Nearly 60,000 CPS Energy customers remained without electricity Saturday evening after severe storms damaged power lines, poles and trees across the San Antonio area, with some outages expected to last several days.
More than 1.2 million Texas voters are on the state’s voter suspense list and should check their registration addresses before the Nov. 3 election, the Texas Secretary of State’s Office said.
A multi-agency investigation has uncovered an alleged organized operation that stole about 176 loads of grain worth an estimated $791,739 from grain facilities across Texas, authorities said.
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.