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May 28, 2024

Which Harris County election candidates have raised the most money this cycle?

Plus: Houston prepares for severe weather. A deadly police chase.

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Houston + San Antonio share image for campaign finance tracker

Photo by: Danielle Rindler

Which candidates have raised the most money in key Texas and Harris County races?

Follow the money in key primary races with our campaign finance tracker.


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Shown is the severe thunderstorm watch that covers the Houston area through Tuesday afternoon. Storms will be capable of producing 75 mph wind gusts and tennis ball-sized hail. 

Photo by: National Weather Service

Houston under severe thunderstorm watch until 6 p.m. Tuesday

A severe thunderstorm watch is in effect for the Houston area through Tuesday evening. Large hail and damaging winds are possible.

Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg, center, surrounded by family and supporters gives her concession speech at her watch party held at Giant Texas Distillery Tuesday, Mar. 5, 2024 in Houston.

Photo by: Michael Wyke, Contributor

Could DA Ogg's loss impact Vivian King-Gemayel Haynes judicial race?

Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg's election loss could cast uncertainty in the primary runoff between Democratic judicial candidates Vivian King and Gemayel Haynes.

Shown is the High Resolution Rapid Refresh model's depiction of future radar Tuesday afternoon in the Houston area. Damaging winds and large hail are possible with storms that develop through Tuesday afternoon. A second round of strong storms could sweep into the Houston area late Tuesday night.

Photo by: WeatherBELL

Here's a timeline of the storms that could bring damaging wind, large hail to Houston

Here's when storms are expected to return to the Houston area.

People affected by the recent severe storms waiting in line at FEMA mobile unit to get assistance Tuesday, May 21, 2024 at Spring Branch Family Development Center in Houston.

Photo by: Yi-Chin Lee, Staff Photographer

FEMA opens more disaster recovery centers in southeast Texas for April and May storm victims

Three more FEMA disaster recovery centers have been opened in southeast Texas, including Harris County, for anyone affected by severe storms since late April. 


Pick of the Day

The movie 'Ren Faire' takes a look behind the curtain at the Texas Renaissance Festival

Photo by: Nate Hurtsellers

HBO's 'Ren Faire' doc about Texas Renaissance Festival is 'Succession' with turkey legs

Like 'Tiger King,' 'Cheer' and the Fyre Festival docs, this three-part series is a fascinating glimpse behind the curtain.


What else is going on

A 2020 image showing residents at Lago Mar enjoying the community's Crystal Lagoon.

Photo by: Courtesy Land Tejas/Lago Mar

What to know about Houston crystal lagoons open this summer

More crystal lagoons are set to open across the Houston area over the next few years.

Fatima Jouhari waits to receive her naturalization certificate after the ceremony Wednesday, March 27, 2024 at M.O. Campbell Educational Center in Houston. Jouhari, originally from Morocco, was among more than 1300 Houston-area residents became naturalized citizens Wednesday.

Photo by: Yi-Chin Lee, Staff Photographer

Texas needs workers, but Republican leaders balk at immigration

From citrus farms in South Texas to tech offices in Austin and construction sites in Houston, much of the Texas economy runs on immigrant labor.

Houston Astros' José Abreu is greeted by first base coach Dave Clark after hitting an RBI single to score Jake Meyers against the Seattle Mariners during the fifth inning of a baseball game, Monday, May 27, 2024, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)

Photo by: Lindsey Wasson/Associated Press

José Abreu is back. His return creates more lineup questions for Houston Astros

José Abreu made his return to the Astros' lineup on Monday in Seattle, but how often he will play is still uncertain.

Elikah Easley, chairman of the Tamina Cemetery and Community Development Cooperation, points out the headstone of his grandfather, Romie Hollins Sr., to Montgomery County Precinct 4 Commissioner James Metts during a tour of Sweet Rest Cemetery, Thursday, Sept. 3, 2020, in Tamina. Dating back to the 1870s, the site is the final resting place of 260 former slaves, Native Americans, military veterans and law enforcement officials and original settlers of the Tamina community, a post-Civil War Freedman's settlement.

Photo by: Jason Fochtman, Houston Chronicle / Staff Photographer

Historical marker planned for Tamina cemetery in Montgomery County

A cemetery where many residents of the Freedmen's Town of Tamina are buried will receive a new historic marker in the days leading up to Juneteenth. 

Two men died in a crash at the intersection of Long Drive and Lancaster on Tuesday, May 28, 2024.

Photo by: Courtesy/OnScene.tv

2 dead, 2 injured after Houston police chase ends in rollover crash

A police chase led to a deadly crash at the intersection of Long Drive and Lancaster, according to the Houston Police Department.

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