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2-year-old dead in hospital after being found in swimming pool in Atascocita, Pct. 4 says
A 2-year-old died at the hospital after being found in a pool in Atascocita on Friday, according to the Harris County Precinct 4 Constable's Office.
Concerns grow over Flock cameras across Houston area amid investigations for possible misuse
Just this past month, law enforcement officers in Harris County, Fort Bend, Baytown, Pasadena, and Deer Park have been investigated for possibly misusing Flock cameras....
This Week in Texas: Harris County Budget, Big Bend Border Changes
This Week in Texas, we talk about Harris County's budget, discuss midterms with Ted Cruz, and break down big changes at Big Bend National Park.
Flock cameras: 3 Harris County deputies have access suspended, Deer Park officer disciplined
Numerous law enforcement agencies are conducting audits in regard to the ongoing discussions about the use of Flock cameras.
At Big Bend National Park, bulldozers begin clearing pristine desert land for border barrier work
A coalition of landowners, outdoor enthusiasts and business owners that say any work in Big Bend National Park would forever change the place often called "Texas' gift to the nation."...
Hello Houston (August 13, 2026)
Today: We discuss a federal judge's ruling on a longstanding Houston minority business contracting program, catch up with Houston singer Christina Wells, and find out how we can discern political fact from fiction during campaign season....
Cornyn urges DHS to hear Texans’ concerns about Big Bend border barrier construction
Republican U.S. Sen. John Cornyn of Texas says local leaders, landowners and park advocates should have a chance to weigh in before additional construction moves forward....
Data center industry contributes thousands to Paxton campaign
Ken Paxton's Senate campaign received thousands in donations from the data center industry as Hood County awaits ruling from the AG on its data center moratorium....
Camp Mystic paid Eastland family members nearly $300K as revenue plunged after deadly flood
New bankruptcy records detail millions of dollars in assets and payments as the camp faces wrongful death lawsuits over the July 2025 flood.
James Talarico leans into populist message in Pasadena, attacking Ken Paxton and ‘billionaire megadonors’
State Rep. Talarico, the Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate, used the event to lay out his “New American Dream” economic proposals. Attorney General Paxton, his Republican rival, made his own campaign swing through Houston last week....
One month after Lorenzo Salgado Araujo's death, investigations continue as ICE rolls out body cameras
One month after Lorenzo Salgado Araujo was shot and killed during an ICE operation in Houston's Magnolia Park neighborhood, multiple investigations remain underway. ICE has announced agents will begin wearing body cameras, Harris County has approved $2.5 million to support an ind...
Border project contractors arrive in Big Bend National Park as Texas lawmakers call for a pause
Texas Democrats are urging the Trump administration to delay its plans for building border barriers and roads across the West Texas park.
Ken Paxton touts economic plan, bashes Senate race rival James Talarico at Houston rally
Paxton, the Republican attorney general, spoke at the White Oak Music Hall on Wednesday evening. Talarico, a Democratic state representative, will make his own campaign swing through the Houston area this weekend....
Harris County sets aside $2.5M for DA’s independent probe into ICE shooting that killed Lorenzo Salgado Araujo
Harris County leaders on Thursday unanimously passed a measure to set aside $2.5 million over three years to support District Attorney Sean Teare’s independent investigation into the shooting death of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo during an ICE operation in Magnolia Park last month. Sal...
The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1610: Experimental Proof
Episode: 1610 Thoughts on the nature and purpose of experiments. Today, we wonder why people do experiments.
Harris County deputies investigating apparent murder-suicide of married couple at Cypress home
Harris County Sheriff’s Office deputies are investigating what appears to be a murder-suicide at a home in the 13000 block of Campos Drive in the Cypress area. HCSO Sgt. Mike Ritchie said deputies responded to the residence earlier in the morning after a man called 911 and report...
Truck rolls over in Willowbrook area of Harris County
A tractor-trailer rolled over Wednesday in the Willowbrook area.
Freedom Tree Park honors journey from enslavement to freedom in Fort Bend County
The new park in Missouri City recognizes the history of the Palmer Plantation, where slaves gathered under an oak tree during the 1860s to learn they had been freed....
Harris County detectives searching for gunman after fatal convenience store shooting
A man died after being shot early Saturday in the parking lot of a convenience store in north Harris County, and investigators are searching for the gunman, according to the Harris County Sheriff's Office....
Hello Houston (July 24, 2026)
Today: We discuss where the U.S. currently stands on the US-Mexico-Canada Agreement, learn about the Sickle Cell Association of Texas’s Camp Cell-A-Bration, and talk with Texas Southern University’s new Chief Financial Officer....
Tomball Parkway reopens after vehicle hit overpass, causing concrete debris to fall, Pct. 4 says
Precinct 4 said the unknown vehicle hit the overpass, causing concrete debris to fall onto the roadway.
Tomball Parkway reopens after overpass struck near Grant Road
UPDATE | 2 p.m. Officials said the roadway is now reopen. Reopened Wow! Great job by our Dist 6 deputies shutting the roadway down allowing the txdot work crews to quickly make the necessary repairs to reopen the south bound lanes of SH 249. The overpass will remain closed. Drive...
Campaign finance data suggests Republicans may not be rallying around U.S. Senate nominee Ken Paxton
Democrat James Talarico has outraised Paxton in funds 3-to-1. Will John Cornyn supporters make the difference?
Texas invested billions to fight cancer. Abbott’s H-1B visas restrictions may stall research, some warn
MD Anderson is a global leader in cancer research, tapping hundreds of foreign-born scientists. Now Gov. Greg Abbott’s restrictions on H-1B visas may limit the talent pool....
Hundreds protest ICE operations in Houston, demand justice for Lorenzo Salgado Araujo
Protesters gathered at Ervan Chew Park Sunday afternoon, calling for transparency and accountability for the killing of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, who was shot by Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agents. Ronaldo, Salgado Araujo’s son, said the family laid their father to rest Sat...
Unidentified woman found dead outside vacant trailer in Harris County
Sheriff's deputies are investigating the death of an unidentified woman who was found unresponsive outside an unoccupied trailer early Saturday morning....
Deputies investigating woman’s death outside trailer in northwest Harris County
Harris County Sheriff’s Office deputies are investigating after a woman was found unresponsive outside a trailer in northwest Harris County early Saturday.Deputies said EMS was called to the 1100 block of Blue Bell Road at about 3 a.m. HCSO said deputies arrived around 3:11 a.m.P...
Woman sentenced to 3 years after posing as Camp Mystic victim's father, asking for donations, Pct. 1 says
Court documents state that Maitlin Page White, 28, was charged with two felony counts of online impersonation in Harris County.
As floodwaters rise again, Texas Hill Country bar owner relives last year’s devastation
About a year ago, the Guadalupe River destroyed their RV park, where a family was swept away by the raging water.
Academy Award-winner Wes Anderson is campaigning to save Houston’s Garden Oaks Theater
The Houston born-and-raised filmmaker, known for his iconic production and directing style, is joining a movement to save the Garden Oaks Theater in Independence Heights from being demolished in a matter of days....
Ken Paxton’s campaign says he will debate James Talarico in Texas’ U.S. Senate race
Paxton's campaign said he plans to debate after Talarico challenged him to do so, though it did not commit to a specific host.
Harris County attorney launches legal effort to close Hawthorn Park landfill after decades of community complaints
A northwest Harris County community that has spent years fighting to close a nearby landfill could be one step closer to seeing it shut down.Harris County Attorney Abbie Kamin announced Monday that her office has filed a Notice of Intent to Sue to move the Hawthorn Park Recycling...
Harris County DA vows full investigation into fatal ICE shooting of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo
Six days after an ICE agent shot and killed Lorenzo Salgado Araujo in Houston’s Magnolia Park neighborhood, Harris County District Attorney Sean Teare said federal authorities still haven’t been fully transparency or answered questions about what happened.The Harris County Distri...
Suki Waterhouse finds a new version of herself on her latest album, 'Loveland'
Suki Waterhouse started working on “Loveland,” her third record, immediately after she finished her 2024 sophomore album, “Memoir of A Sparklemuffin.” “I was looking for, like, a personal revolution,” Waterhouse said. Putting the words together for “Loveland,” the album's wistful...
2 people injured in shooting at parking lot takeover in northeast Harris County, HCSO says
According to deputies, an altercation occurred before the shooting, which left two people injured early Friday morning.
Crews are draining the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool again as part of Trump's troubled revamp
Crews are again draining the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool as President Donald Trump’s problem-plagued effort to revamp the waterway pushes well past his initial goal of having it ready by July 4 to mark the nation’s 250th birthday.The president at first suggested his renovati...
Costco quietly discontinues award-winning Kirkland item fans call 'one of the best' in the market
Costco is quietly discontinuing two Kirkland Signature craft beers, including an award-winning brew fans have called "one of the best lagers on the market."...
Make a splash: The top 15 pool floats for summer fun in 2026
Soak up the sun with the 15 best pool floats for 2026 to make the most of your summer fun.
Clearer picture emerges of moments leading to deadly ICE shooting in Houston's Magnolia Park
Surveillance video is helping to paint a clearer picture of what happened in the moments leading to Tuesday's deadly ICE shooting.
Platner formally withdraws from Maine Senate race and Democrats announce process to name new nominee
Graham Platner on Friday submitted his paperwork to formally withdraw from Maine’s U.S. Senate race, officially ending an upstart yet troubled campaign whose dissolution threatens Democrats’ pursuit of chamber control.The Maine Democratic Party announced later Friday that it will...
Katy shooting: 19-year-old found shot dead in vehicle near FM 529, Grand Parkway
Harris County officials are investigating the deadly shooting of a 19-year-old found in a vehicle north of the Katy area.
Family’s GPS tracker leads to son’s body; 19-year-old shot while driving in west Harris County
The Harris County Sheriff’s Office is investigating after a 19-year-old man was shot and killed while driving on the Grand Parkway near FM 529 early Friday morning.A 19-year-old man was shot and killed while driving on the Grand Parkway in west Harris County Friday morning, accor...
2 people shot during parking lot takeover near Eastex Freeway and Little York
The Harris County Sheriff’s Office is investigating after two people were shot during a parking lot takeover in northeast Harris County early Friday morning.Deputies were called around 1:25 a.m. Friday to the area of Eastex Freeway and Little York Road after reports of a shooting...
19-year-old online extremist group leader sentenced in Texas to 40 years for child exploitation
A 19-year-old online leader of a nihilistic extremist group was sentenced Wednesday to 40 years in federal prison for a horrific campaign of racketeering and child sexual exploitation aimed at sowing social chaos....
A new team of deadly assassins arrives in "A Shop for Killers" Season 2 trailer
"A Shop for Killers" Season 2 is coming to Disney+ and Hulu with more action, new enemies and a deadlier battle for survival.
Houston Democrats demand feds release footage of ICE agent fatally shooting migrant
Four Houston Democratic members of Congress on Thursday demanded an independent investigation into the fatal shooting of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent Tuesday in Houston’s Magnolia Park neighborhood, saying ICE has not released video evide...
Texans to hold eight open training camp practices, one with Raiders
The Texans have made it to the playoffs three years in a row under the leadership of coach DeMeco Ryans.With Super Bowl ambitions and a strong desire to advance further in the postseason after losing each of the past three seasons in the AFC divisional round, the Texans are set t...
Former Olympian David Hearn pleads not guilty in Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool damage case
A former Olympic canoe racer pleaded not guilty Thursday to charges that he deliberately damaged the recently renovated Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, a case his attorneys and other critics of the Trump administration have called politically motivated....
Former Olympian pleads not guilty in Reflecting Pool damage case after Trump alleged vandalism
A former Olympic canoe racer pleaded not guilty on Thursday to deliberately damaging the recently renovated Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, a politically charged case that his defense attorneys and other Trump administration critics have derided as an abuse of prosecutorial pow...
Hundreds of protestors march Canal St. following deadly ICE shooting of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo
Hundreds of people gathered Wednesday evening in Houston’s Magnolia Park neighborhood to demand answers and justice following the fatal shooting of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo during an ICE enforcement operation.Protesters marched along Canal Street chanting “ICE out of Houston” and d...
Democrat Graham Platner says he plans to withdraw from Maine Senate race after sexual assault claim
Graham Platner said Wednesday that he plans to withdraw from the U.S. Senate race in Maine after facing an allegation of sexual assault, shuttering an insurgent campaign that had withstood months of controversy only to implode and imperil Democrats’ attempt to regain power in Was...
Houston Methodist employee who survived stabbing attack inside Texas Medical Center parking garage sues TMC
Baleigh Burmaster, the Houston Methodist veterinary technician who was a victim of a violent attack inside a parking garage, has filed a lawsuit against TMC....
Texas Democratic nominee for governor proposes $1,500 checks for every Texas household... if she wins
State Rep. Gina Hinojosa is making affordability the centerpiece of her campaign for governor, unveiling a proposal to send every Texas household a one-time $1,500 payment if she’s elected in November.Hinojosa, the Democratic nominee for governor, announced the plan Tuesday durin...