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On Friday, a group of retired judges stepped off a tour bus in a ritzy Michigan suburb after three days of barnstorming through corn fields, cities and coal towns in Ohio and Pennsylvania. They carried with them a message.In courthouses and public squares, they marked the nation'...
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The stars of Disney's live-action adaptation of "Moana" were in Washington Heights for the New York premiere on Thursday night.
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Newly obtained surveillance video is providing the clearest look yet at the moments leading up to the deadly ICE shooting of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo in Houston’s East End, as new details about where he was shot and expert analysis raise additional questions about what happened.Thi...
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Records show Steven Henry has been charged with arson and tampering with physical evidence in the death of 39-year-old Adrean Arrington, whose body was found shot inside a burning vehicle....
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Lamar Consolidated ISD will open its new Career and Technical Education (CTE) Center in Rosenberg next month, designed to help prepare students for careers after high school....
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Surveillance video is helping to paint a clearer picture of what happened in the moments leading to Tuesday's deadly ICE shooting.
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Three defendants charged with violent felony offenses are now wanted after being released on personal recognizance bonds following competency restoration at Vernon State Hospital....
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Marking the coordinates on a handheld GPS, an Israeli diver threw an anchor into the water as another quickly chucked an orange buoy beside it. Cramped on the boat's bow, the first team assembled their gear, put on wet suits and tested oxygen tanks before jumping in. But after ho...
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Lorenzo Salgado's family was photographed with DA Sean Teare following the shooting of their father by an ICE agent on Tuesday.
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The 52-year-old Houston man fatally shot by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent earlier this week was not the target of the agency’s operation, said U.S. Rep. Sylvia Garcia, D-Houston, who has called for release of any video footage capturing the deadly episode.Garci...
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Season 22 of "Project Runway" welcomes a new group of designers hoping to make a name for themselves in the fashion world,
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Residents showed up to Harris County commissioners court to voice their concerns and demand that officials cancel contracts related to Flock safety cameras....
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Akiko Sugaya wheels a cart through the alley-like streets of eastern Tokyo selling tofu, the protein-rich staple favored in much of Asia.But delivering soybean curd in all shapes and textures is only a small slice of her mission. And it’s just that. A mission.More than simply a v...
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A federal appeals court on Thursday upheld an Illinois ban on semiautomatic weapons, keeping in place a law passed largely in response to a deadly Independence Day parade shooting. The ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit overturns a lower court decision th...
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A Houston city councilmember is proposing a local ordinance to penalize people with unsecured loads on their vehicles.
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Lorenzo Salgado Araujo was not the intended target in an ICE enforcement operation that ended with Salgado Araujo being fatally shot on Tuesday, U.S. Rep. Sylvia Garcia’s office told KPRC 2 Thursday.The information comes around the same time the Department of Homeland Security (D...
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A high-stakes legal and political power struggle has gridlocked Fort Bend County government over whether Interim County Judge Daniel Wong has the lawful authority to remain in office....
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Deeper Gulf moisture starts pushing in Friday, bringing scattered showers and storms back into the forecast. Brief downpours, lightning and gusty winds will be possible in stronger cells....
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Lawyers for the man accused of killing conservative activist Charlie Kirk plan to call a final witness on Friday as they try to raise doubts about the prosecution's case before it can go to trial.A Utah judge is deciding whether prosecutors have enough evidence to put Tyler Robin...
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The highway has since been reopened and traffic is flowing through the area.
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The Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences has released its report following the deadly ICE shooting in East Houston that took the life of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo....
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The fight over who should lead Fort Bend County has brought county business to a standstill, and experts said it could get worse.
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Subscribe to The Y’all — a weekly dispatch about the people, places and policies defining Texas, produced by Texas Tribune journalists living in communities across the state.MISSION — A historic chapel that served as the basis for the city’s name will no longer lie behind a borde...
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Costco has been hit with a class action lawsuit alleging that one of the products it sells contains "dangerous" levels of heavy metals, including lead, arsenic and cadmium....
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See what's in store at Disney's San Diego Comic-Con activations, including immersive experiences, major panels and more.
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The fatal shooting of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo by ICE agents in east Houston this week left many in the city’s immigrant community shaken, and with questions. Salgado Araujo, a Mexican national whose family said had lived in Houston for more than 30 years, was shot Tuesday morning ...
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A Mexican man living in the U.S. who was fatally shot by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent was not the person federal authorities had been targeting in a Houston operation, U.S. Rep. Sylvia Garcia said Thursday.The Democratic congresswoman, whose district includes the ...
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Hear from young siblings from California's Central Valley who play the roles of a villager and young Moana in the new live-action film.
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A woman has been arrested and is now facing felony charges after police say she helped kidnap a man at gunpoint outside of a southwest Houston nightclub....
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Two days after a federal immigration agent fatally shot a man during what the government called an enforcement operation in Houston’s East End, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security confirmed there is no body camera footage of the incident. DHS blamed what it called “back-to-b...
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As Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) expands immigration enforcement under President Donald Trump’s second administration, several fatal shootings involving ICE agents have drawn national attention.The latest happened on July 7 in Houston, where 52-year-old Lorenzo Salgad...
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There is no state law that specifically guarantees A/C to renters, but for a lot of you, a broken A/C isn't just uncomfortable; it's a major health and safety hazard....
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A Waller County judge sentenced Ronald Brandyburg to life in prison Thursday for the 2020 murder of Brookshire resident Clifford Richard.
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FOX 26 has learned from new information following the deadly ICE shooting that occurred earlier this week in East Houston.
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Harris County District Attorney Sean Teare confirmed that they are conducting an investigation in connection to the deadly ICE shooting that occurred earlier this week....
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Jaime Garcia is accused of shooting and killing two men: one in late May, and one from last week.
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While rates remain slightly below where they were a year ago, higher mortgage costs continue to weigh on the housing market by reducing buyers' purchasing power....
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Eight men were indicted on murder and terrorism conspiracy charges Thursday for their alleged roles in a thwarted drone and sniper attack on the UFC cage-fighting show staged at the White House in June.The indictment, returned in Ohio, charges all eight in two separate conspiraci...
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Victims of the powerful twin earthquakes that jolted Venezuela last month as well as people spared by the destruction on Thursday flooded relief services offered by nongovernmental organizations in the hardest-hit areas. The demand for help comes as the United Nations launched an...
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Nearly three years after a man’s body was found in the trunk of a burning vehicle in southwest Houston, two suspects are in custody and charged in connection to his death.The body of 41-year-old Adrean Arrington was found in the trunk of the vehicle in the 14500 block of Nelson S...
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A music school at Project Row Houses is striking a chord in the community through free and reduced-cost lessons.
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Are you already missing the FIFA World Cup matches in Houston? Thankfully, this city has live music to notable art exhibits to keep you occupied.If you are looking for fun activities to do this weekend with your friends and family without breaking the bank, check out these free e...
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Aaron Reitz has been appointed the next U.S. attorney for the Southern District of Texas. Reitz previously worked as a top deputy to Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and worked in the Trump Justice Department before running for attorney general earlier this year. Reitz finished ...
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Authorities say a major crash involving a commercial truck with a cargo trailer prompted all westbound lanes of the East Freeway at Thompson Road to shut down on Thursday....
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Fashion designer and Project Runway contestant Anna Molinari is transforming discarded materials into runway-ready couture.
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Court records show that a suspect who allegedly called a coffee shop and convinced an employee to send him over $700 via Cash App in April had his charges dropped....
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"A Shop for Killers" Season 2 is coming to Disney+ and Hulu with more action, new enemies and a deadlier battle for survival.
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Harris County District Attorney Sean Teare said Thursday his office is committed to investigating the fatal shooting of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo by a federal immigration agent but cautioned that local prosecutors face challenges accessing evidence. His comment came amid mounting ca...
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Venture capitalist Marc Andreessen, economist Raj Chetty and former Bank of England governor Mervyn King are among a slate of names released by the Federal Reserve Thursday that will help develop recommended changes to the central bank's operations. They are among the co-leaders ...
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"Moana" is setting sail for theaters, bringing audiences back to the Pacific Islands in a live-action reimagining of the beloved Disney animated film.
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A man died after being struck by lightning while in the water at Fort Myers Beach, according to authorities. The incident also sent three family members to the hospital....
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Houston city leaders officially broke ground Thursday on a new home for the Houston Police Department’s South Central Patrol Station, a project officials say will provide more space for officers and improve service to several central Houston neighborhoods.Mayor John Whitmire join...
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Lead-based paint was banned decades ago, but it can still be found in homes built before 1978. When that paint chips or turns to dust, health experts say young children face the greatest risk.The Houston Health Department says even low levels of lead can be toxic, especially for ...
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Four Houston Democratic members of Congress on Thursday demanded an independent investigation into the fatal shooting of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent Tuesday in Houston’s Magnolia Park neighborhood, saying ICE has not released video evide...
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The defendant in Charlie Kirk's killing told his roommate "he wishes he hadn't done it" the day after Kirk was shot in the neck while speaking to a crowd at Utah Valley University, according to a recording played in a Utah court Thursday....
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The Harris County Medical Examiner has ruled the manner of death of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo a homicide.Records from the medical examiner’s office shows Araujo died from a “penetrating gunshot wound of the torso.”A ruling of homicide from the medical examiner is not the same as in ...
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In the days following the shooting, Lorenzo Salgado Araujo's family has called for an independent investigation into the case and said they have not heard anything from the Department of Homeland Security or ICE....
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Showers and thunderstorms are developing across parts of the Houston area Friday afternoon.Track it all on our live radar:Check the latest weather alertsCheck real-time traffic conditionsCheck the forecastShare your weather pictures and videoDownload the free Storm Tracker 2 app...
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Charlie Kirk assassination suspect Tyler Robinson was back in court for the fourth day this week for his preliminary hearing where prosecutors played a video interview with Robinson's ex-roommate Lance Twiggs in open court for the first time. In the video, Twiggs said Robinson b...
