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Lines, Legends & Limitless Talent: Meet Harper Madison, The Woodlands' Rising Manga Artist

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…

Spring News EditorialApr 9local

How emergency crews trace odd odors and determine if they're safe

The Harris County Fire Marshal's Office explains how hazmat crews trace odd odors and determine whether there is danger to the community.

ABC13 HoustonMay 23safety

Man shot multiple times, killed in north Harris County apartment complex, sheriff's office says

Investigators said the man was shot by two suspects before he was later found lying on the ground with multiple gunshot wounds and pronounced dead by authorities.

ABC13 HoustonMay 23safety

Houston mother says HISD security guard choked second grader, demands video release

HISD says district police investigated allegations involving a security guard and a second grader at MacGregor Elementary before referring the case to the Harris County DA’s Office.

Click2HoustonMay 22safety

Start of capital murder trial remains in limbo for Houston man accused of killing pregnant wife, fleeing US

The trial was expected to start later this month. According to the Harris County District Attorney's Office, it's been taken off the docket.

KHOU HoustonMay 22government

Imperial Valley Drive shooting: Man killed at north Harris County apartment

A man was shot multiple times and killed at an apartment complex in north Harris County, officials said.

Fox 26 HoustonMay 22government

21-year-old man shot to death outside north Houston apartment complex, mother says son was ‘set up’

A 21-year-old man was shot and killed outside a north Houston apartment complex Thursday night, according to the Harris County Sheriff’s Office.

Click2HoustonMay 22safety

Another vacant Harris County building: This is how much you're paying for it

The former Harris County Jail sits empty on a valuable piece of land. The problem? It costs taxpayers hundreds of thousands of dollars a year, and it would cost millions to demolish it. ABC13 takes you inside.

ABC13 HoustonMay 23government

Meet the Candidates: KPRC 2 sits down with all four Harris County judge runoff candidates ahead of Election Day

With early voting coming to an end and Election Day just days away, voters across Harris County are preparing to make one of the biggest decisions on the ballot, the race for Harris County judge.

Click2HoustonMay 22government

Ousted library director wins $475,000 settlement in discrimination lawsuit against Montgomery County

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.

Houston Public MediaMay 22safety

Eight elections in less than a year: The rising cost of voting in Harris County

As Harris County election costs climb, county leaders are exploring ways to reduce runoff elections, including consolidating election dates and ranked choice voting.

Click2HoustonMay 21government

27 packages of cocaine washed ashore on a Galveston Island beach, police say

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.

Houston Public MediaMay 21safety

Inside the legal battle over undocumented immigrants’ right to challenge their detention

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.

Houston Public MediaMay 21schools

Texas' first confirmed West Nile virus case of 2026 is in Harris County

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.

Houston Public MediaMay 20government

A foundation is being created in honor of Houston restaurant owner Thy Mitchell, her family says

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.

Houston Public MediaMay 20business

Voters are back at the polls to decide the Democratic and Republican nominees for Harris County judge

Democrats Annise Parker and Letitia Plummer, along with Republicans Orlando Sanchez and Warren Howell, are vying for the position in next Tuesday's primary runoff elections. Early voting is this week.

Houston Public MediaMay 20government

Hello Houston (May 21, 2026)

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.

Houston Public MediaMay 21government

Houston ISD plans to raise employees’ costs for health insurance

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.

Houston Public MediaMay 21local

Waymo pauses driverless car service in Texas ahead of potentially dangerous storms

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.

Houston Public MediaMay 22weather

Finance reports, polling suggest McCoy leads Carter in Democratic runoff for Fort Bend County judge

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.

Houston Public MediaMay 20government

Jamaica Beach residents urge Galveston City Council to delay Discovery Sands vote until after runoff election

The proposed development in Galveston would sit just outside of Jamaica Beach and span 170 acres with hundreds of housing units, a lagoon pool and a lazy river. Nearby residents have expressed concerns about its potential impacts on wetlands, wildlife and traffic.

Houston Public MediaMay 20government

In test of state abortion laws, Montgomery County prosecutors charge man with illegally inducing abortion

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.

Houston Public MediaMay 21government

Camp Mystic chief health officer's nursing license suspended over flood response

State regulators say Camp Mystic's chief health officer abandoned campers and staff as deadly floodwaters rose.

Houston Public MediaMay 21weather

‘Holidays don’t erase problems’: Houston expert shares family violence prevention tips

A mother is searching for answers after her 21-year-old son was shot and killed outside a north Houston apartment complex overnight.

Click2HoustonMay 22events

In Texas, high schools bet on a bright future for oil and gas careers under Trump

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.

Houston Public MediaMay 20business

The week in politics (May 20, 2026)

On Wednesday's show: President Trump has endorsed Ken Paxton in the U.S. Senate primary runoff. We discuss that story and the latest developments in politics in our weekly roundup. And we reflect on 150 years of Prairie View A&M University, the state’s oldest public HBCU.

Houston Public MediaMay 20business

Texas A&M urban flood study looks at how cities can affect storms

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.

Houston Public MediaMay 22events

Galveston crews move seaweed away from shorelines just in time for Memorial Day weekend

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.

Houston Public MediaMay 22local

The Biggest Political Moments of the Party Politics Season

Co-hosts Brandon Rottinghaus and Jeronimo Cortina delve into the latest news in politics

Houston Public MediaMay 22local

Colony Ridge developers sue Alex Jones for defamation over social media video

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.

Houston Public MediaMay 22local

It fits: 'Dungeon Crawler Carl' author gets overshadowed by his cat. Princess Donut would approve.

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...

Houston Public MediaMay 22local

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