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Florida man throws cash out window while leading Pearland police on chase

September 23, 2026 / 2 minutes of reading

Two men from Florida have been arrested after Pearland police investigated suspicious ATM activity and ultimately were led on a chase.--- Two men from Florida have been arrested after Pearland police investigated suspicious ATM activity and ultimately were led on [...]

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Got a mail ballot application with Gov. Abbott’s name on it? Here’s what it means

September 23, 2026 / 3 minutes of reading

A political mailer bearing Gov. Greg Abbott’s name left one Houston voter questioning whether it was legitimate. KPRC 2 verifies the campaign is sending vote-by-mail applications to eligible voters, but explains why receiving one does not automatically mean you [...]

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Capital Highlights: September 22, 2026

September 23, 2026 / 5 minutes of reading

Medicaid funding restored to Texas hospitals Nearly $12 billion in Medicaid funding to Texas hospitals will be restored after a nearly year-long stalemate between the state and the federal government ended, the Texas Standard reported. Gov. Greg Abbott hailed [...]

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Abbott tells crowd at East Texas dinner that Republicans will win in November

September 23, 2026 / 4 minutes of reading

Gov. Greg Abbott told a large crowd of East Texans on Monday that Republicans will win November elections, but GOP voters have to show up to the polls. “Republicans are […]--- Abbott tells crowd at East Texas dinner that Republicans [...]

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Angela Paxton finally weighs in on Ken Paxton’s Senate race

September 23, 2026 / 4 minutes of reading

Angela Paxton finally weighs in on Ken Paxton’s Senate race--- Audio recording is automated for accessibility. Humans wrote and edited the story. See our AI policy, and give us feedback. For the first time since announcing she was divorcing Ken Paxton, [...]

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Can GOP’s Eric Flores Unseat Democrat Vicente Gonzalez in Texas’ 34th District?

September 22, 2026 / 4 minutes of reading

Texas’ 34th Congressional District is gearing up to be a highly contested race in the upcoming November election. The district covers parts of South Texas and the Gulf Coast, including Brownsville and Harlingen. The current representative for the district is [...]

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Castle Hills woman wakes up to intruder showering inside her home, police say

September 22, 2026 / 2 minutes of reading

Castle Hills police have arrested a man who they say entered a woman's home and began showering. They say he used her house keys which she left in her unlocked car.--- Castle Hills police have arrested a man who they [...]

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Castle Hills woman wakes up to intruder showering inside her home, police say

September 22, 2026 / 2 minutes of reading

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DHS Highlights Worst Illegal Aliens Arrested in Texas

September 22, 2026 / 3 minutes of reading

“The men and women of ICE have arrested some of the most heinous criminal illegal aliens in Texas, including terrorists, pedophiles, drug traffickers, and fugitives wanted for murder,” said DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin. Pedro Luis Ortiz-Mendez (left) and Jose Vicente [...]

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Most Texas utilities not complying with law on wildfire plans

September 22, 2026 / 6 minutes of reading

Lawmakers recently learned of the slow progress made by the companies, which have four months to come under compliance with the law prompted by the 2024 Panhandle wildfires.--- Subscribe to The Y’all — a weekly dispatch about the people, places [...]

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