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Less than two weeks after the agency in charge of managing the potential for flooding in Harris County lost its leader, a name has emerged to fill the role.
A sharp division has emerged within the Harris County Commissioners Court on the eve of a discussion to appoint a new head for the region's embattled Flood Control District.
Commissioner Adrian Garcia says that without a look at a pool of qualified candidates, there's no way of knowing whether potential appointee Marcus Stuckett stands out.
The Dallas congresswoman, Talarico’s erstwhile rival in the Democratic primary, has yet to say whether she’ll campaign for him in the general election against Republican Ken Paxton.
Edgar Villegas is accused of shooting two constable deputies last Friday night, sending one of them to a hospital.
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.
Marizel Yukee is accused of providing medically unnecessary allografts to patients while receiving kickbacks, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Her case is one prosecutors are citing as part of a national crackdown on health care fraud.
The 1877 Elissa set sail from the Port of Galveston on June 8. It's traveling to New York City for the Fourth of July as part of Sail250, a global gathering of tall ships and military ships to celebrate the United States' 250th anniversary.
The Harris County Sheriff's Office says that investigators have found no evidence of a mechanical malfunction in the deadly Tesla crash that killed a grandmother inside a Katy home last week.
The donation, made by The Brockman Medical Research Foundation, is the largest in the hospital system's history.
Today: We discuss how data centers will impact Texas’s power grid, learn about the award-winning documentary, “The Gas Station Attendant,” explore whether Houston is a good city for college graduates, and more.
The FIFA Fan Festival in East Downtown — where local residents and visitors can watch matches for free — had drawn more than 163,000 visitors as of Tuesday.
The new space will “complement, not replace” operations at NRG Park, but it will move many of the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo competitions and livestock shows off site.
The sentencing comes three months after a weeks-long trial in which prosecutors argued the group was a "North Texas antifa cell" with anti-ICE and anti-government beliefs.
Data centers use water to cool their massive arrays of computer servers. A state agency sent out a survey to figure out how much, but less than a third of the companies responded.
The bankruptcy complicates the fate of multiple lawsuits brought by family members of the campers and counselors who died in the July 2025 flooding, experts said.
On Wednesday's show: We discuss the latest developments in politics in our weekly roundup. And we ponder the art of crafting a compelling story from the public radio program, "The Moth."
Episode: 3383 Mr. Herschel's Milky Way "millstone". Today, an early Milky Way model.
Catalytic converter thefts are on the rise here in Harris County. If it continues, the number of thefts will double last year's total. The reason cited by officials is the rising cost of metal.
A lawsuit filed Tuesday claims Tesla was at least partially responsible when one of their cars slammed into a west Harris County home and killed a 76-year-old woman.
The family of 76-year-old Martha Avila, killed when a Tesla crashed into their Katy-area home, has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Tesla and the driver.The lawsuit, filed Monday in Harris County, comes just days after the June 19 crash that killed Martha Avila and left...
According to experts, the entire Texas coast has seen a decline in oyster populations due to the environment, harvesting or man-made diversions such as damming up rivers, which can be deadly for oyster populations.
President Donald Trump, who negotiated the USMCA during his first presidential term as a replacement for NAFTA, praised it at the time. Negotiations on whether to extend the agreement are likely to stretch past a key July 1 deadline.
Houston has never been home to an NHL franchise but previously had two pro hockey teams that both were called the Aeros.
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.
The vast majority of Republicans indicated they had moved on from the bitter GOP primary and now support Paxton. Talarico had commanding leads among independents and moderates.
Today: We explore what’s behind rising political extremism and violence, learn about the Live at the Founder’s Club 2026 – 27 season, find out what the best practices are for writing a will or trust, and more.
The Harris County Sheriff’s Office says investigators have found no evidence of a mechanical malfunction in the Tesla involved in a deadly crash that left a 76-year-old Katy woman dead after a vehicle slammed into her home last Friday.HCSO provided KPRC 2’s Bryce Newberry with...
Fans marched to NRG Stadium to cheer on Portugal — and its titan captain Cristiano Ronaldo — before what could be the team’s final match in Houston. Ronaldo scored a historic goal just a few minutes in.
Editor’s note: The body camera footage attached to this article contains graphic scenes from an officer-involved shooting, including visible injuries, blood and strong language. Viewer discretion is advised.Newly released body camera footage from the Harris County Precinct 4...
A major crash involving a truck and an 18-wheeler has cleared after shutting down all the I-45 North Freeway northbound lanes before Cypresswood on Tuesday morning.
When Tomball High School won the 6A State Championship in baseball, it was a special moment for head coach Doug Rush and his sons.
A Travis County judge sided with a McLennan County Justice of the Peace who refused to marry gay couples and sued the State Commission on Judicial Conduct for disciplining her for her choice.
Priorities for Republican leadership last legislative session have either been stuck in the courts or left to linger in the state rulemaking process.
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On Tuesday's show: We’ve heard a lot about the toll large data centers might take on water and energy demand in Texas. But how might they also affect the weather and climate around them -- including here in Houston?
Episode: 3382 Thoughts about coping with the disorder in our lives and the disorder in our world. Today, disorder.
Former Harris County corrections officer Jaylin Sherman has been sentenced to a probated jail term and stripped of her TCOLE license after being convicted of striking an inmate with handcuffs.
Authorities are on the scene after two teens were shot in southwest Harris County on Monday afternoon, officials said.
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