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Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump is surrounded by U.S. Secret Service agents on stage at a campaign rally, Saturday, July 13, 2024, in Butler, Pa. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Charlie Kirk's killing adds to rising security concerns among Texas politicians

Texas politicians are boosting security after the assassination last week of conservative activist Charlie Kirk and "an increase in violent rhetoric directed toward political groups.”

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FILE - Charlie Kirk speaks at Texas A&M University as part of Turning Point USA's American Comeback Tour on Tuesday, April 22, 2025, in College Station, Texas. (Meredith Seaver/College Station Eagle via AP, File)

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Abbott urges Texas State to expel student who mocked Charlie Kirk in viral video

During the video, an unknown male mimics the moments leading up to Kirk’s death — slapping his neck a few times to emulate the bullet striking Kirk.

Kaisen owner and chef Sunny Bertsch filets a madai, one of the fish he has shipped in from Japan for his takeaway sushi restauarant in Houston on Thursday, Sept. 11, 2025. Bertsch has been dealing with increase costs of fish due to tariffs and climate change.

Photo by: Elizabeth Conley, Houston Chronicle

Is sushi getting more expensive? Here’s how tariffs are hitting Houston restaurants.

Sushi restaurants get fish from all over the world: Bluefin from Mexico. Salmon from Scotland. Scallops from Japan. They're wrestling with uncertainty amid changing tariffs.

Pamela Busby waits for hours in court for a hearing over alleged fraud related to her son’s funeral on Thursday, Jan. 23, 2025 in Houston. The suspect never showed up.

Photo by: Raquel Natalicchio, Staff Photographer

The nightmare that followed a Houston funeral gone wrong

A Houston man stands accused of disrespecting the dead. A bereaved mother will stop at nothing to get justice for her son. And the police trail on the case has seemingly gone cold.

A broad area of low pressure about midway between the Windward Islands and the coast of West Africa is likely to form into a tropical cyclone in the next day or two in the central tropical Atlantic. A second tropical system to the east has lower chances of development.

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Tropical Storm Gabrielle is expected to form in the Atlantic this week.

Forecasters expect Invest 92L to strengthen into Tropical Storm Gabrielle by midweek as it moves west-northwest. Will it enter the Gulf of Mexico?

The completed four Rainbow Flag crosswalks at the intersection of Westheimer Road and Taft Street have became a popular spot for photographs Sunday, June 18, 2017, in Houston.

Photo by: Yi-Chin Lee, Houston Chronicle

Pride crosswalk in Montrose removed, will return with a new design, leaders say

The colors of the rainbow have vanished from Montrose's landmark pride crosswalks, but Houston leaders say that shouldn't be the case for long.

Memorial Hermann Hospital The Woodlands is shown on Wednesday, June 28, 2023 in The Woodlands.

Photo by: Brett Coomer, Staff Photographer

Memorial Hermann employees sue hospital over hidden restroom cameras

The lawsuit was filed after investigators found two hidden cameras in restrooms at the hospital and two memory cards that contained more than 300 images of people using the restrooms, according to court records.

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Longtime Mexican restaurant Picos delays closure until next year

The closing announcement of 44-year-old Mexican restaurant Picos came as a shock to many last month, but it's not missing out on tamale season this year after all.

Sriracha Tony wings are shown at Dak & Bop, 1801 Binz St., Suite 120, Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2024, in Houston. The Korean fried chicken restaurant is owned by Jason Cho.

Photo by: Melissa Phillip, Staff Photographer

One of Houston's early Korean fried chicken restaurants to close for second time

Dak & Bop, which opened in 2014, had closed its Museum District location once before. It reopened four years later, and now it's shutting the doors again.

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