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Harris County approves Diwali fireworks sales season

For the first time, Harris County will allow fireworks sales to celebrate Diwali

This year's Diwali celebrations will be brighter than ever in the Houston area after Harris County Commissioners Court on Thursday approved fireworks sales for the holiday for the first time.

Yahoo · 21h

Harris County approves Diwali fireworks sales season, despite fire safety concerns

Harris County Commissioners voted to add a fireworks sales season specifically for Diwali, despite concerns raised by fire chiefs about potential safety risks.

FOX 26 Houston on MSN · 20h

Harris County allowing fireworks sales for Diwali

Fireworks were seen at commissioner's court as they discuss fireworks being sold for Diwali. FOX 26's Damali Keith has more details on what they talked about.

Harris County, property tax

Hosted on MSN · 19h

Harris County approves $2.6 billion budget and tax rate increase for 2025

Harris County Commissioners Court on Thursday gave final approval to its financial plan for the upcoming year, including an 8% increase in the county's property tax rate for the new fiscal year beginning on Oct.

KHOU 11 on MSN · 20h

Harris County approves 8% property tax hike

Usually, property tax increases have to be approved by voters, but state law allows an exception.

ABC 13 Houston on MSN · 8h

Harris County passes 2025 budget, includes property tax increase from 3.5% to 8%

Harris County Commissioners passed a $2.67 billion budget for Fiscal Year 2025, which has generated heated and emotional comments from the public during the last couple of months.

Ken Paxton, Harris County, Texas

Houston Chronicle on MSN · 21h

Ken Paxton vs. Harris County: The battle over guaranteed income continues

It's the second time the Texas attorney general has filed suit against the county over the program that provides financial assistance to low-income families.

KHOU 11 · 22h

Harris County attorney slams Texas AG Ken Paxton over lawsuit targeting latest guaranteed income program

Christian Menefee accused Paxton of "using people living in poverty as a means to score political points" after he challenged the guaranteed income program again.

Hoodline · 6h

Texas AG Ken Paxton Sues Harris County Over Revived 'Uplift Harris' Financial Aid Program

Texas AG sues Harris County over its revived "guaranteed income" program, alleging it violates the state constitution.

Election Day, Boeing Starliner and Harris County

KERA News · 3h

Harris County astronaut still plans to vote in 2024 election despite being stranded in space

Texas first passed a law in 1997 that allows astronauts to vote if they will be in space during early voting and on Election Day.

CNN on MSN · 1d

Boeing Starliner astronauts will cast their votes from space

After NASA’s decision to keep them in space until 2025, Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams will now cast their votes more than 200 miles above their usual polling place.

Deseret News on MSN · 41m

‘Vote while you float’: NASA astronauts will cast ballots from space

A program launched by NASA in the 1990s allows astronauts to vote, even while orbiting 250 miles above their home planet

Energy Transfer, Texas

NBC DFW · 18m

A fire that burned for 4 days after Texas pipeline explosion has finally gone out

A pipeline fire that burned in a Houston suburb for four days finally went out Thursday as authorities announced a criminal investigation into the blaze that had roared into a towering flame, forcing neighborhoods to evacuate and melting parts of nearby cars.

Reuters on MSN · 15h

Body found in car that hit Energy Transfer pipe in Houston

Human remains were found in a burned-out car that struck an Energy Transfer natural gas liquids pipeline earlier this week in Houston, prompting a criminal investigation, officials said on Thursday. Police removed the vehicle that hit the pipeline and the Harris County medical examiners recovered human remains,

Seeking Alpha on MSN · 23h

Human remains found in car that struck Energy Transfer pipeline in Texas

Texas officials said Thursday they are opening a criminal investigation after human remains were found in a burned-out car that crashed into an Energy Transfer (NYSE:ET) natural gas liquids pipeline earlier this week,

Houston Public Media18m

Hundreds more Harris County inmates will be moved to Louisiana after closure of west Texas private jail

The Giles W. Dalby Correctional Facility previously housed about 500 people from Harris County as they waited for their day ...

Harris County parents arrested for alleged assault of child, constable says

Harris County constable's deputies arrested two parents for allegedly assaulting a child in their home in the Spring area.

1don MSN

Hundreds of Harris County inmates to be moved from closing west Texas private jail to Louisiana

Hundreds of Harris County Jail inmates will be moved out of a West Texas private prison in the coming week after the facility ...

Houston Public Media1d

7-year-old boy drowned in north Harris County swimming pool Wednesday

Upon arriving, emergency responders attempted to give the child CPR but he was pronounced dead at the scene by EMS workers, ...

1don MSN

Harris County man believes he was victim of international car theft ring

The victim said he immediately knew those who were arrested were the ones who took his car and then tried to sell it back to him.

9hOpinion

Shiny new Harris County Probate Court 5 deserves an energetic judge | Opinion

Democrat incumbent Fran Watson has the experience and enthusiasm to preside over Harris County's newest probate court.

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