2+ day, 11+ hour ago   (528+ words) A California couple's surrogate who refused their wishes to have an abortion has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to intervene in a custody dispute over the 4-week-old child who was born with a serious heart defect. McKenna West filed the emergency…...

2+ day, 16+ hour ago   (560+ words) The annual Japan Festival Houston celebrates Japanese culture with two days of food, music, dance, martial arts and activities, drawing thousands of visitors to Hermann Park each year. After attendance surged to nearly 80,000 last year, organizers are expanding the festival…...

3+ day, 9+ hour ago   (472+ words) Houston Mayor John Whitmire pledged Wednesday not to raise the city’s property tax rate, a day after Harris County commissioners approved the highest county rate in modern history to help close a budget deficit. Whitmire repeatedly has touted that he…...

4+ day, 7+ hour ago   (1329+ words) Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo and Harris County Commissioners listen as citizens voice concerns with Harris County flood control directives during Commissioners Court in Houston, Thursday, June 26, 2025. Harris County commissioners voted 3-2 Tuesday to adopt the highest county property tax rate…...

1+ week ago   (132+ words) St. Louis (10-6-7) secured its first away win against Vancouver in club history to move into a third-place tie with LAFC and Dallas — six points back of the Whitecaps (13-5-4). Former Whitecaps striker Simon Becher tied it 1-all in the 23rd minute after…...

1+ week, 7+ hour ago   (402+ words) A new Home Depot store is slated to open in the Cypress area. A giant Home Depot is expected to go up next to a long-awaited Costco next year, adding another big retailer to a fast-growing stretch of the Grand…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (629+ words) Sen. Paul Bettencourt, R-Houston, asks questions at a Texas Senate Committee on Finance hearing on data center investment and state fiscal effects at the Capitol in Austin, Monday, July 27, 2026. Nearly 40% of Texas homeowners paid nothing in school property taxes last…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (349+ words) The Harris County seal on the first floor of the county administration building. Harris County commissioners will consider a nearly 8% property tax rate increase next Tuesday in a bid to bridge a more-than $180 million deficit projected for the next fiscal…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (1010+ words) James Dolph Elmore enters the 122nd Judicial District Court in Galveston on Friday, Aug. 21, for his arraignment on a manslaughter charge in the death of Laura Miller. James Elmore's path to a Galveston County courtroom started because he knew things about…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (573+ words) CBS NFL analyst and former Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo has pleaded no contest to a charge of operating while intoxicated and has issued a statement apologizing for the actions that led to his July arrest. Romo was arrested July…...