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A welfare check at a northwest Harris County home led investigators to uncover evidence that a woman had allegedly been held captive before escaping, resulting in an aggravated kidnapping charge against a man who was already in jail on family violence-related charges. According t...
government
As the county’s Democratic and Republican commissioners spar over Wong’s legitimacy to serve as county judge, a position he’s seeking in the November election, a visiting judge from Galveston County has been asked to provide clarity....
News
For our busy Houston commuters, we have – The Commuter Cut – a special 40-minute version of our show to listen to during your journey home.
business
Its sister restaurant, Traveler’s Table, will stay open, the business announced Monday.
News
Today: Council Member Joe Panzarella shares his vision for Houston's Freedmen’s Town, we find out how the Genuine Cup empowers athletes with intellectual disabilities, and we learn about how Combined Arms supports veterans and service members....
parks
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....
News
A Texas surgeon explains the condition believed to have killed U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham, and the steps you should take to prevent it.
schools
A box of crayons and a stack of paper. Sometimes it's the simplest supplies that make the biggest impact, and the Houston Food Bank's school supply program is helping deliver essential supplies to those who need them most....
safety
There is complete roadway closure in northwest Houston after an accident on Grand Parkway, according to Harris County officials.
safety
Alim Garipov, 18, was released three days after his July 17 arrest by federal agents. Immigration experts say his detention, for an overstayed visa with a pending asylum case, is a demonstration of the significantly wider net ICE is casting under the Trump administration....
library
Talarico's team has studied Paxton's previous races and is attempting its own version of the playbook by trying to paint Paxton as part of a broader culture of corruption that has failed to improve people's lives....
News
Texas may expand use of the Classical Learning Test despite a new report finding less evidence its scores predict college success than the SAT or ACT.
Local
A 19-year-old has been charged with capital murder for shooting and killing his ex-girlfriend and her brother after an argument, the Harris County Sheriff's Office said....
schools
On Monday's show: Katy ISD is banning the use of AI by some students and limiting its use by others. We learn more about the decision and how it differs from HISD....
Local
Harris County residents will have two opportunities this week to weigh in on a new countywide flood resilience plan aimed at improving how communities prepare for, respond to and recover from flooding. The Harris County Flood Control District is hosting two public open houses as ...
News
Episode: 3391 In which Project Mohole looks inside Earth while Sputnik reaches outside. Today, Inner Space versus Outer Space.
schools
A high school teacher is facing charges tonight that he had an sexual relationship with an 18-year-old female student. According to court documents Jesse David Sifuentes is charged with 2 counts of improper relationship with a student. Sifuentes was an English teacher at the High...
parks
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....
safety
At least four people including a child were wounded in a shooting Sunday night at an events complex close to the Space Needle in Seattle, a hospital spokesperson said. Police were investigating the shooting and urged people to avoid the area. Harborview Medical Center spokesperso...
Local
Angel Javier Rodriguez allegedly killed his ex-girlfriend and her brother in a shooting Humble, Texas in the 200-block of West Canino Road.
Local
The ex-boyfriend who shot and killed the mother of his child and her older brother was charged with capital murder, the Harris County Sheriff's Office said....
schools
Records allege the High School for Law and Justice student and 40-year-old teacher started the sexual relationship shortly after she turned 18 years old....
News
Episode: 1608 Three scale models of structures, with vastly different weights. Today, we design for tension.
library
Harris County authorities say at least person has been reported shot.
Local
A 19-year-old is now charged with capital murder after a shooting late Sunday morning on W. Canino Road near I-45 and W Little York Road. In an X post Sunday night, Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez stated that Angel Javier Rodriguez is in jail, charged in the double homicide. An...
Local
Harris County Precinct 4, which is assisting Humble PD in the investigation, said a person was shot and another was detained after a shooting at Deerbrook Mall....
safety
Authorities have responded to a reported shooting at Deerbrook Mall in Humble. The Harris County Sheriff’s Office and the Harris County Pct. 4 Constable’s Office says they are assisting the Humble Police Department with the incident. @HCSOTexas deputies are assisting the Humble P...
Local
Constable deputies found a man fatally shot at an apartment complex near I-45 and and Rankin Road.
Local
Lawmakers were in Houston, Texas to hold a hearing on Friday in response to the Lorenzo Salgado Araujo shooting by an ICE agent.
safety
Episode: 1607 Continuous-aim firing: a diagnosis of an ill-received idea. Today, we aim a gun from a rocking platform.
Local
The Harris County District Attorney's Office said testing showed the substance found in Lorenzo Salgado Araujo's van tested negative for illicit narcotics....
Local
An argument between an estranged couple in northern Harris County allegedly led up to a deadly shooting, two car wrecks, and three people — including an infant — being sent to the hospital overnight....
safety
Officials said the incident started with a family disturbance over child custody before the suspect stole a truck, crashed it, and then shot and killed a man....
Local
A man was found shot to death near a playground in north Harris County on Friday, according to the Harris County Sheriff's Office.
Local
Harris County sheriff’s deputies are investigating a deadly shooting reported early Saturday in the 11900 block of Duran Canyon Lane, a residential street just off Veterans Memorial Drive. Authorities said an adult man was found at the location and pronounced dead at the scene. F...
Local
Eric Sembera was sentenced to a six-year sentenced for giving a fatal bump of fentanyl to his coworker, Erica Russell, in 2024.
safety
Omar Alvarado was found guilty for the 2024 deaths of Precinct 5 Deputy Constable Katherine Hutson and her 8-year-old daughter.
News
Gov. Greg Abbott confirmed a third flood-related death after a driver was swept away in Val Verde County. He also praised La Salle County's advance preparations as floodwaters continued moving down the Nueces River....
News
A Cedar Hill father in kidney failure received a life-saving transplant at Methodist Dallas Medical Center after a Houston woman saw his viral TikTok plea and stepped forward to become his living donor....
News
The FBI suggested plastic bags in the van contained methamphetamine. The agency hasn’t released official test results.
News
Lawmakers called for an investigation of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement at a field hearing in Houston on Friday that featured Salgado Araujo’s two sons among the key witnesses....
News
For our busy Houston commuters, we have – The Commuter Cut – a special 40-minute version of our show to listen to during your journey home.
schools
The Houston-area district, which serves nearly 100,000 students, is banning the use of generative artificial intelligence chat tools in kindergarten through sixth grade while gradually introducing its use for older students....
News
Politicians on the ballot this November from both sides of the aisle have pressed for greater scrutiny on data centers in Texas. Recent polling shows most Texans oppose them in their communities....
parks
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....
business
The two-story, 5,000-square foot toy museum opened in 2022 in the popular shopping district on 19th Street.
News
The Houston Matters panel of non-experts weighs in on stories from the week’s news and decides if they’re good, bad, or ugly.
News
Texas Monthly's Daniel Vaughn discusses how pitmasters can avoid the smoke of rising beef prices.
schools
Property-wealthy districts say recapture gives the state too much control over local finances. But advocates warn that without it, underserved students could end up worse off....
News
A Southwest Airlines flight attendant was detained by ICE while working, according to the flight attendants' union. The circumstances remain unclear as the union provides legal support....
News
On Friday's show: We learn how the war with Iran is reshaping the oil industry and its impact on Houston. And we break down The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of the week....
