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Walk into any seventh-grade classroom in The Woodlands and you'll find the usual assortment of spiral notebooks, half-finished homework, and doodles in the margins. What you won't expect — what stops people in their tracks — are the fully realized, intricately detailed manga panels that fill Harper Madison's pages from…
A driver was taken into custody early Monday morning after leading Houston police on a pursuit following a chaotic car meetup event in north Houston, according to scanner traffic.
Authorities are investigating after a man and woman were found dead with gunshot wounds at a north Harris County apartment complex this morning.
According to the Houston Fire Department, crews responded to the building fire located on North Shepherd Drive near West Montgomery Road.
Officials say shots were fired during a domestic disturbance after a woman called a friend for help. The Harris County District Attorney's Office will determine whether charges will be filed.
The winners move on to the November general election to take the seat being vacated by current Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo.
Harris County officials announced they are safely managing travelers arriving from Ebola-affected regions in Central Africa and have implemented strict monitoring protocols ahead of Houston hosting several World Cup matches.
Early voting turnout in Harris County has dropped more than 50% compared to the March primary election.
The lawsuit filed last year by Rhea Young alleged she was fired in retaliation for refusing to segregate and limit access to books containing LGBTQ+ themes or ideas.
Police said the discovery is not all that uncommon. In April 2025, officials in nearby Jamaica Beach said packages containing drugs washed up on the west end of the island.
Last year the Trump administration launched a policy of keeping all immigrants arrested by ICE in detention without the right to request bond, reversing decades of established law.
In the past five years, there have been 976 West Nile virus cases reported in Texas, resulting in 106 deaths, according to the Texas Department of State Health Services.
The Traveler's Table co-owner, her two children and her husband were found dead in their River Oaks home earlier this month in what authorities have described as a murder-suicide.
Energy Star is a voluntary labeling program administered by the EPA that sets energy efficiency specifications. Products such as air conditioners, ceiling fans and refrigerators qualify for the sales tax exemption.
Today: We celebrate Ernie Manouse’s 30th anniversary at Houston Public Media, talk with Congressman Al Green about the upcoming runoff election for TX-18, and our hosts share their latest Current Obsessions.
A draft of HISD’s budget proposal for next year reveals the district plans to increase salaries, but mostly to offset the rise in health insurance costs.
Dexter McCoy and Rachelle Carter are competing in the May 26 primary runoff, with the winner facing interim County Judge Daniel Wong in November's general election.
The autonomous ride-hailing service launched in Houston in February. Waymo subsequently issued a software recall after two of its vehicles got caught in floodwaters in San Antonio.
The case, which prosecutors say is the first of its kind since Texas outlawed abortions, involves a man whom law enforcement accuses of slipping an abortion-inducing medication into a pregnant woman’s water.
State regulators say Camp Mystic's chief health officer abandoned campers and staff as deadly floodwaters rose.
The fossil fuel industry pumps millions into preparing high schoolers for jobs as lease operators, technicians and more. The president's call to "drill, baby, drill" has reinvigorated that work.
FIFA is still selling some tickets to Houston's World Cup matches at face value, but it might cost you a grand or more. One match is still relatively affordable.
Episode: 3298 Gender, Color, and Dichotomy in Tennis. Today, we take sides in tennis.
Episode: 1578 The brief day of the great flying boats. Today, we ask what ever became of flying boats.
The Texas A&M urban flood study, analyzing more than 40,000 weather events in major Texas cities over two decades, found that cities can actually change the weather, depending on the type of weather event.
The festival, which organizers claim to be the biggest of its kind in Texas, takes place from Friday, May 22, until Sunday, May 24.
Episode: 1577 The Monty Hall Problem and the unexpected value of information. Today, we learn not to turn our back on information.
Crews are required by federal guidelines to wait on relocating the sargassum until it hits an average height accumulation of 2.5 feet or higher and a ground cover width of 10 feet or more.
Co-hosts Brandon Rottinghaus and Jeronimo Cortina delve into the latest news in politics
Developers of the residential community northeast of Houston, which recently settled a lawsuit with the Department of Justice, accuse Jones and former Texas gubernatorial candidate Pete Chambers of false claims of being “occupied” by immigrants without legal status.
In an interview ahead of Comicpalooza, Matt Dinniman, the author of the popular "Dungeon Crawler Carl" books, which tell the story of a man and his ex-girlfriend's cat stuck on an alien game show, fittingly gets interrupted by his cat, Skye, while talking about the series, his...
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.
The clash embodies the tension for Democrats who rely on large fundraising hauls to remain competitive, even as they denounce the outsized political influence of corporate cash.
On Friday's show: NOAA is predicting a below-average number of storms during the 2026 Atlantic hurricane season. We dive into the agency's annual forecast. And we break down The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of the week.
Episode: 1576 The wind and its technologies in the ancient mind. Today, wind and the medieval mind.
U.S. Sen. John Cornyn and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton visited the region for the first time since President Donald Trump endorsed Paxton on Tuesday.
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 forecast released Thursday by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration aligns with the prediction released earlier this year by researchers at Colorado State University. Hurricane season spans from June through November.
All of the Congo players and the team’s French coach are based outside of the central African country with most of them playing in France.
On Thursday's show: HISD Superintendent Mike Miles joins us to discuss the state of the district, changes in special education, and to address listener questions.