Gov. Greg Abbott has ordered Texas state agencies to stop funding Flock surveillance cameras as officials face growing scrutiny over the use and potential misuse of the AI-powered license plate readers.
Actor and comedian Kenan Thompson will temporarily replace Simon Cowell as a judge on “America’s Got Talent” while Cowell recovers from routine back surgery, the show announced Friday.
Houston Public Works will begin disconnecting water service Sept. 8 for about 15,000 customers who have significantly overdue utility balances, city officials said.
The House prosecution team urged Filipinos to verify information about the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte as the Armed Forces of the Philippines warned that foreign malign influence operations increasingly exploit domestic controversies, including the impeachment and flood-control issues.
Dasmariñas City Mayor Jennifer “Jenny” Barzaga won the special election for representative of Cavite’s fourth district on Saturday, securing 201,893 votes and succeeding her son, Kiko Barzaga, who lost his House seat after lawmakers expelled him on June 2.
Rescue teams in Nepal and China searched for hundreds of people Friday after catastrophic flash floods killed more than 500 people and left more than 1,500 missing, while authorities warned that a newly formed Himalayan lake could trigger additional flooding.
More than 153,000 registered voters in Bexar County remain on Texas’ “suspense” list because election officials have questions about their current addresses ahead of the Nov. 3 midterm election.
A multi-agency investigation that began with a reported grain theft in Guadalupe County has uncovered an alleged organized operation involving about 176 stolen grain loads across Texas, authorities said.
Actress Bea Alonzo said she is enjoying married life as she made her first public appearance since talent manager Shirley Kuan confirmed her resignation as Alonzo’s manager on Aug. 24.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved updated COVID-19 vaccines from Moderna, Pfizer-BioNTech and Novavax-Sanofi for the 2026-27 immunization season, the manufacturers announced Thursday.