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Harris County voters cite ICE enforcement, TPS, work visas as election drivers
Many Harris County voters said ICE enforcement, Temporary Protected Status and work visas are top immigration issues driving them to the polls — and for many families, the stakes are personal. Two women who spoke with KPRC 2 said they come from migrant families and cast their bal...
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Man sentenced to life in prison for murder of beloved pediatrician in Conroe
CONROE, Texas – A man convicted of stabbing a pediatrician to death in Conroe in 2023 has learned his sentence. Miles Joseph Fridrich, 27, was sentenced by a Montgomery County jury to life in prison after pleading guilty to the murder of 52-year-old Dr. Talat Jehan Khan. Recommen...
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Bread boats, butter croissants: 6 Greater Houston dining updates
From Georgian bread boats to European baked goods, check out six dining updates across the Greater Houston area, as reported by Community Impact. Impacts of the week Locally owned Honor Society Coffee Co. opens Spring-Klein location Honor Society Coffee Co. has opened its brick-a...
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Tesla video contradicts women’s robbery claim, both arrested for false report
Two women were arrested after deputies investigating a hit-and-run in Harris County reviewed Tesla surveillance footage and found inconsistencies in the women’s account of an alleged armed robbery, according to Constable Mark Herman’s Office. Deputies responded Oct. 24 to the 180...
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Texas AG’s office sues Harris County clerk over accusations of selectively targeting demographics for voting ads
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s office has filed a lawsuit Thursday against Harris County Clerk Teneshia Hudspeth’s office and her director of communication over accusations of selectively targeting its “Get Out the Vote” style ads to certain racial and ethnic groups while av...
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Robert Donahoo: Alley Theatre’s “Uhuru” offers a striking, unfinished journey
A play under development is a beautiful thing: the whirl of ideas, the honing of images, the slow gestation of characters, the refining of rhythms for movement on a fixed set. It’s a beautiful thing struggling toward the perfection that is birth and moving, like Adam and Eve leav...
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Young girls skip school with their parents to attend Valkyries’ early WNBA Finals watch party
Sika Lopez took 11-year-old daughter Kendra out of school Thursday to be part of the early morning watch party outside Chase Center cheering for the Golden State Valkyries. Lopez grew up in Los Angeles watching Lisa Leslie and the Sparks, and believes being present can impact Ken...
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Frost Bank to break ground in Valley Ranch Town Center
Frost Bank officials are expected to break ground Nov. 4 on a new financial center in New Caney, per an Oct. 28 email from the Greater East Montgomery County Chamber . What to expect Construction on the new 5,336-square-foot, one-story building is expected to wrap up by June 2027...
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The Players present ‘The Lifespan of a Fact’ in new black-box theater space
How far can a writer bend the truth before the story breaks? The Players Theatre Company invites audiences into their new Black Box space to explore that question with The Lifespan of a Fact, a sharp, fast-paced contemporary drama running Nov. 6–15 at The Owen Theatre. Based on t...