Politics Nov 05 Texas Democrats Menefee and Edwards advance to runoff for vacant U.S. House seat Harris County Attorney Christian Menefee and former council member Amanda Edwards finished atop a 16-person field in Tuesday's special election.
Politics Nov 03 Live Results: Texas 18th Congressional District 2025 election Democrats Christian Menefee and Amanda Edwards advanced to a runoff Tuesday night in a special election for a U.S. House seat that has been vacant since March and will narrow the GOP's slim majority once a winner is sworn in.
Nation Jul 21 Heat-related deaths climb in Texas after Hurricane Beryl left millions without power Beryl knocked out electricity to nearly 3 million homes and businesses at the height of the outages, which lasted days or much longer, and hospitals reported a spike in heat-related illnesses.
Nation May 29 More severe weather batters Texas, killing one and causing severe damage The storms were a continuation of deadly storms over the Memorial Day weekend, when 24 people were killed in seven states.
Nation May 18 Hot weather poses risk as power outages remain from deadly Houston storm As the Houston area works to clean up and restore power to hundreds of thousands after deadly storms left at least seven people dead, it will do so amid a smog warning and rising Texas heat.
Nation May 06 Houston’s heavy rain eases, but high waters leave lengthy cleanup ahead Floodwaters closed some Texas schools on Monday after days of heavy rains pummeled the Houston area and led to hundreds of rescues including people who were stranded on rooftops.
Nation May 05 Hundreds rescued from Texas floods as more storms move through Houston area Storms in Texas brought additional rain Sunday to the already saturated Houston area where hundreds of people have been rescued from flooded homes and roads, while to the north in the Fort Worth area, a child died after being swept…
Nation May 04 Houston area braces for worse flooding after heavy storms, with more rain on the way A flood watch remained in effect through Sunday afternoon as forecasters predicted additional rainfall Saturday night, bringing another 1 to 3 inches (2.5 to 7.6 centimeters) of water to the soaked region and the likelihood of major flooding.
Nation May 30 Elizabeth Holmes enters Texas prison to begin 11-year sentence for Theranos hoax The arrival comes more than a year after a jury convicted Holmes on four felony counts of fraud and conspiracy in January 2022. She was sentenced to prison time in November.
World Dec 09 WATCH: State Department announces new sanctions for human rights abuses The U.S. is imposing sanctions on a broad array of people and companies around the world for corruption and human rights abuses — from illegal fishing operations in Chinese waters to kickbacks in Guatemala.