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Hundreds In Austin Cram Hearing On Bill 4 Seeking To Ban 'Sanctuary Cities' Conservative lawmakers are aggressively seeking to deport undocumented immigrants while many call for a more humane approach to the issue.

Update: Houston's Iconic 'Be Someone' Sign Has Been Restored Motorists on I-45 get back a familiar sight, just in time for the Super Bowl.

No Place For Hate: Nazi Symbols Manifest In Two Houston Area Communities
Swastikas are painted in Fort Bend County suburb, while west Houston students face discipline for Nazi salute in school photo.

It's Official: Austin Now One Of Most Expensive Cities To Which To Relocate Using various metrics, researchers rank Austin 25th — higher than Austria, Berlin, Frankfurt, Madrid, Nice, Vienna and others.

Super Bowl LI: Everything You Need To Know — Kickoff Time, TV, Point Spread — Plus a $1M Ticket Package The Falcons and the Patriots are ready for the big game, and you should be, too.

Travis County Judge Reacts To Cutoff Of Grant Monies Amid Dispute With Sheriff Over Local Immigration Enforcement Judge Sarah Eckhardt reacts after the governor made good on an earlier threat, cutting off $1.5M in funds for various agencies

New Hope, Texas, Mayor Comes Out As Transgender Jess Herbst, who runs city hall in a town of about 700 residents, made the historic announcement this week.

Missing 13-Year Old Manvel Girl Found Safe
Family believed girl ran away from home.

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Patch Weekend Movie Guide: 'The Space Between Us,' 'Rings,' 'The Comedian': A kid born on Mars, a horror flick comeback and De Niro as a dwindling comedian. Here are this week's new movies, plus two Netflix picks.