Houston man, nearly deported to India after a quarter-century here, shows what happens when prosecutorial discretion is abandoned.

Texas Observer

Doctor indicted on charges he falsified records to block patients’ liver transplants

Dr John Stevenson Bynon Jr. is accused of falsifying medical records for five patients, making them ineligible to receive a liver transplant

The Independent UK

‘I thought that was bad luck’: Houston woman goes to Kay, Jared to try on engagement rings. The gag? She’s single

A Houston woman went to multiple jewelry stores, like Kay’s and Jareds to try on engagement rings. The best part? She’s single.

The Mary Sue

Briscoe Cain, Alex Mealer lead crowded pack vying for Houston’s new red congressional district

Cain, a state lawmaker, and Mealer, a former Harris County judge candidate, have consolidated much of the fundraising and endorsements in the 9th Congressional District’s Republican primary.

The Texas Tribune

Maine plane crash victims worked for luxury travel startup led by Texas lawyer

The six people killed when a private jet crashed in Maine were going to see a property for a luxury travel business led by a Houston lawyer

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The Texas Tribune

Texas Supreme Court primaries: Who is running and what to know

The high court, currently made up entirely of Republicans, decides some of the most consequential cases impacting everyday Texans’ lives. Here’s a look at who’s running for the court’s four seats on the 2026 ballot.

Texas Observer

A Reporter’s Religious Quest in Houston Suburbia

At a Hindu temple hidden in Pearland, I found lessons about community, womanhood, and alienation.

The Texas Tribune

After two Houston Congress members died in office, Al Green defends his seniority to voters

The 78-year-old Democrat is up against two younger opponents, including Rep.-elect Christian Menefee, in a district left vacant for 11 months after the death of Sylvester Turner.

The Texas Tribune

Houston Democrat Christian Menefee wins special election to complete Sylvester Turner’s term in Congress

The former Harris County attorney defeated Amanda Edwards in Texas’ 18th Congressional District. The two will face off again in the March 3 primary for a redrawn version of the district.

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The Independent UK

Houston mom and daughter wake up to find ‘intoxicated’ man falling from ceiling into their apartment

Authorities said the man who fell through the ceiling appeared to be drunk when he was later arrested

LiveScience

50-year-old NASA jet crashes in flames on Texas runway — taking it out of the Artemis II mission

New footage shows one of NASA's WB-57 research jets spewing out flames and smoke as it skids across a runway during an emergency landing near Houston. The veteran aircraft was due to play a small role in the Artemis II mission.

The Mary Sue

‘I kept the full receipt’: Houston customer returns $500 Meta Quest at Walmart. Then a worker looks up the serial number

Have you ever brought home a product from the store, only to realize that something about it isn’t quite right?

The Guardian - US

Texas teen girl who went missing after being sex-trafficked was murdered

Death of Kristen Galvan, who had disappeared at age 15, was confirmed after DNA matched with remains found in 2020

The Texas Tribune

Vacant for 11 months, one of Texas’ bluest congressional districts will pick new representative Saturday

Two Democrats are competing to serve out the rest of Sylvester Turner’s term. The winner will have a two-week incumbency advantage before early voting begins in the March primary.

The Texas Tribune

On the issues: Q&A with the Democrats running for Texas attorney general

Republicans have turned the office into a conservative legal juggernaut, but three Democrats are competing for the chance to take it back. To help primary voters differentiate, we asked the candidates where they stand on the agency’s major issues.

The Independent UK

Texas man becomes the first person executed in the US this year

In his final words, Charles Victor Thompson asked the families of his victims to find it in their hearts to forgive him

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