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Tesla Cybertruck driver dies in fiery crash near Houston

Houston's biggest air pollution culprits revealed in new report

On Monday morning, hundreds waited in line to pay their respects to the former Congresswoman who died on July 19 after a battle with pancreatic cancer.

CenterPoint CEO Jason Wells responds to calls for his resignation

According to district officials, the consolidated routes will save the district $3 million annually.

Texas’ health care system is the second-worst among all states in the nation for women, according to a recent report by the Common Wealth Fund. Researchers analyzed health outcomes, coverage, access, affordability and health care quality and prevention data between 2021 and 2022 to create a State ScoreCard on Women’s Health and Reproductive Care, reviewing all 50 states and Washington, D.C. Beating only Mississippi, millions of women in Texas face dire conditions in health care affordability an…

Houston leaders frustrated by Beryl response as death toll climbs to 18

One week after Hurricane Beryl made landfall in Texas, Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick is creating a Special Senate Committee on Hurricane and Tropical Storm Preparedness to address recovery, electricity and reliability in the name of improving utility companies’ response to future storms. “Texans are rightfully upset with the overwhelming failure of electric utility companies to restore power in a timely fashion following Hurricane Beryl, ” Patrick said in a statement Wednesday. “The electric…

CenterPoint 'completely dropped the ball' on Beryl response, Gov. Abbott says

Cell phone service across Houston - and much of Texas- remains spotty as the region recovers from the devastating winds of Hurricane Beryl. The now-tropical storm is currently passing through the northern Arkansas and Mississippi area, but hit Texas’s southern coast on Monday morning as a Category 1 system, killing seven people in the Greater Houston area and Louisiana and leaving millions near the coast without power as it faces a heat advisory with temperatures expected to reach up to 106 degr…

What started as a day to celebrate the Fourth of July holiday ended in tragedy for a family in the Houston area. A woman drowned Thursday, and two men, including her husband, have been arrested after operating a boat while intoxicated in Lake Conroe about an hour north of Downtown. According to KPRC2, Montgomery County Precinct 1 Lake Patrol officers received calls about people in the water around 9 p.m. Thursday at FM 1097 near Scott Ridge’s Boat Camp. Crews responding to the calls said they fo…

Several dogs dead, hospitalized after stay with popular Rover sitter

As 12-year-old Jocelyn Nungaray, who was found dead in a north Houston creek last week, is laid to rest Thursday afternoon, her death continues to spark national outrage across the nation, and has devolved into a dispute among Texas leaders over the nation’s immigration policies. The latest public outcry occurred from the state’s top official, who condemned the leader of Texas’ largest county just one day before Nungaray’s funeral. On Thursday, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott called Harris County Judge…

The Texas Ethics Commission (TEC) has fined Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo $500 after finding”credible evidence” that the county leader violated election law after endorsing a political candidate using public resources. According to the TEC complaint, the main reason for the filing was linked to a Nov. 10 press conference Hidalgo held in the lobby of the Harris County Administration Building, where she responded to search warrants against her former staff members charged in the canceled COVID…

Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg’s office has filed corruption charges and arrested a former Midtown TIRZ redevelopment official and two vendors for allegedly misappropriating $8.5 million in public funds meant to build affordable housing in the Third Ward. “Unfortunately, our tax dollars meant to improve the lives of Houstonians were spent on flashy cars, nice houses, super living, trips, and pornography, of all things,” Ogg said at a press conference Friday afternoon. The DA’s office an…

Conroe ISD officials may consider altering their book policies after trustees raised concerns that the district policy has caused “collateral damage” with 19 books recently removed from the classroom, many of them by minority authors. According to the Houston Chronicle, of the 19 newly banned books, some of the titles include “The Color Purple” by Alice Walker, “The Bluest Eye” by Toni Morrison, and “Where the Crawdad Sings” by Delia Owens, among other titles. The sweeping ban follows a vote by…

Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo is officially kicking off her reelection bid for the county executive seat with a fundraiser filled with dance lessons on Friday, June 21, at Fabian’s Latin Flavors in Downtown Houston. “Don’t miss this: Get ready for Latin Dancing with *me* tomorrow night!! 💃 All levels are welcome for a night of Latin music, dancing, and a group salsa lesson. Join us to support my reelection campaign,” Hidalgo posted on X, formerly known as Twitter. Tickets for Hidalgo’s fund…

Houston police officers are investigating the reported homicide of a 12-year-old girl after her body was found in a creek in north Houston Monday morning. According to HPD investigators, officers received a 911 call around 6 a.m. Monday where a resident reported a body in shallow water near the 400 block of West Rankin Road near Ella Boulevard. The Harris County Medical Examiner’s office is conducting a thorough identification, and according to HPD Lt. Stephen Hope of the homicide division, off…

Houston Mayor John Whitmire campaigned on passing the firefighter deal done under his administration.

Houstonians are coming together to pray for U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-Houston) en masse as she battles pancreatic cancer following her recently announcing diagnosis last week. Leaders at the Community of Faith Church in the Acres Homes neighborhood, including Houston pastor Rev. Bishop James Dixon, are hosting a prayer vigil on Tuesday, June 11, at 6:30 p.m. and ask community members to attend to offer “continued prayers for Sheila & the Lee Family.” “All area clergy, civic leaders, elec…