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As anti-trans laws pass around the nation, many point to North Carolina's "bathroom bill" as one of the first times anti-trans rhetoric played a part in Republican politics.
But that rhetoric was perfected in the fight over the Houston Equal Rights Ordinance in 2015.
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It's expected to make landfall near the Rio Grande Valley or Corpus Christi, and yes SpaceX's main launch site is near there.
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Here's the latest on Hurricane Beryl as it is expected to make landfall in South Texas over the weekend.
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Houston Mayor John Whitmire was blasted at City Council after saying Houstonians "do not want to see encampments" and that "the homeless do not need to be in public space."
"But they do not have a private space," homeless advocate Elizabeth Sheffield told him.
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After Rep. Lloyd Dogget became the first sitting Democrat to say President Joe Biden should withdraw, many Houston Democrats coalesced around the President.
"I'm siding with 'old Joe Biden.' And I say old, because he's old, but he's effective," Rep. Al Green said.
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Texas public schools are hiring more uncertified teachers to fill vacancies.
The result? Up to 4 months of learning loss, according to a new study from Texas Tech.
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The Supreme Court will hear a challenge to Texas' age-verification law, adding heat to the legal fight between Attorney General Ken Paxton and Pornhub.
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Four of of Gateway Church's elders, including Robert Morris' son, took leave Friday night as the church scrambles to do damage control.
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Texas Supreme Court Justices Friday ruled that a Waco judge who had refused to officiate same-sex marriages had a right to sue the State Commission on Judicial Conduct for reprimanding her.
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Weed, casinos, more cops, less immigrants: Looking back at Kinky Friedman's bizarre 2006 gubernatorial platform.
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Disgraced Texas pastor Robert Morris allegedly told his accuser, who was 12-years-old when the abuse began, to "put a price on it," according to a report from NBC News.
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Kinky Friedman, satirist, country singer, quixotic gubernatorial candidate, and Jewish cowboy, died at age 79.
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Maybe you stumbled in after a night of drinking, or woke up early for an omelet. But no matter what, every Houstonian has a memory of House of Pies.
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Jim Schlossnagle apologized for scolding a reporter that asked about his possible move to Texas, but said he didn't "intentionally mislead" the Aggies about leaving.
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Before the Boeing Starliner trapped two astronauts on the ISS, multiple delays and issues plagued the craft.
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Travis County Attorney Delia Garza announced Wednesday that her office will not be pursuing criminal trespassing charges against 79 protestors who had been arrested at the University of Texas at Austin this past spring.
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South By Southwest has dropped the U.S. Army, as well as weapons manufacturers, from its sponsorship list for 2025.
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Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo shared a photo of her bridal shower with her fiancé on Facebook.
"Wonderful. He sure looks like a nerd," Houston Mayor John Whitmire replied, in a now deleted comment.
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Texas' six-week abortion ban caused infant mortality to rise nearly 13 percent, a study showed.
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If you live in Galveston and also love Hooters, I have really awful news for you.
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Why is Ted Cruz hanging out with David Byrne?
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21 years ago this week, Lawrence v. Texas, a case out of Harris County, decriminalized homosexuality.
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We interrupt this thread to bring you live footage from Los Angeles
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As the final buzzer sounded, Houstonians poured onto the street outside the Summit. "Richmond Avenue was just a parking lot. It was a party." "It was the whole city of Houston really enjoying finally being champions," Bullard recalled.
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But what may have powered the Rockets to victory the most were the people of Houston, ready to cheer on their team in Games 6 and 7 at The Summit.
"I always say the city of Houston showed the world how to celebrate being champions," Bullard said.
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In head coach Rudy Tomjanovich, the Rockets saw not an authority figure, but a teammate.
"I wanted to do well for Rudy because he's my friend. I didn't want to let him down," former Rockets forward Matt Bullard recalled.
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The Knicks were a notoriously tough team that brought physicality to the court and used it to their tactical advantage.
"It was like tag-team wrestling," coach Rudy Tomjanovich said.
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After a grueling playoff run through the West that saw the Rockets dispatch Portland, the Suns, and the Utah Jazz, Houston faced their toughest challenge yet: the New York Knicks.
"Those were some mean, nasty dudes," remembered Robert Horry.
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In a Q&A, Hakeem Olajuwon credited his embrace of Islam with helping him propel the Rockets to glory in 1994.
"It helps you serve your responsibility to your team, your organization."
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🚀 That painful loss in Seattle in 1993 ultimately became fuel for the Rockets return to the postseason in 1994.
"From the start of training camp, you could see we wouldn't forget Seattle. We didn't forget all season long," Olajuwon said.
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Before their '94 run, the Rockets endured a painful elimination at the hands of the Seattle SuperSonics in the 1993 Western Conference semifinals.
"We truly believed we missed an opportunity. We should have been in the Finals," Hakeem Olajuwon said.
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🏆 On this day in 1994, the Houston Rockets won Game 7 of the NBA Finals over the New York Knicks, securing their first ever championship.
🧵To celebrate, Sports Reporter Michael Shapiro interviewed members of the incredible 1993-1994 team that brought glory to the city of #Houston. ⬇️
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Robert Morris resigned from Gateway Church last week after admitting to molesting a 12-year-old girl in the 1980s.
Here's a timeline of his sexual abuse, and what could happen next.
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The Texas Supreme Court dismissed a lawsuit, brought by a Houston woman's ex-husband, that would have compelled her to prove she underwent a medical abortion.
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Elon Musk's Boring Company was fined just $11,876 by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality after finding the company failed to prevent pollution in Bastrop.
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Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick vowed to resurrect Texas' failed bill that would put the Christian Ten Commandments on display in every classroom after the state of Louisiana passed a similar law.
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Two NASA astronauts are stuck aboard the International Space Station after issues with the Boeing Starliner
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When I lived out there, I was very active in a church also based in Southlake, and Gateway always seemed to be really...weird. In 5 years of living in the area, I never met anyone who actually went there, yet they boasted a huge membership and at the time were Southlake's largest employer.
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I know a lot of people that went to this church. And the worst part about it is how he hid the fact this girl was 12 while using it as a story of his personal redemption and of his wife's forgiveness.
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Robert Morris, senior pastor at Gateway Church in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex and former religious advisor to former President Donald Trump, resigned after admitting to molesting a 12-year-old girl in the 1980s over a period of 4 years.
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that would be @brittanieshey.bsky.social, who i believe is enjoying her vacation today
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A judge has ruled that Food Not Bombs Houston may sue the city over its decade-old anti-feeding ordinance after the city tried to dismiss the suit.
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A new bipartisan bill introduced by Senator Ted Cruz aims to hold social media companies responsible for AI-generated nonconsensual pornography.
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two Houston gay bars have abruptly shuttered just as the city was set to ramp up Pride month festivities. the closures are a significant financial blow to the queer service industry during what would typically be the busiest month of the year
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i talked to spencer moore, who's video tours of quirky houston apartments have gone viral
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If you're watching the NBA Finals (the re-run of the 1994 Rockets-Knicks NBA Finals, that is), you won't be interrupted by a certain white Bronco chase during Game 5.
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