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Community Impact Newspaper Houston
Houston police seek salary hike to help stagnant staffing
...generational differences as more people aim for a work-life balance. Offering input Houston Mayor John Whitmire appointed Noe Diaz as the new police chief in August, citing the department’s need for the...
Cassandra Jenkins, Kevin Vu
04/08/2025 Online
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NewsRadio 1080 KRLD
Cruz, Cornyn admit tariffs, stock market could impact 2026 midterms
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) speaks during a press conference on border security alongside Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) at the U.S. Capitol Building on September 27, 2023, in Washington, DC. Photo credit Anna Moneymaker/Getty...
Curt Lewis
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Texas Standard Statewide
Today on Texas Standard: A Texas company says it’s brought the dire wolf back from extinction
...successfully created three genetically engineered wolf pups resembling the long-extinct dire wolf. By Texas StandardApril 8, 2025 9:19 amTexas Standard Original, Whole Shows Illustration by Wells Dunbar/Texas...
Texas Standard
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ktbb​.‌com
National Democrats to target GOP Rep. Monica De La Cruz’s district in 2026
EDINBURG - National Democrats are planning to target U.S. Rep. Monica De La Cruz in next year’s midterms, putting the Edinburg Republican in their crosshairs for the second straight election cycle as the...
04/08/2025 Online
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KAVU (ABC) 25 (Victoria)
Gov. Greg Abbott sets Nov. 4 special election to fill U.S. Rep. Sylvester Turner’s seat
Gov. Greg Abbott has set Nov. 4 as the special election date to fill the congressional seat left vacant by former Rep. Sylvester Turner’s death — a timeline that leaves the solidly Democratic seat vacant...
04/08/2025 Online
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Houston Daily
Governor Abbott appoints three to Texas counseling board
Governor Greg Abbott | Governor Greg Abbott Official headshot By Houston Daily Apr 8, 2025 Governor Greg Abbott has made three appointments to the Texas State Board of Examiners of Professional Counselors....
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Fort Bend Herald Coaster
Senate bill would curb home insurance rates without approval
Lawmakers in the Texas Senate are considering a measure that would require home insurers to get approval from regulators before increasing rates more than 10%, the Houston Chronicle reported. The bill,...
04/08/2025 Online
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Athens Daily Review
Texas bills requiring air-conditioned prisons languish despite temperatures being ruled unconstitutional
...yet, and the money set for the upgrades falls short of the estimated cost. By Pooja Salhotra The Texas Tribune Apr 8, 2025 9 mins ago About two thirds of Texas’ prison inmates reside in facilities...
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KHOU CBS 11 Houston
Hundreds crowd public hearing to fight Texas THC ban bills
...Adam Bennett Published: 5:21 PM CDT April 7, 2025 Updated: 6:19 AM CDT April 8, 2025 AUSTIN, Texas — Hundreds of Texans spent Monday at the state Capitol sounding off on two bills that could restrict...
Adam Bennett
04/08/2025 Online
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EMS1
Measles cases now more than double the number in 2024
A measles outbreak that began in rural West Texas has now claimed three lives, with cases more than doubling 2024’s total and spreading through under-vaccinated communities across five states April 08,...
04/08/2025 Online
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KTRE (ABC) 9 (Lufkin)
Devarjaye ‘DJ’ Daniel honored by Speaker Burrows, Texas House amid battle with cancer
Devarjaye ‘DJ’ Daniel honored by Speaker Burrows, Texas House amid battle with cancer(Texas House of Representatives) By Speaker Press Office Published: Apr. 7, 2025 at 8:05 PM CDT|Updated: 11 hours ago...
Speaker Press Office
04/08/2025 Online
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Houston Daily
Governor Abbott highlights business-friendly laws and border security in Texas
Texas Governor Greg Abbott | Governor Greg Abbott By Houston Daily Apr 8, 2025 Governor Greg Abbott participated in a fireside chat with the Texas Law Federalist Society at The University of Texas in...
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Houston Daily
Governor Abbott activates emergency resources as severe weather threatens Texas
Texas Governor Greg Abbott | Facebook By Houston Daily Apr 8, 2025 Governor Greg Abbott has directed the Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) to activate additional emergency response resources...
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Houston Daily
Governor Abbott appoints new chair and members to fire protection commission
Governor Greg Abbott | Governor Greg Abbott Official Website By Houston Daily Apr 8, 2025 Governor Greg Abbott has made significant appointments to the Texas Commission on Fire Protection. James Mallinger...
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Fort Worth Star Telegram
Fans Convinced Texas Senator Jinxed Houston
...the NCAA championship game. And now, a lot of people are blaming someone unexpected: Texas Senator Ted Cruz . Cruz, who's known for cheering on Texas teams, was spotted at the game, and many believe his...
Taylor Hartman Athlon
04/08/2025 Online
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Houston Daily
Governor Abbott supports school choice bill as it advances in Texas House
Governor Greg Abbott | Governor Greg Abbott Official Website By Houston Daily Apr 8, 2025 Governor Greg Abbott has commended the Texas House Committee on Public Education for advancing Senate Bill 2....
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Houston Defender
The legislator of the marginalized: State Rep. Senfronia Thompson talks bills
...opportunities available to underserved children and protecting communities from health risks keep State Rep. Senfronia Thompson (D-Houston) up at night even 50 years later. As the longest-serving woman and Black lawmaker...
Tannistha Sinha
04/08/2025 Online
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