Whitney Houston had taken some knocks (and would take some more), but she got some respect at the first annual BET Awards, which took place at the Paris Hotel in Las Vegas on June 19, 2001—1... Read more
HOUSTON - President Donald Trump has threatened to remove millions of people living in the United States illegally on the eve of f... Read more
HOUSTON - A Bexar County deputy faced down a bull in the front yard of a home in the San Antonio area, according to a Facebook post on the sheriff dep... Read more
COLLEGE STATION — More than a dozen grandchildren of George H.W. and Barbara Bush hoped to celebrate the couple’s 94th and 95th birthdays as the former president would have liked — by jumpin... Read more
Photo: Bob Levey (Getty Images for UrbanDaddy)After spending the past 30-plus years as your favorite rapper’s favorite rapper, rap legend Scarface is putting down the mic to run for Houston... Read more
The Houston Astros currently have three players on rehab assignments as they work their way back from injury to the diamond. How are things going?Houston Astros fans — it’s June, the team is... Read more
The ongoing TV adaptation of The Handmaid's Tale has done much to remind us of the astonishing pertinence of Margaret Atwood's novel - which was first published in 1985 and is soon to be fol... Read more
Deyonta Davis wasn’t an NBA free agent for long.The former Muskegon High School and Michigan State star was claimed off of free agency waivers by the Houston Rockets on Wednesday, according... Read more
The Girl Scouts of San Jacinto is seeking to fill the position of Outdoor Experience Director. Partnering with staff colleagues and volunteers, the Outdoor Experience Director is responsible... Read more
DES MOINES, IOWA - In Iowa, one of the whitest states in the nation, more than 100 black Democrats who expect to attend the 2020 caucuses crammed into a tiny community center in the capital... Read more
Los Angeles - Kevin Na fired a final-round 66 at Colonial Country Club on Sunday to win the PGA Tour's Charles Schwab Challenge by four strokes over fellow American Tony Finau.Na continued h... Read more
Airbnb has grown exponentially since its founding in 2008 and is expected to soon go public in an initial public offering that would rank it among the world's most valuable hotel companies.I... Read more
Los Angeles - Tony Finau set the early pace at the Charles Schawb Challenge on Thursday, reaping the rewards from a change of putting grip to card a six-under-par 64 to claim the clubhouse l... Read more
MONTREAL - U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) representatives told members of the United Nations' aviation agency they expect approval of Boeing Co's 737 MAX jets to fly in the Unite... Read more
(CNN) — Seven years after she died, Whitney Houston is set to go on tour.The singer, who died in 2012 at the age of 48 after an accidental drowning, will get the hologram treatment, her esta... Read more
Whitney Houston’s estate has unveiled plans for a hologram tour featuring the late pop star which could come to Glasgow. Houston, who died aged 48 in 2012, is one of the best-selling artists... Read more
LAS VEGAS (CBSDFW.COM) – There are reports that Dallas Cowboy running back Ezekiel Elliott had a run in with security and police in Nevada over the weekend. According to TMZ, Zeke was handcu... Read more
A study from the University of Texas and Johns Hopkins University, published last week, looked at the measles resurgence in the U.S. There are a few takeaways from it, but the one that might... Read more
For guests visiting NASA's Kennedy Space Center this weekend, Apollo history is in the cards.Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in Florida will mark the 50th anniversary of the launch of N... Read more
Disability rights experts are questioning the methods Capitol staff use to determine when to fill an accommodation request. Wed, Jun 19, 2019 at 6:00 am CST The Texas Capitol. Kolten Parker... Read more
Lawmakers passed an omnibus school finance and property tax reform bill this session, but didn’t include a way to pay for it past 2021. One place to look: corporate tax breaks. Tue, Jun 18,... Read more
Though Christian conservatives chalked up a few narrow victories in this year’s session, they may have run up against the limits of their legislative power. Wed, Jun 12, 2019 at 7:00 am CST... Read more
Vance Ginn, who orchestrated TPPF’s radically right-wing economic agenda, is the latest staffer from the influential think tank to work for the president. Thu, May 30, 2019 at 5:17 pm CST Vi... Read more
House Speaker Dennis Bonnen altered his party’s near-term agenda in service of the GOP’s long-term political project: Power. Will it work? Thu, May 30, 2019 at 11:33 am CST House Speaker Den... Read more
The state added more than $75 million toward services for sexual assault survivors, but failed to improve protections for workers after pushback from the business lobby. Thu, May 30, 2019 at... Read more
With the census becoming more politicized under Trump, Republicans shied away from spending money to ensure all Texans get counted. Wed, May 29, 2019 at 1:02 pm CST Texas has one of the bigg... Read more
Community attendants had their $8-per-hour base wage boosted by only 11 cents this session — significantly less than what the governor and state health department requested. Tue, May 28, 201... Read more
The oil and gas industry-backed bill could blunt environmental groups’ fight against the Jupiter oil pipeline and Kinder Morgan’s Permian Highway gas pipeline. Mon, May 27, 2019 at 2:00 pm C... Read more
Only Texans with intractable epilepsy can currently use medical cannabis. As new legislation heading toward the governor’s desk adds a few more conditions to the list, advocates wish lawmake... Read more
After passing the House, HB 1139, meant to reform how Texas decides whether a defendant is too intellectually disabled to execute, was significantly softened in Senate committee. Thu, May 23... Read more
Health care advocates were optimistic that the Legislature would do something this year to address high, and rising, uninsured rates; high rates of maternal mortality; and the rural hospital... Read more
After the death of a high-profile voter suppression bill, Senate Republicans passed two other restrictive measures this week. Wed, May 22, 2019 at 1:09 pm CST State Senators Bryan Hughes, R-... Read more
If enacted, the measures would sew up the so-called Boeing and dead suspect loopholes, which the government has used thousands of times to keep taxpayer-funded deals and in-custody deaths pr... Read more
House Bill 800 would save the state millions, reduce confusion among providers and lower Texas’ high teen birth rate, supporters say. Tue, May 21, 2019 at 7:00 am CST The bill would add cove... Read more
Texas businesses are growing increasingly disgruntled that Dan Patrick appears unable to stop poisoning their political agenda with right-wing social warfare. Mon, May 20, 2019 at 4:18 pm CS... Read more
While legislators focused on school finance and property taxes, a silent culprit continued to metastasize. If Chapter 313, a corporate welfare program, is left unaddressed, it could undermin... Read more
Senate Bill 22 is the latest in the Legislature’s years-long vendetta against Planned Parenthood. Despite the GOP sponsor refusing to debate the bill, it could soon land on the governor’s de... Read more
SB 9’s passage out of committee Friday sets the stage for a heated debate over voting rights in the waning days of the session. Fri, May 17, 2019 at 11:39 am CST "Save America Vote Republica... Read more
Representative Jonathan Stickland has brought the dark truth at the heart of pediatric medicine to light. Thu, May 16, 2019 at 7:00 am CST Nothing would spark more joy in the evil heart of S... Read more
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