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Houston Public Media 6/8 7:01P Dr. John Lienhard

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Former President Donald Trump Due in Court Over New Indictment

Houston Press |The Leading Independent News Source 6/8 4:23P Faith Bugenhagen

Former President Donald Trump has been indicted in the special counsel’s investigation regarding classified documents found at his Mar-A-Lago home. He is the first former president to face federal...

Strong Wind and Heavy Downpours Leave Thousands Without Power

Houston Press |The Leading Independent News Source 6/8 4:15P Faith Bugenhagen

A severe storm system blew through the Greater Houston area on Thursday evening leaving more than 222,000 CenterPoint Energy customers without power. This included the power at the Hattie Mae White...

Nate Paul, Paxton's Right Hand Man in Impeachment Case, Faces Federal Charge

Houston Press |The Leading Independent News Source 6/8 3:28P Faith Bugenhagen

Nate Paul, the Austin-based real estate developer, political donor and close friend of suspended Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton was booked Thursday afternoon in the Travis County jail on a federal...

Houston City Council approves $6.2B budget for 2024 fiscal year with raises

Houston Biz Journal 6/8 3:12P Sofia Gonzalez

Mayor Sylvester Turner said this is the strongest fund balance presented in eight years.

Trump says he’s been indicted in classified documents investigation

Houston Public Media 6/8 2:08P Associated Press

Trump's lawyers were contacted by prosecutors shortly before he announced on his Truth Social platform that he had been indicted.

Twenty-one Houston-area teenagers hospitalized after walkway collapses in Surfside Beach

Houston Public Media 6/8 12:09P Adam Zuvanich

The injured teenagers were from the Cypress, Spring Branch and Tomball areas and were visiting Stahlman Park as part of a church-affiliated summer camp.

Moral Outrage in America

Houston Public Media 6/8 12:07P Garrett Bohlmann

Where does moral outrage come from, what does it accomplish, and how do we move forward as a society?

Harris County Public Health Animal Shelter waiving adoption fees due to overcrowding

Houston Public Media 6/8 11:34A Patricia Ortiz

All adoptable animals at the center are spayed or neutered, vaccinated, microchipped, and have a one-year Harris County pet license.

City of Houston approves $6.2 billion budget, includes employee raises, funding for drainage...

Houston Public Media 6/8 10:48A Ashley Brown

The 2024 budget includes a 3% pay raise for municipal workers, including police, and a 6% raise for firefighters, the third pay raise in the last three years.

As XFL makes high-level cuts, should the brand be next?

Houston Biz Journal 6/8 9:57A W. Scott Bailey

There may be no better time for league leaders to punt a name that's had a less than spectacular history.

Volvo Autonomous Solutions opens Fort Worth office to set up Texas freight corridors

Houston Biz Journal 6/8 9:52A Spencer Brewer

The autonomous transport firm, part of Volvo Group, will set up freight corridors from Dallas-Fort Worth to El Paso and from Dallas to Houston.

Harris Health CEO presents $2.5B bond proposal to commissioners court, but questions remain

Houston Biz Journal 6/8 8:56A Jishnu Nair

Harris County commissioners agreed with Harris Health that the county's aging hospital needs an upgrade but raised questions about how the full funding would be achieved.

University of Houston to spend $38 million to renovate Agnes Arnold Hall

Houston Biz Journal 6/8 8:04A Sofia Gonzalez

An expansion of mental health services and the renovation of Agnes Arnold Hall is at the top of the University of Houston's list of priorities as it prepares for the next school year.

Juneteenth 2023: Houston-area events where you can celebrate

Houston Public Media 6/8 7:48A Nicolas Pinto

Houstonians can celebrate the holiday throughout the month of June, with some free and paid events in the area.