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May 16, 2023

How the ‘We Buy Ugly Houses’ company preyed on desperate and elderly sellers

By: David Brown

Migrant crossings at the border with Mexico are reported to be dramatically down after the end of Title 42.

Adolescent medicine doctors at Dell Children’s Medical Center in Austin are out amid calls from politicians for an investigation of gender-affirming care at the hospital.

A bill to preempt new local regulations on a variety of issues including labor and the environment moves quickly toward an expected passage in the Texas Senate.

And what’s the story behind those “We Buy Ugly Houses” signs? A ProPublica investigation reveals that the buyers behind the signs took advantage of elderly homeowners.


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March 26, 2026

Corpus Christi water crisis collides with mayor recall effort

As Corpus Christi scrambles to keep from running out of water, a complication arises: A petition to recall Mayor Paulette Guajardo.After last year’s deadly July 4 Hill Country floods, plans to reopen Camp Mystic are tearing friends apart.A confusing and chaotic primary in Central Texas’ Williamson County leads election officials to look back to the […]

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March 25, 2026

Exploring the global future of Texas-made kimchi

Federal immigration agents have arrived at both of Houston’s airports. What are they doing and has it reduced long TSA lines?Two North Texas Democrats who were once allies — Rep. Julie Johnson and Rep. Colin Allred — are battling for the nomination for a congressional seat.Many military dogs are living in sub-standard conditions. We’ll dig […]

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March 24, 2026

How Texas plans to power its AI data center boom

As data centers expand across the state, so does the need for energy. More power plants are popping up with Texas at the center of the AI data center boom.The federal government gives its first briefing on a new border wall planned in the Big Bend region.He helped U.S. troops during the war in Afghanistan […]

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March 23, 2026

Meteor over Texas leaves debris, questions

A secretive project to build a long water barrier in the Rio Grande is revealed as letters go out to landowners to build a Big Bend border wall. We’ll hear what locals are thinking. Look up to the sky: It’s a boom, it’s a flash… and a crash through a roof north of Houston. A […]

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March 20, 2026

A special broadcast from Corpus Christi

Corpus Christi cuts its timeline to a water disaster and the state issues emergency orders to deal with what may be an unprecedented crisis. Today we’re coming to you from the place they call the Sparkling City by the Sea — yet despite its proximity to the water, the region faces the imminent threat of […]

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March 19, 2026

Debate grows over César Chávez Day and public memorials in Texas

Revelations over César Chávez’s reported history of sexual abuse has led to an immediate response across Texas. We’ll break it down. Texas is home to two of America’s four strategic oil reserves. We’ll dive into why the Gulf Coast was the right place for this storage — beyond its oil and gas infrastructure. We’ll take […]

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March 18, 2026

History of Texas prison bands lives on through rare recordings

Time has run out for what many thought would be a game-changing endorsement in the GOP runoff for a U.S. Senate seat. President Trump has yet to weigh in on the race between John Cornyn and Ken Paxton.On the Democratic side of the aforementioned Senate race: What may be a difficult battle ahead for James […]

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March 17, 2026

Bob Odenkirk talks new action role in SXSW film ‘Normal’

A new report says the Trump administration created military zones on the border and charged people with trespassing. We’ll dive into why the cases are often flawed.Today is the deadline to apply for school vouchers. We’ll look at why students with disabilities are running into hurdles.Bob Odenkirk talks about his new film “Normal,” where he’s […]

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