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Houston places 2.2m people under boil water notice after plant power outage

Residents in largest city in Texas express anger at alert which came hours after power outage at purification facility on Sunday night

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Rockets retire No. 44 jersey at Toyota Center for Elvin Hayes

The No. 44 #Rockets jersey is now retired to the Toyota Center rafters in honor of Hall of Fame center Elvin Hayes. Here’s a look back at Friday’s special ceremony.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Despite GOP gains across the state, voters in the Austin-area suburb of Round Rock rejected conservative school board candidates

Slates of conservative candidates endorsed by the Republican Party of Texas failed to flip school boards in several suburban races across Texas, including in Round Rock and Wylie.

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Republican victories show Texas is still far from turning blue

Republicans continued their 28-year dominance of statewide races but fell short of their hopes for a South Texas congressional sweep.

The Texas Tribune

Forget DoorDash. Robots could be the future of food delivery. And they don’t ask for tips.

A fleet of robots are cruising around the Near West Side, bring meals and other goods to students and faculty at the University of Illinois Chicago.

Chicago Sun-Times

1836, the Slaveholder Republic’s Birthday

Historian Gerald Horne on the Texas Revolution, its victors, and its victims

Texas Observer

U.S. Rep. Joaquin Castro, Latino groups warn about rampant misinformation targeting Spanish speakers ahead of the elections

The groups say social media companies are not doing enough to curb the spread of falsehoods specifically targeting Latinos.

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At Houston youth summit, young conservatives weary of GOP infighting

The event came as a younger, more diverse generation of Americans increasingly flocks to the left of the Democratic Party.

The Texas Tribune

Rockets legends Elvin Hayes, Calvin Murphy named to Houston Sports Hall of Fame

#Rockets greats Elvin Hayes and Calvin Murphy (@CalvinMurphyHOF) are being named to the Houston Sports Hall of Fame as part of the upcoming Class of 2023.

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Latinos estimated to outnumber Anglos as the largest population group in Texas

Latinos may have eclipsed non-Hispanic whites as the dominant population in Texas, according to new data from the Census Bureau.

Tribune News Service

Politics and pandemic are driving Texas teachers to consider quitting, survey finds

An online survey of 1,291 teachers by the Charles Butt Foundation shows more teacher dissatisfaction as Texas school districts scramble to attract talent.

The Texas Tribune

Comptroller Glenn Hegar is reminding voters he’s a Republican ahead of his November election

Hegar, who is running for his third term as Texas comptroller of public accounts, has made increasingly provocative moves in recent weeks, challenging financial companies he says are anti-oil and gas and threatening budget sanctions against Harris County over police funding.

The Texas Tribune

EPA reverses course, rejects permit for massive oil exporting project offshore from Corpus Christi

During the Trump administration, the Environmental Protection Agency exempted a proposed oil export terminal off the Texas coast from air pollution requirements. This week it rejected the permit because of pollution concerns.

The Texas Tribune

With a court ruling looming, young Texas immigrants prepare for the possible end of DACA

Texas has the second-largest population of immigrants in the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program in the country. An appeals court is expected to rule soon on whether the program is legal.

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Rockets to retire No. 44 jersey in honor of Elvin Hayes

At halftime of their Nov. 18 game, the Rockets will retire the franchise’s No. 44 jersey to the Toyota Center rafters in honor of Hall of Fame big man Elvin Hayes.

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College-bound Uvalde students grapple with leaving a hometown in mourning

The students worry how the tragedy will define them in their new environments and struggle with guilt about the people they’re leaving behind.

The Texas Tribune

Texas bans local, state government entities from doing business with firms that “boycott” fossil fuels

Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar singled out financial firms under a 2021 state law that prohibits most state entities from contracting with companies that have reduced or cut investments in the oil and gas industry.

The Texas Tribune

Gov. Greg Abbott sends five more buses of migrants to New York, escalating feud with Mayor Eric Adams

The policy is an expansion of the governor’s plan to antagonize President Joe Biden over border security by busing migrants entering Texas to Washington, D.C., but research suggests the policy could allow more migrants to stay in the country even longer.

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Abortion should be permitted in cases of rape and incest, around 80% of Texas voters say in UT poll

Polling from the Texas Politics Project finds registered voters opinions’ on abortion are at odds with Texas laws.

Sports Illustrated

Olympic Legend Carl Lewis Named Track Coach at University of Houston

The nine-time gold medalist spent the last eight years as an assistant at the university.

The Texas Tribune

Texas ag commissioner proposes armed guards at school cafeterias

Experts said the plan, announced at the state GOP convention on Saturday, is not realistic and possibly not legal.

Benzinga

Cannabis Prohibition Still Official Stance Of Texas GOP As Marijuana Popularity Grows Among Residents

The majority of Texas residents are in favor of legalizing recreational cannabis, according to a recent survey from the University of Houston and Texas Southern University.

Reason

University of Houston Rolls Back Unconstitutional Anti-Harassment Policy

Students sued to protect their First and 14th Amendment rights.

Tribune News Service

Texas election is GOP’s chance to prove how midterm winds are blowing

WASHINGTON — Republicans seeking to win back the House see an opportunity for a symbolic victory in South Texas, where a June 14 special election to replace former Democratic Rep. Filemon Vela has given the GOP its best chance to flip a House seat since the 2020 elections.

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Texas election is GOP’s chance to prove how midterm winds are blowing

Texas' Republican governor calling a special election in a district a Democrat won by 14 points in 2020 indicates the GOP sees an opportunity.

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