Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth will likely face fierce questioning from Congress on the Iran war.
AFP Photo by BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI
Family members of opiod overdose victims protest outside the US District Court for the District of New Jersey.
AFP Photo by ARON RANEN
- A Houston rabbi is among 15 Texas families planning to take their lawsuit to the U.S. Supreme Court after a federal appeals court upheld the state’s Ten Commandments law.
- Floyd William Parrott, 64, died in custody just weeks after being charged with capital murder in the 1990 “Lovers’ Lane” murders of Cheryl Henry and Andy Atkinson. Investigators say Parrott died by suicide in his cell in Nebraska, days before he was set to be extradited to Texas.
- Four members of the Eastland family faced four hours of questions from Texas lawmakers investigating Camp Mystic’s handling of the July 4, 2025 flood. The family’s testimony came on the second day of hearings held by the joint Senate and House General Investigating Committee.
- A new METRO Police substation is now operational in Houston’s East End, promising to enhance law enforcement presence and improve response times along the METRORail Green Line.
- Three people have been charged after allegedly tampering with thousands of gift cards from stores in several TX counties
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