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Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg chats with media as she arrives with her son Jack Jordan to cast their ballots at the Love Park Community Center polling location Tuesday, March 5, 2024.

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Live updates: Kim Ogg has issues voting due to isolated voter roll mix-up, she says

Follow along for live election updates and analysis from Hearst Newspapers reporters covering the 2024 Texas primary election.

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Who are Harris County residents donating to this election?

Harris County residents appear to favor Congressional candidates outside of Texas over those who may actually represent them in the House and Senate, according to federal data.

Tugboats move into position as Battleship Texas is removed from a drydock on Tuesday, March 5, 2024, in Galveston. After 18 months of hull restoration, the ship is ready to re-enter the water. Further restoration will continue at a nearby dock as part of a $70 million rehab of the historic battleship. Texas is the only remaining dreadnought battleship above water.

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Battleship Texas cuts through morning fog for next step in restoration process

The historic ship, with new steel, is back in the water after 18 months in a Galveston drydock, but much work remains before visitors can walk aboard.

Hervis Rogers, who was arrested for alleged illegal voting in the 2020 primary, poses for a portrait on Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2024 in Houston. Rogers, who garnered widespread attention for waiting hours in line at Texas Southern to vote in the 2020 presidential primary, was jailed on charges of alleged illegally voting. Those charges have since been dismissed.

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Hervis Rogers vows to never vote again after traumatic arrest

After Hervis Rogers waited six hours to vote in 2020, he was prosecuted by the state for casting his ballot. He said he won't vote again.

Houston Astros pitcher Justin Verlander (35) sits in a cart with manager Joe Espada (19) as they watched Josh Hader pitch during workouts for Houston Astros pitchers and catchers at CACTI Park of the Palm Beaches on Friday, Feb. 16, 2024, in West Palm Beach, Fl.

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Astros ace Justin Verlander will start season on injured list

Manager Joe Espada emphasized that Verlander has not had a setback from the shoulder soreness that forced him into a slow start this spring.

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Some of RodeoHouston's most popular performers.

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The 25 most-attended RodeoHouston concerts include Usher, Ariana Grande and lots of Go Tejano Days

Is country music king at RodeoHouston? Not when it comes to attendance numbers.

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Miles Joseph Fridrich sits in a Montgomery County courtroom on Monday, Jan. 29, 2024 in Conroe. Fridrich, 24, is charged with murder in the stabbing death of Conroe pediatrician Talat Khan, 54, while she was sitting at a picnic table in her apartment complex on Oct. 29, 2023.

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Bond reduction denied for Miles Fridrich in Conroe doctor's death

Montgomery County Judge Phil Grant denied a request to reduce the bond for Miles Fridrich, who is charged with murder in the stabbing death of Talat Khan in Conroe.

The salmon benny at Salt & Sugar, a new restaurant from the owner of Urban Eats.

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Urban Eats owner opens new restaurant Salt & Sugar

Levi Rollins, owner of the now-closed Urban Eats, has opened Salt & Sugar. It's a new sandwich shop and bakery in Houston's Spring Branch area.

An unclaimed $1 million Powerball ticket that was purchased in Katy after the Jan. 29, 2024 numbers were drawn.

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Houston area resident wins $2 million Powerball prize

According to the Texas Lottery, a Tomball resident claimed the $2 million-dollar prize for the Dec. 30 Powerball drawing.

A new four-story Health Professions Building is in the works for Sam Houston State University's Conroe campus. Construction will begin in May with the project complete in December 2025.

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New health building to expand Sam Houston State's Conroe campus

A new four-story, $70 million health professions building is in the works for Sam Houston State University's Conroe campus.

Houston Astros left fielder Yordan Alvarez (44) during full squad workouts for the Astros at CACTI Park of the Palm Beaches on Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024, in West Palm Beach, Fl.

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Astros manager Joe Espada unveils potential lineup for opening day

Astros slugger Yordan Alvarez will be at DH and bat second with Chas McCormick in left and Jake Meyers in center.

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How Houston restaurants are making the carajillo their own

The carajillo is rising in popularity. In Houston, restaurants are adding mezcal and whiskey to the coffee drink that's slowly outpacing the espresso martini.