Early Voting Starts Monday. Here Is What Is on Every Texas Ballot.
In-person early voting runs Oct. 19-30 ahead of the Nov. 3 general election. Every Texan will see a U.S. Senate race, governor and a long list of statewide offices.
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RJ Mitte, Breaking Bad's Walter White Jr., Dies at 34
Actor and disability advocate RJ Mitte died Monday in Brownsville, Texas. His publicist said he took his own life. If you are struggling, call or text 988.
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Catholic and Evangelical Leaders Speak With One Voice on Immigration for the First Time
Leaders of the U.S. Catholic bishops' migration committee and the National Association of Evangelicals issued the first joint Catholic-evangelical statement on immigration.
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Early Voting Starts Monday. Here Is What Is on Every Texas Ballot.
In-person early voting runs Oct. 19-30 ahead of the Nov. 3 general election. Every Texan will see a U.S. Senate race, governor and a long list of statewide offices.
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Magnolia's Library Opens a Room With 3D Printers and Embroidery Machines Nov. 9
The Malcolm Purvis Library's new Innovation Space opens Nov. 9 with 3D printers, a Cricut and embroidery machines. Here is how to use it and who paid for it.
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Your Quadvest Water Bill Has a New Owner. Here Is What the $540 Million Sale Means
A California-based utility closed its purchase of Magnolia's Quadvest on Oct. 1. Rates don't change today, but the $483.6 million price becomes the base for future rate cases.
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Texas Adds Parkland in East and West: Lake Palestine and Devil's Sinkhole
A 650-acre pecan ranch on Lake Palestine is headed for state park status, and Devil's Sinkhole grows by 1,200 acres with about 10 miles of planned trails.
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That Little Island You Pass on the Way to Put-in-Bay? Ohio State Owns It.
Just off Put-in-Bay, tiny Gibraltar Island holds Ohio State's Stone Lab, War of 1812 history, Cooke Castle and more than a century of landmark Lake Erie research.
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Texas Deer Herd Hits 5.64 Million Ahead of a Promising Season
Three strong fawn years pushed the Texas whitetail herd to an estimated 5.64 million. TPWD expects good harvests and better-than-average antlers in most of the state.
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Catholic and Evangelical Leaders Speak With One Voice on Immigration for the First Time
Leaders of the U.S. Catholic bishops' migration committee and the National Association of Evangelicals issued the first joint Catholic-evangelical statement on immigration.
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Pope Leo Comes Through Lung Cancer Surgery, and a Church Kneels to Pray
Surgeons at Rome's Gemelli hospital removed the lower lobe of Pope Leo XIV's right lung after finding early-stage adenocarcinoma. The Vatican says there were no complications.
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Austin's ICON Raises $200 Million to Put 3D-Printed Building Systems in Texas First
The Austin builder says the round will put its Titan system in the field, starting in Texas. It also says 257 of its projects are already here.
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Five Texas Colleges Can Now Use Pell Grants for Short-Term Job Training
Kilgore, Weatherford, Central Texas, Texas Southmost and San Jacinto are among the first in the nation approved for Workforce Pell, which pays for programs as short as eight weeks.
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Four Questions Before Anyone Touches the Roof on a North Houston House
Cost, time, repair or replacement, and the material on the deck. Core Four Roofing in Tomball publishes the pages behind each question.
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The Magnets Won't Be Made in Conroe. Their Missing Ingredient Will Be.
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Your Quadvest Water Bill Has a New Owner. Here Is What the $540 Million Sale Means
A California-based utility closed its purchase of Magnolia's Quadvest on Oct. 1. Rates don't change today, but the $483.6 million price becomes the base for future rate cases.
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Austin's ICON Raises $200 Million to Put 3D-Printed Building Systems in Texas First
The Austin builder says the round will put its Titan system in the field, starting in Texas. It also says 257 of its projects are already here.
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Sheriff Takes Over Investigation of Former Woodlands Wrestling Coach After AG Ruling
The Montgomery County Sheriff's Office now leads the probe into grooming allegations against a former Conroe ISD coach. The district says it acted swiftly; families and a lawmaker want answers.
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A Judge Lets Banned Reporters Back Into the White House. Conservatives Should Mind the Principle.
A federal judge issued a preliminary injunction blocking the White House ban on CNN, Politico and MS NOW, finding it likely violated the First and Fifth Amendments.
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When Texas Takes Over a School District, Local Taxpayers Get the Bill
As Austin ISD braces for state intervention, Houston, Fort Worth and Beaumont show what takeovers cost. The state sends no extra money.
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Harris County Unplugs Flock Cameras as Conroe's Police Chief Shows How His Are Used
Harris County covered 61 Flock cameras in one precinct and takes up the system Thursday. In Conroe, the chief says searches fell to about 13 a day and showed council how the system works.
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That Little Island You Pass on the Way to Put-in-Bay? Ohio State Owns It.
Just off Put-in-Bay, tiny Gibraltar Island holds Ohio State's Stone Lab, War of 1812 history, Cooke Castle and more than a century of landmark Lake Erie research.
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Trump Declared an Energy Ceasefire. Russia Kept Bombing. The Diesel Deal Still Stands.
Days after President Trump announced an energy ceasefire, Russian strikes left at least 600,000 Ukrainians without power, while sanctions relief on Russian diesel remains in place.
