News
WATCH LIVE: George H.W. Bush’s Casket Arrives In College Station For Burial
Posted on · A funeral was held Thursday morning at Houston's St. Martin's Episcopal Church.
Texas
Border Patrol Agent Charged With Capital Murder In Texas
Posted on · Juan David Ortiz confessed to shooting four women in the head and leaving their bodies on rural roadsides.
News
WATCH: Coverage Of Memorial Services For George H.W. Bush
Posted on · Later in the day, his body will be flown back to his home state of Texas, where more events are planned.
News
Details Released For George H.W. Bush Funeral Services & Houston Public Memorial Tribute
Posted on · The 41st President will be buried Thursday at his Presidential library next to his wife Barbara, who died in April, and their 3-year-old daughter Robin, who died in 1953.
News
George H.W. Bush, Nation’s 41st President, Dies At 94
Posted on · Bush began his political career in Houston and considered the city his home for more than half a century.
News
ATF: San Marcos Apartment Fire That Killed 5 Intentionally Set
Posted on · A $10,000 reward is being offered for information leading to an arrest.
Houston Matters
Rice Investigates Professor Involved In Controversial Gene Editing Research
Posted on · A Chinese researcher claims he helped make the world’s first genetically edited babies.
News
Health Officials In U.S. And Canada Warn About E. Coli Outbreak Linked To Romaine Lettuce
Posted on · The outbreak has sickened 32 people in 11 states in the U.S. and 18 people in Canada.
Houston Matters
Litigation Over Citizenship Question In 2020 Census Will Probably End Up Before SCOTUS
Posted on · NPR’s Hansi Lo Wang tells Houston Matters the plaintiffs contend the question would be added without adequate testing. The Trump administration refutes that notion.
News
Texas Man Gets 55 Years In Prison For Fatal Church Bus Crash That Killed 13 People
Posted on · Prosecutors said Jack Dillon Young was driving under the influence of a sedative and had smoked marijuana before colliding with a church bus near Uvalde in March 2017.
News
Terry Thompson Sentenced To 25 Years In Prison For John Hernandez’s Murder
Posted on · Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg says she hopes Thompson's case deters people from resorting to violence to resolve their conflicts.
Immigration
Trump Administration Asks Supreme Court To Fast-Track DACA Cases
Posted on · The administration has asked the high court to take up three cases about the President's decision to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program.
News
Former Texas Congressman Steve Stockman Sentenced To 10 Years In Prison
Posted on · Stockman was convicted of masterminding a scheme to divert more than $1 million in charitable contributions to pay for campaign and personal expenses.
Texas Elections 2018
Cruz Fends Off O’Rourke In Texas Senate Race
Posted on · The Republican incumbent Senator argued that his opponent's support for gun control and universal health care were too liberal for Texas.
Texas Elections 2018
Greg Abbott Re-Elected As Texas Governor
Posted on · Lupe Valdez is a former sheriff in Dallas who would have been Texas' first openly gay, Hispanic governor.