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Molly Cook, Jarvis Johnson squaring off in back-to-back elections with eyes on vacant Texas Senate seat
Cook and Johnson, the state representative for House District 139, are vying to succeed new Houston Mayor John Whitmire in the state senate. A special election to complete the 2024 portion of Whitmire's term is scheduled for May 4, and Cook and Johnson will again compete in a Democratic primary runoff on May 28.
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Local
Houston area saw sharp increase in Anti-Semitic incidents last year, ADL reports
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News
Environmental groups call for $20 million city investment to address private sewer line leaks in Houston
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Healthcare
Racism in the health care system is killing Black pregnant Texans
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Police impersonator arrested after attempting to pull over undercover deputies in Houston
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Houston Matters
Can you bury a word? How about a really, really bad word?
City of Houston
- Houston Freed-Montrose library open for now; Whitmire wants to find use for historic building
- Party Politics A look at John Whitmire’s first 100 days as Houston mayor
- City of Houston Houston City Council delays vote on extended parking meter hours
- City of Houston More than 100,000 gallons of wastewater spilled from east Houston treatment facility, cleanup efforts underway
- Transportation Houston City Council members approve three appointments of new METRO board members
Texas
- Texas Texas held in contempt over child welfare failures
- Energy & Environment Survey: Nearly half of Houston-area residents with low-to-moderate incomes consider electricity bills unaffordable
- Healthcare “Maternal Health Bill of Rights” introduced by Harris County at the second Maternal and Child Health Conference
- News South Texas groups sue Texas Parks and Wildlife for pursuing land swap deal with SpaceX
- Texas Stolen 18-wheeler driven into Texas DPS office in Brenham results in one death, ‘multiple serious injuries’
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- $48 million Hermann Park Commons greenspace, play areas to open Saturday
- Survey: Nearly half of Houston-area residents with low-to-moderate incomes consider electricity bills unaffordable
- Audit of Houston-area USPS facility found 384,000 delayed parcels during January inspection
- Houston area health system defends Memorial Hermann doctor who admitted to manipulating liver transplant data
- ‘Sovereign citizen’ shot, killed during exchange with Harris County deputies
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- Party Politics A look at John Whitmire’s first 100 days as Houston mayor
- Politics Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick lists housing affordability, fighting antisemitism on campus among 2025 priorities
- Houston Matters Political Roundup: Paxton’s latest lawsuit and Mayor Whitmire’s first 100 days
- Politics Congressman Randy Weber: Biden administration’s LNG export freeze threatens investment in Texas’s Gulf Coast
- HISD Concerns about Houston ISD prompt group of Democratic state lawmakers to request public hearing
Education News
- HISD Concerns about Houston ISD prompt group of Democratic state lawmakers to request public hearing
- HISD Behind the scenes of Houston ISD teacher evaluation rollout: TEA called classroom observation approach ‘odd,’ liaison said training sessions ‘much larger than is recommended’
- Fort Bend Fort Bend ISD administrators say they’ve decreased 2023 bond costs by $29 million
- Education News Spring Branch ISD to keep former superintendent’s name on headquarters after public outcry
- HISD Houston ISD grapples with community backlash, educator confusion over new performance evaluation systems
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