Videos
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‘Patently absurd’: Houston City Controller Chris Hollins blasts current city budget
Houston City Controller Chris Hollins warned the city has already burned through half its savings in just two years.
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Ag Commissioner candidate Clayton Tucker calls for a moratorium on data centers in Bell County
Democrat Agriculture Commissioner candidate Clayton Tucker says he’s been all over the state listening to Texans about their concerns with AI data centers.
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Community gathers in Oak Cliff to mourn victims of apartment fire
Dallas residents gathered in Oak Cliff on May 30 to mourn the victims of a gas explosion at an apartment complex the day before.
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Dallas honors community activist killed in Oak Cliff apartment fire
Rev. Frederick Haynes spoke at a vigil honoring the victims of a deadly gas explosion at a Dallas apartment complex.
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James Talarico: ‘Real men serve other. Weak men serve themselves’
Watch as Democratic US Senate candidate James Talarico, who is facing an onslaught of attacks surrounding his masculinity from his Republican opponent Ken Paxton, break down what a “real man” is at a campaign stop in Plano.
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James Talarico draws crowd of 4,000+ on Ken Paxton’s home turf
Over 4,000 attendees joined state Rep. James Talarico’s (D-Austin) campaign stop for US Senate in Collin County on Monday night, which is home to his Republican opponent Ken Paxton.
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Texas Democratic nominee for governor Gina Hinojosa says Texas public schools are ‘on life support’
Gina Hinojosa, the Texas Democratic nominee for governor, stopped in Houston over the weekend and spoke about how her path into public service began with a fight to keep her son’s school from shutting down.
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Sarah Eckhardt: Republicans believe ‘power can be brought’
State Sen. Sarah Eckhardt (D-Austin) shared why she’s running, and called out Huffines, a MAGA millionaire who purchased Jeffrey Epstein’s notorious New Mexico property in 2023, for using his money to try to buy political power.
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Texas Republican voter says community will “break rank” over data centers
Cheryl Shadden, a longtime Republican voter in rural Texas, said her community is prepared to vote against GOP candidates if that’s what it takes to stop new data centers from being built.
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CoreCivic operates and profits from the Dilley detention center
CoreCivic consistently donates to Trump, and now ICE is using your tax dollars to pay private prison companies.
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At Talarico rally, State Rep. Ann Johnson says Texans are exhausted and ready for integrity
She said Texans are ready for honesty, decency, and leaders who put people first.
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Talarico: “I have a legislative record. Ken Paxton has a criminal record.”
Democratic US Senate nominee James Talarico kicked off his The People vs. Ken Paxton tour.
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Houston street renamed for Korean War veteran and former POW
Houston City Council has voted to rename Cesar Chavez Boulevard in the East End as MSG Joe E. Ramirez Boulevard.
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A surprise win to succeed Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo
Former Houston City Council member Letitia Plummer secured 51% of the vote in Tuesday night’s runoff.
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Texas drivers face painful jump at the pump as gas prices surges statewide
Last May, the average gallon of gas in Texas cost $2.78. This year, it’s over $4.00/gallon—and the price increases don’t end at the pump. Everything that needs transportation needs gas, and those prices are getting passed onto consumers.
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Harris County election day: 165k early votes cast and major runoffs on the ballot
Early voting numbers were far below those from the March primary.
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‘Deal with reality,’ Houston City Controller warns of budget shortfall
Chris Collins emphasized the urgent need to bring Houston’s expenses under control as the city faces a significant budget shortfall.
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‘He’s doing it all’: Jasmine Crockett votes with US Rep. Christian Menefee in Houston
Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett urged voters to get out and make their voices heard.
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HISD under investigation as parents raise concerns over special education changes
Parents and advocates say proposed campus consolidations could push students with disabilities into more restrictive settings.
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Workers say LBJ Hospital expansion built on unpaid labor
Workers on the LBJ Hospital expansion say they’re facing wage theft and misclassification.
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‘They pose a great risk of mass surveillance’: Salinas on AI cameras
Houston is preparing to roll out a second round of AI‑powered traffic cameras.
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Campaign cash loophole: council members fear Houston’s proposed law change
A 2022 Supreme Court ruling found caps on campaign‑finance loan repayments unconstitutional, but Houston still has an older local ordinance that conflicts with that ruling.
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Houston ISD’s Future 2 plan sparks major pushback
Future 2 model is raising big questions about AI‑driven lessons to curriculum transparency and concerns about disinvestment in neighborhood schools.
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Civil rights organization pushes to rename César Chávez Street to Maria Jimenez
LULAC Council 60 is pushing for the City of Houston to rename César Chávez Street in honor of Houston social justice champion Maria Jimenez.
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‘An abomination’: Menefee and Green address state takeover of Houston’s schools
During a TX‑18 candidate debate on Monday night at Texas Southern University, Rep. Christian Menefee and Rep. Al Green shared sharp critiques of the TEA takeover of HISD.
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Affordability, safety, and the future: UH students speak out before midterms
Students spoke with Courier Texas about the major concerns they’re carrying into the upcoming midterm elections.
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Rep. tours ICE detention facility — calls conditions ‘horrific’
US Rep. Christian Menefee is calling for the Dilley Detention Center near San Antonio, Texas, to be shut down.
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‘I know what you’re doing’: testy exchange in Houston City Hall over proposed budget
Council Member Edward Pollard pressed the mayor on the purpose of the proposed $5 monthly garbage fee.
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Houston’s $174M deficit: Controller warns mayor’s plan risks city’s finances.
Mayor John Whitmire’s $7 billion budget plan includes moving the city’s $100 million solid waste budget to a fee‑based model to help offset rising police and fire overtime costs.
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Democratic Congressmen Christian Menefee and Al Green go head to head in TX‑18 debate
They faced off on issues ranging from the economy to immigration enforcement to the political climate in Washington.
