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Houston man arrested for stealing mail from North Texas churches, police say
By Briauna Brown Updated on: July 30, 2025 / 10:55 AM CDT / CBS Texas CBS News Live CBS News Texas Live A 38-year-old Houston man is accused of traveling to North Texas and stealing from church mailboxes, the Wylie Police Department said...

Texas Republicans unveil redistricting map expanding GOP foothold by 5 seats, including 1 in Houston
James Osborne, Taylor Goldenstein, John C. Moritz, Jeremy Wallace, Matt Zdun, Houston Chronicle The Texas Legislature released a new congressional map Wednesday morning detailing Republicans’ plans to dramatically expand their foothold in the...

Second Lady Usha Vance hosts reading event with Suni Williams at NASA Johnson Space Center
WASHINGTON (TNND) — Second Lady Usha Vance is hosting a Summer Reading Challenge event with astronaut Suni Williams at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Texas on Monday. Vance will be reading a space-related book to children with the help of...

Texas Sues New York to Hold Abortionist Accountable for Mailing Illegal Abortion Pills
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed a lawsuit against a New York county clerk for refusing to enforce a Texas court judgment against an abortionist who illegally mailed abortion drugs to a Texas resident. The lawsuit is escalating a legal...

Finding her voice: Houston teen journeys from lifestyle TikToker to Israel advocate
Sixteen-year-old Eden Rothblum never expected a semester abroad in Israel to reshape her worldview. But after four months at Alexander Muss High School in Israel, Rothblum, a Houston transplant who recently moved from Arizona, said she’s come home...

James Van Der Beek colon cancer battle: 'I dismissed key symptom... don't make the same mistake'
Dawson's Creek heart-throb James Van Der Beek has told how he dismissed a tell-tale sign of his colon cancer because it 'didn't feel like a real symptom'. The actor, who lives in Texas, revealed in November that he had been diagnosed with...

Houston man arrested, accused of stealing mail from North Texas church
Viorel Velcu, 38 (Source: Wylie Police Department) WYLIE, Texas - A 38-year-old Houston man has been arrested and is facing multiple charges after an investigation into mail thefts at a North Texas church was reported. What we know: According to...

Kerrville is in the rebuilding and recovery process following the flooding one month ago
Two people are still missing in Kerr County. KERRVILLE, Texas — Monday marks one month since the devastating floods from the Guadalupe River forever changed the Texas Hill Country. In Kerr County alone, 108 lives were lost, including 37 children....

Credit Texas coach for sweep of 200 IM medals
SINGAPORE -- Leon Marchand of France won gold in the 200-meter individual medley at the swimming world championships on Thursday -- and it had a Texas flavor to it. American swimmer Shaine Casas claimed the silver and Hubert Kos of Hungary took...

Women of Influence share their inspirations and aspirations
2025 Women of Influence Mentor Award: Vicki Updike Updated 16 hrs ago * Photograph by Shane Van Boxtel / Image Studios New Sage Strategies After seeing several of her clients recognized with the Women of Influence in the New North Region award,...
OPINION | Howey: Rep. Stutzman in the immigration crosshairs
Timing is everything in life, sports and politics. For U.S. Rep. Marlin Stutzman, sequencing appears to be a challenge. During his first stint in Congress and with the federal government facing a congressionally instigated shutdown in 2013 over...

Man arrested for threats of mass violence with 'illegal explosives' to harm people based on race, religion and government affiliation, BCSO says
BCSO says they arrested the suspect after a search warrant led to the seizure of homemade bombs and weapons he allegedly planned to use in a terroristic plot. BEXAR COUNTY, Texas — The Bexar County Sheriff's Office arrested a man after a executing...

Texas Tech researchers and community partners seek sustainable, individual energy systems
Texas has long had a reputation for its harsh weather and environment. A reputation that has only been solidified in the past several years, with deadly natural disasters across the state. Texas is on its own independent power grid, separate from...

Texas state lawmakers file new map with projected gain of 5 Republican seats in Congress
AUSTIN, Texas — State lawmakers have filed the proposed redistricted congressional map with a projected gain of five Republican seats in Congress. The proposed map was filed by State Rep. Todd Hunter of Dallas on Wednesday. The map proposes that...

Texas physician: Vaccinating your child ‘An Act of Love’
As Texas continues to manage one of the worst measles outbreaks in decades, Texas Medical Association (TMA) physicians encourage parents to update their children’s vaccinations before going back to school. Most of the 762 Texans affected by the...

A Taste of Tuscany
Growing up, author Kira Jane Buxton had mixed feelings about her peripatetic childhood. Thanks to her father’s job, her family hopped around the globe, spending time in Dubai, Jakarta, Singapore, Korea and Texas. It was an upbringing full of...

The Week in Women's Football: Asian Cup qualifiers; reviewing OFC Champions League
This week, we review Group A from the 2026 AFC Women’s Asian Cup Qualifiers this month (see Group B-Group H’s results in our column last week. We also review the 2025 Oceania Women’s Nations Cup Finals, held in Fiji this month with eight teams. We...

CBS News: 'Make No Mistake,' Trump Immigration Policy is Unprecedented
On CBS Mornings Plus Tuesday, co-hosts Vladimir Duthiers and Adriana Diaz, alongside immigration reporter Camilo Montoya-Galvez, finally asked themselves whether or not President Donald Trump’s immigration policy was truly as unprecedented as the...

Here's when, where to watch 'Great Food Truck Race' 2025
"The Great Food Truck Race" Season 18 is speeding back into homes on Sunday, Aug. 3, in a sizzling competition along the Atlantic Coast as three New Jersey teams compete for the top prize. Tyler Florence returns as host as nine food truck teams...
Dozens of Aussies have applied to move to Russia. But immigrating can backfire
Some were fleeing "wokeness". Others said they were sick of racism. Dozens of Aussies have even applied. But for Westerners seeking a better life in Russia, things can backfire — badly. It's been a year since President Vladimir Putin introduced...