The Brief keeps Texas voters and political observers up to speed on the most essential coverage of their elected officials, the policies that shape their daily lives and the future of our great state.

The most action-packed day remaining in the college football saw a final, action-packed game played in Houston's NRG Stadium. Appropriately, Houston (10-3) served as the designated home team as it ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Houston quarterback Conner Weigman (1) wears a ...

The Houston Cougars defeated the LSU Tigers 38-35 in the Kinder’s Texas Bowl on Saturday night inside NRG Stadium. The Cougars collected their first 10-win season since 2021, and they won their first ...

HOUSTON – A driver is in the hospital after being shot near a west Houston parking lot, according to police officials. Around 1 a.m. Thursday morning, Houston police officers said they responded to ...

Firefighters battled a large warehouse fire Wednesday morning in northeast Houston. The fire broke out at 2:56 a.m. at a building located in the 8800 block of Liberty Road. About 50-70 firefighters ...

NEWARK, N.J. — How do you make it to within one shot of winning a national title, bring back three key pieces from that team, start 10-1 and still float along the outskirts of the national radar? Only ...

HOUSTON (KTRK) -- ABC13 is proud to host the 76th Annual H-E-B Thanksgiving Day Parade rolling through downtown Houston! ABC13 morning anchors Rita Garcia and Samica Knight hosted the parade on ...

Holiday lights at Discovery Green’s Ice. It's the most wonderful time of the year — time to look at holiday lights. All across the region, southeast Texans are putting on their best light displays ...

Despite chilly mornings and a few wintry hints, meteorologists say Houston may be waiting a while longer before temperatures dip anywhere near freezing. Although the calendar suggests Houston's ...

The winter will likely be milder than average overall. It will also likely be drier than average, but occasional storms could still bring heavy rain. Don't rule out isolated cold or freezing events, ...

The firefighters were blocking a freeway entrance with their engine. Four Texas firefighters were injured early Sunday when an 18-wheeler slammed into their fire engine as they were blocking traffic ...