AI in the classroom (Aug. 6, 2026)
On Thursday's show: AI is finding its way into the classroom more and more. We discuss what that looks like and how educators hope to handle it responsibly.
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'Light of my life': Mom speaks out after 5-year-old daughter killed in Cypress road rage shooting
A 5-year-old girl is dead and two other children were injured after a vehicle carrying a mother and her five children was struck by gunfire Saturday night in northwest Harris County, according to the Harris County Sheriff’s Office. RELATED: 5-year-old girl killed in apparent......
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5-year-old killed, 2 others injured in shooting in NW Harris County, HCSO says
Hicks told ABC13 she stopped the car and tried to get her children out when she realized her youngest daughter, Zah'layah, was slumped over and not speaking....
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5-year-old girl killed, two children injured in Northwest Harris County car shooting
A 5-year-old girl was killed and two other children were injured late Saturday when someone opened fire on a vehicle carrying a mother and her five young children in northwest Harris County, authorities said....
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Teen on e-bike struck by vehicle in Atascocita area, Precinct 4 says
A 13-year-old boy was struck by a vehicle while riding an e-bike on Saturday night in Atascocita, Precinct 4 said. Deputies did not immediately say the boy's condition....
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21 arrested in Harris County Precinct 4 prostitution investigation
Twenty-one men were arrested Sept. 16 during an undercover prostitution investigation in Harris County Precinct 4, according to the Harris County Precinct 4 Constable’s Office.Investigators said the men, who range in age from their early 20s to late 60s, were arrested after......
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5-year-old girl killed in apparent road rage shooting in northwest Harris County, HCSO says
A 5-year-old girl died after a vehicle carrying five children was struck by gunfire Saturday night in Cypress, according to the Harris County Sheriff’s Office.The shooting happened around 11:45 p.m. in the 11800 block of Grant Road as a mother drove westbound from Jones Road.......
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Harris County homeowners may have options to offset higher property taxes
Harris County homeowners facing a higher county property tax rate may be able to lower their tax burden by making sure they are receiving all the exemptions they qualify for.The question comes from a viewer: Can you file both disabled and over 65? I was told that I couldn’t.The.....
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Person of interest sought for questioning in deadly north Houston shooting
Police note that this person is not charged in connection to the Feb. 2026 shooting.
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Spring High School student hit, killed by vehicle while crossing I-45 in north Harris County
Two Spring students were said to be crossing the freeway when one of them was hit by a vehicle.
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17-year-old charged with capital murder in fatal shooting of man who chased robbery suspects, court records show
A 17-year-old has been charged with capital murder in the fatal shooting of a man who told dispatchers he was chasing robbery suspects in north Harris County, according to court records.PREVIOUS: 34-year-old man fatally shot after chasing suspects who robbed him at gunpoint in......
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Houston crime: Suspect arrested after reaching 120 mph in stolen vehicle chase
A man was arrested after deputies chased a stolen vehicle through southwest Houston at speeds reaching about 120 mph, according to Harris County Precinct 7 officials....
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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.