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The sun shines on the Navios Hope as it sits docked Thursday, Nov. 16, 2023, in the Port of Corpus Christi in Corpus Christi.

Corpus Christi's transformation from a sleepy small town to a billion-dollar hub for oil exports

As the Port of Corpus Christi leads nation's oil exports, it is helping to transform the South Texas city.

The death penalty trial opens in July, 2013, for Obel Cruz-Garcia, accused of abducting and killing 6-year-old Angelo Garcia in Houston.

Houston lawyers faulted for shoddy work on death penalty cases

The new report faults lawyers and judges for an "utterly broken" system.

Glowing inflatables, including snowmen, Christmas trees and Noah's ark, are part of Leonard Mosely Christmas display in Del City, Oklahoma.

Rain chances rising in Texas for Christmas. Here's the details

Rain chances are increasing for Texas as we get closer to Christmas. Here's what rain chances look like in Houston.

Harris County Commissioner Rodney Ellis, County Judge Lina Hidalgo and Harris County Public Health Executive Director Barbie Robinson announced the county could launch a guaranteed income pilot program.

What to know about Harris County's guaranteed income program

Harris County will start its guaranteed basic income program in 2024. Here are a few things to know about the program before the application window opens in January.

Darryl George, a 17-year-old junior, before walking across the street to go into Barbers Hill High School after serving a 5-day in-school suspension for not cutting his hair Monday, Sept. 18, 2023, in Mont Belvieu. (AP Photo/Michael Wyke)

Texas student case remains ongoing during refusal to cut hair

A case involving a Barbers Hill High School student who faced back-to-back disciplinary actions since late August has been ongoing as attorneys wait for rulings on several motions.

Molly Duane, a Center for Reproductive Rights attorney, answers questions from media after the Texas Supreme Court heard oral arguments in the Zurawski v Texas case, a major challenge to Texas' abortion ban led by more than 20 women suing for clarified medical exemptions, at the state capitol on Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2023, in Austin, Texas. The plaintiffs Duane represents say they were denied care and their health was jeopardized because the law is overly vague.

Will Texas Medical Board step in after abortion ruling adds confusion?

The board has so far been silent on how physicians should navigate cases like Kate Cox's despite requests from people on both sides of the abortion debate.

💼 Business

Creekland Village will open in the Bridgeland master-planned community in Cypress in spring of 2023.

These Houston-area residential developments will bring thousands of homes to the region

Big residential developments, including Bridgeland in Cypress and Sunterra in Katy, hit milestones across the region in 2023.

Musk's plans for the town include homes for Austin-based SpaceX and Tesla employees.

Elon Musk is planning a new university in Austin

The new institution, seeded with a roughly $100 million gift from Musk, will start with a STEM-focused primary and secondary school.

A Southwest Airlines plane makes its final approach at Dallas Love Field Airport near a the full moon and downtown Dallas buildings, Monday, Nov. 27, 2023. More Americans are expected to fly or drive far from home over Christmas than did last year, putting a cap on a busy year for travel.

Holiday crowds at airports and on highways are expected to be even bigger than last year

Airports and highways are expected to be busier this Christmas season than they were a year ago.

🚗 Outside the Loop

Saturn Ferguson joins students protesting against Katy ISD's new transgender policy outside the school districts educational support complex on Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2023 in Katy. The students are protesting a new policy by the district where parents of students in the Katy ISD school system must be notified if their child asks to be identified as transgender under a new policy that took effect Tuesday.

Title IX complaint filed over Katy ISD's gender policy

A student activist group has filed a formal complaint with the U.S. Department of Education against Katy ISD, claiming that their gender policy is discriminatory.

Rene Gonzalez plays TAPS during the opening of the Wreaths Across America ceremony, The Woodlands, Saturday, December 16, 2023

Volunteers place hundreds of wreaths on veteran graves for holidays

To honor veterans during the holiday season, volunteers spent time at five Montgomery County cemeteries Saturday placing wreaths at veteran graves.

Hidden gems in Houston's suburbs, including a funeral museum

Though H-town is famed for its diverse and lively atmosphere, its surrounding constellation of suburbs have some unique destinations that give the big city a run for its money.