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Home is where the heart is for Kevin Porter Jr.

Although Houston Rockets point guard Kevin Porter Jr. did not get to Houston, Texas, until January 2021 via trade with the Cleveland Cavaliers, he has fallen in love with the city and fans. Porter Jr. took to social media on Friday and expressed that to his 63.3K followers.

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Time Keeps On Ticking For Carlos Correa

“It is visualizing the moment,” said Correa “When I am on deck, I am visualizing where I want the pitch to start. I am visualizing a tunnel and what I want to do with it.”

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A Family Of One: Houston Astros Headed To Their Fifth Consecutive ALCS

For the last two postseasons, the Houston Astros have had to deal with the fallout from the sign-stealing scandal they admitted to being a part of back in 2017. The absences of fans in the stands last season allowed the Astros to escape from the profanity-laced insults and hatred that continued throughout social media and airwaves across the country in other baseball cities. Yet, through it, all Houston continued to do what they have done in the past. Stick together and win games as a unit that moves as one.

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Where Things Stand in the Legal Battle Over Texas' Six-week Abortion Ban

Texas' six-week abortion ban is likely to stay in force at least for a few more days, if not longer, with a federal appeals court signaling Tuesday that the end of the week would be the earliest it would take its next big step in the ongoing litigation.

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HISD statement on ballot error

The Houston Independent School District is aware of an error regarding the name of a District VII Board of Education candidate on the upcoming November 2, 2021, election ballot. Mr. Lee Macerlaen Walker's application was filed in the Office of Board Services on Monday, August 16, 2021, and he was notified of its acceptance via certified letter on Wednesday, August 18, 2021. Mr. Walker's legal name is Lee Walker, but he asked to be identified as Mac Walker on the ballot.

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Fort Bend County Judge KP George Pens Letter to the Members of the Texas State House of Representatives Regarding Redistricting

leaders, seeking to ensure that a congressional district, in its entirety, is located within the already existing borders of Fort Bend County.

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Commissioner Rodney Ellis Issues Statement on Harris County Public Safety Investments

Keeping Harris County safe and healthy requires a combination of effective and fair crime prevention strategies and equitable community investments. It requires short- and long-term solutions. And it requires comprehensive data-driven decisions, free from partisan politics and misinformation campaigns.

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Rockets must meet “Force with Force” this season if they want to be successful

The Houston Rockets are learning that the hard way this preseason. For the second game in a row, their opponent has taken the physical approach with their younger players resulting in missed opportunities and turnovers.

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Biden to LGBTQ Americans on National Coming Out Day: 'You are loved and accepted just the way you are'

President Joe Biden on Monday commemorated National Coming Out Day by saying the US still has work to do to achieve equality for all Americans amid a wave of anti-LGBTQ legislation in state legislatures across the country.

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Jennifer Sewell, missing Fort Hood soldier, found safe

Missing Fort Hood solider, Pfc. Jennifer Sewell, has been found safe, officials said in a press release.

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Humans were using tobacco at least 12,000 years ago

The tobacco plant has shaped the fortunes of humanity. Today, the substance is used and abused by a billion people around the world. It is a habit that dates back to the Stone Age, new research shows.

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Afghan interpreter who helped rescue Biden in 2008 gets out of Afghanistan

An Afghan interpreter who helped rescue then-Sen. Joe Biden after his helicopter was forced to land in a snowstorm 13 years ago has left Afghanistan, sources familiar tell CNN.

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