Andrew Schneider | Houston Public Media

The poll shows state Rep. James Talarico leading Attorney General Ken Paxton among likely Harris County voters in the U.S. Senate race by 22 percentage points, while state Rep. Gina Hinojosa leads Gov. Greg Abbott among likely county voters in the Texas gubernatorial contest by 16 percentage points.

Democratic state Rep. James Talarico reiterated his time away was spent recovering from the flu.

The 17% tariff on Mexican tomato imports, combined with bad weather in Florida and Mexico, has caused the price of salsa ingredients to spike in recent months.

The audio was initially leaked to and confirmed by The New York Times. A senior advisor to Texas Attorney General and Republican Senate candidate Paxton calls the audio “manipulated nonsense” but does not deny Paxton was the speaker.

Collective spending on advertising by Democratic state Rep. James Talarico, Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton, and super PACs supporting each of them has already topped $153 million. AdImpact projects it will reach more than double that by Election Day.

Coleman represented House District 147, including much of Inner Loop Houston, from 1991 until his retirement in 2022.

A second poll, from Texas 2036, shows a large fraction of voters remain undecided, while many intend to split their tickets.

NPR has suspended airing pool audio from the White House in the wake of President Trump’s banishing of CNN, MSNow, and Politico. The trio of news organizations are suing to overturn the ban.

French posted a photo on social media Sunday describing students of color at a UT football game as "foreigners displacing Americans."

Kevin Maynard's twin brother, Keithroy Maynard, was one of several people with Houston connections killed in the worst terrorist attack in U.S. history.