PASADENA, Texas emerges as new battleground on voting rights
By PAUL J. WEBER When the movie “Urban Cowboy” made this refinery town famous in 1980, the honkytonk Gilley’s was booming and wannabe cowpokes from the white Houston suburbs flocked…
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HOUSTON MAYOR WEDS LONGTIME PARTNER IN CALIFORNIA
In this photo provided by the Houston mayor’s office, Houston Mayor Annise Parker, right and her long-time partner, First Lady Kathy Hubbard, celebrate at their wedding Thursday, Jan 16, 1014…
BARBARA BUSH REMAINS HOSPITALIZED IN HOUSTON
FILE – In this Thursday, Aug. 22, 2013 file photo, former first lady Barbara Bush listens to a patient’s question during a visit to the Barbara Bush Children’s Hospital at…
Texas county adopts policy to protect LGBT inmates
By RAMIT PLUSHNICK-MASTI FILE – In this Jan. 25, 2013 file photo, Harris County Sheriff Adrian Garcia listens to questions during a news conference in Houston. Garcia has adopted a…
More than foot of rain falls during Texas storms
By DIANA HEIDGERD A man sits on top of a home on Buttonbush Drive in southeast Austin, Texas, on Thursday, Oct. 31, 201 Heavy overnight rains brought flooding to the…
Cities in red states push federal health plan
By RAMIT PLUSHNICK-MASTI In this Oct. 24, 2013 photo temporary City Of Houston employee Lida Moreno, left, and colleagues count out Spanish language brochures for Enroll America in preparation of…
Texas club auctions right to hunt endangered rhino
By MICHAEL GRACZYK In this Jan. 5, 2003, photo released by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service shows a black rhino male and calf in Mkuze, South Africa. The organizer of…
TEEN DEAD, MORE HURT IN TEXAS HIGH SCHOOL STABBING
By MICHAEL GRACZYK Parents, Eunice Pacheco, right, and LaKesia Brent, left, wait for news about their children outside Spring High School Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2013, in Spring, Texas. A 16-year-old…