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4 days ago | houstonpublicmedia.org | Adam Zuvanich

A 30-year-old man died Tuesday night after being shot in a parking garage at The Galleria shopping mall, according to the Houston Police Department. The man, whose identity had not been released as of early Wednesday afternoon, was found with multiple gunshot wounds at about 5 p.m. Tuesday. He was taken by paramedics to Ben Taub Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at about 11 p.m., police said.

4 days ago | houstonpublicmedia.org | Bill Zeeble

A bill banning Diversity, Equity and Inclusion work in Texas’ K-12 schools is on its way to the governor’s desk. Senate Bill 12 bans DEI policies in hiring and training, bans student groups centered around gender identity and sexual orientation, and prohibits school employees from assisting transgender students with “social transitioning.” It also allows parents to receive a written record of books their child checks out of a school library. The bill’s author, Republican Sen.

4 days ago | houstonpublicmedia.org | Dominic Anthony Walsh

The City of Houston plans to use federal disaster recovery funds from extreme weather in 2024 for additional emergency vehicles, generators for city facilities and its initiative to end homelessness — a departure from the way those types of funds have been used in the past and a conflict with the largest identified need in the aftermath of the storms.

4 days ago | houstonpublicmedia.org | Andrew Schneider

A former Afghan National Army soldier in the process of applying for asylum in the U.S. was arrested last month by federal immigration agents at his Houston-area home, according to his attorney, who said the man and most of his family are being threatened with deportation. "He has eight kids. Two of those kids were born in the U.S. during the last four years," said immigration attorney Ali Zakaria, who declined to provide his client's name, citing safety concerns.

5 days ago | houstonpublicmedia.org | Toluwani Osibamowo

Texas lawmakers passed the first raise for state judges in more than 10 years in the last hours of the 89th Legislature on Monday — after a dispute over the bill’s effect on legislators’ pensions nearly killed the measure. In a 114-26 vote, the Texas House passed Senate Bill 293 from Sen. Joan Huffman, R-Houston, which raises the base pay for Texas state judges from $140,000 to $175,000.