Indicted Harris Co. Judge Lina Hidalgo aides want DA Kim Ogg removed from corruption case

Two criminally indicted aides to Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo have asked a judge to disqualify District Attorney Kim Ogg from prosecuting the corruption case against them.

Houston city council approves $5.7 billion budget without firefighter hazard pay

Collectively, through dozens of amendments, council members sought to spend millions of additional dollars on everything from flood control studies to new chairs at City Hall. However, the mayor said 'no,' and no member of this council has the political support to challenge him.

Ted Cruz confronted for attending NRA convention same week of Texas school shooting

Texas Senator Ted Cruz was confronted by a protester while at a restaurant in Houston Friday night. The protestor asked Cruz why he came to the NRA convention after 19 children and two teachers were killed at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas

States divided along partisan lines in response to shootings

Gun control measures are likely going nowhere in Congress, and they have also become increasingly scarce in most states.