Texas schools banned more than 8,000 books, report says
Texas public schools banned 8,193 books during the 2025-26 school year, more than twice as many as any other state, according to PEN America.
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The Treasury Department announced on October 1 that it had automatically enrolled all eligible children for Trump Accounts.
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A Harris County man faces a felony charge after deputies say he posed as a woman on Snapchat to get a sexual video from another man and then shared it with others....
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Investigators said the messages, which were antisemitic in nature, were sent between October 2025 and May 2026.
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The man accused of shooting and killing two people in North Harris County earlier this week made his first court appearance Wednesday morning, where a judge ordered him held without bond....
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SkyEye13 was over the scene of what HCSO confirmed was a homicide investigation on Hayman Drive in the Katy area.
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A fatal crash involving a big rig forced several lanes to close on the North Freeway near SH-242 on Wednesday afternoon, according to Conroe PD.
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Carnegie Deli, one of New York City's most recognizable restaurants, has reopened nearly a decade after closing its doors.
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A 28-year-old Corpus Christi man was convicted of transporting people who were in the country illegally after authorities found eight migrants hidden behind hay bales in a cattle trailer, according to federal prosecutors on Wednesday....
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Our nice weather pattern holds with mostly sunny skies and highs in the low 90s. Morning lows in the upper 60s and low 70s continue.
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The United States and South Korean governments are working together on a plan that would bring a large gas power plant to La Salle County, Texas, to directly power data centers....
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Houston voters will decide Proposition A, the Houston Freedom Act, on November 3, 2026. The proposed charter amendment addresses misdemeanor marijuana enforcement, no-knock search warrants and police transparency without legalizing marijuana....
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Harris County authorities are on the scene following a shooting in northwest Harris County on Wednesday afternoon.
