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Houston Mayor John Whitmire to propose $5 ‘administrative fee’ tied to garbage service
📍 Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land

Houston Mayor John Whitmire to propose $5 ‘administrative fee’ tied to garbage service

The $5 fee would ramp up over time, eventually reaching $25 each month.

Houstonpublicmedia 3h ago
Houston’s sinking suburbs: The Good, Bad, and Ugly of the week
📍 Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land

Houston’s sinking suburbs: The Good, Bad, and Ugly of the week

The Houston Matters panel of non-experts weighs in on stories from the week’s news and decides if they’re good, bad, or...

Houstonpublicmedia 3h ago
Texas can criminalize delta-8 for now — but hemp businesses can still sue to stop it, justices say
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Texas can criminalize delta-8 for now — but hemp businesses can still sue to stop it, justices say

The Texas Supreme Court lifted a temporary injunction preventing the Department of State Health Services from enforcing...

Houstonpublicmedia 3h ago
5 dead in plane crash in the Texas Hill Country near Wimberley
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5 dead in plane crash in the Texas Hill Country near Wimberley

First responders were called to the scene of the crash at around 11:05 p.m. Thursday and later identified the aircraft a...

Houstonpublicmedia 4h ago
What we know about the fatal crash on Westheimer Road
📍 Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land

What we know about the fatal crash on Westheimer Road

A driver was killed in a crash early Friday on Westheimer Road in west Houston. Police say the investigation is ongoing.

Khou 4h ago
Trump judicial nominees for Texas sidestep questions on 2020 election, Jan. 6 Capitol attack
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Trump judicial nominees for Texas sidestep questions on 2020 election, Jan. 6 Capitol attack

John Marck and Arthur Jones, both currently with the Office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Texas, tes...

Houstonpublicmedia 5h ago
'The wounds are still fresh': Some Hill Country flood survivors support Camp Mystic closure
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'The wounds are still fresh': Some Hill Country flood survivors support Camp Mystic closure

The Weldin family survived the floods and are now in the middle of rebuilding their home. Scott Weldin longs for the day...

Khou 6h ago
Dan Patrick eyes closing ‘gambling loophole’ for prediction markets. The feds stand in Texas’ way
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Dan Patrick eyes closing ‘gambling loophole’ for prediction markets. The feds stand in Texas’ way

A Trump administration agency has sued other states that sought to regulate Kalshi, Polymarket and other prediction oper...

Houstonpublicmedia 6h ago
Alabama Street closed from Chenevert to St. Emanuel until February for bridge demolition | See detours
📍 Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land

Alabama Street closed from Chenevert to St. Emanuel until February for bridge demolition | See detours

The closure started on April 30 at 7 p.m. and will last until February 8, 2027.

Khou 6h ago
Health care is getting more expensive. Texas lawmakers want to understand why
📍 Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land

Health care is getting more expensive. Texas lawmakers want to understand why

Health care costs are increasing faster than the rate of inflation. A Texas House committee is holding a two-day hearing...

Houstonpublicmedia 6h ago

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