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Every Texas NCAA college football program's Week 1 game
Rejoice, football fans. You'll have games that count starting this weekend.The video above is the ABC13 Houston's 24/7 Streaming Channel.Before the Houston Texans and Dallas Cowboys kick off their regular seasons on Sept. 8, the Lone Star State's collegiate stars will take the field for Week 1 of the 2024 season.The college football landscape shifted in the offseason. The University of Texas completed its move to the Southeastern Conference. Southern Methodist University moved from the American Athletic Conference to the bigger Atlantic Coast Conference. And the College Football Playoff expands to a 12-team format.SEE ALSO: University of Houston Cougars' head...
Man fatally shot during argument at Fifth Ward-area auto shop, HPD says
An ongoing dispute between two men at an auto repair shop in Houston's Greater Fifth Ward area turned deadly when it escalated, and gunshots were fired Tuesday evening, police said.Just before 6 p.m., officers with the Houston Police Department were dispatched to a shooting in the 2200 block of Eastex Freeway. When officers arrived, they found a man had been shot multiple times and was pronounced dead at the scene.HPD Lt. Lary Crowson said officers were investigating the scene when a second man arrived and surrendered, adding he had been involved in the incident.Northeast officers are at a shooting scene 2200 Eastex Freeway. Adult male deceased at the scene. Possible suspect turned himself into officers. 202 pic.twitter.com/XcAm6BeMyy— Houston Police (@houstonpolice) August 21, 2024 Crowson said both men were arguing when shots were fired. Investigators are talking with witnesses and the man who surrendered.It's believed that at least one of the men involved is an employee at the auto shop.The age or description of the men was not immediately disclosed, but police said the scene remains under investigation.
Portion of Buffalo Bayou trail closed after retaining wall gives out and sidewalk collapses
A portion of the Buffalo Bayou Hike and Bike Trail is closed after a stretch of the sidewalk collapsed near a newly constructed apartment complex a few days ago.The damaged sidewalk is located east of Jensen Drive and south of Riverby Road in Houston's Fifth Ward, right next to the Laura at East River apartment complex.In an aerial video captured by SkyEye, the panels of the concrete can be folded and buckled. Meanwhile, a massive crack in the grass opened into a wide ditch next to the sidewalk.A spokesperson for East River, the project's private developer, said the problem was the retaining wall holding up the sidewalk.The issue is limited to a short section of the trail. The wall is 33 years old, while the sidewalk is approximately two years old."We are actively addressing a settlement issue affecting a section of the hike and bike trail. Engineering teams are investigating the cause and developing a repair plan, with initial assessments indicating nearby buildings remain stable," the spokesperson said.According to East River, the trail was open when the ground began shifting, but luckily, no one was injured.For more on this story, follow Rosie Nguyen on Facebook, X and Instagram.
Texans' undrafted rookie British Brooks, who scored 2 TDs vs. NYG, was a literal hungry walk-on
"Undrafted free agent" is a label attached to players in every NFL training camp.Rookie Texans running back British Brooks recognizes that NFL teams didn't call him during the draft, but he got an opportunity in Houston to prove he belongs. He knew that he was a fit for the team's culture instantly."We're gonna get after it. We're getting to it," Brooks told ABC13's Greg Bailey.Brooks quoted veteran teammate Cam Akers when he continued, "It ain't nothing but a little bit of work. Somebody's gonna do it, so why not us?"The 24-year-old running back has worked for all of his football...
Retired HISD nurse claims AED battery order went unfulfilled for months: 'You're risking somebody'
A retired Houston Independent School District nurse is speaking only to ABC13 angered to see what happened at Marshall Middle School a week ago.Patricia Cook can't help but light up when she thinks of her time as a school nurse at Stevens Elementary."It's a lifelong love to be a school nurse and to be there," Cook explained.Sixteen years of joy soured during her final year. It started in February 2024 when she noticed the AED batteries were dead."I took it off the wall," Cook recalled. "I told the admin it wasn't working, and I placed the order for the battery."And...
Victims' families react after parents of Santa Fe High School shooting suspect found not liable
It's now been nearly 24 hours since a jury found the parents of the accused Santa Fe High School shooter not financially liable in the mass shooting that killed 10 people and injured 13 in 2018.Families of those victims have gone home, reflected, and grieved. Now, they're sharing their pain."I lived on hope for many years, and it wasn't until this trial that I've come to terms with that we're just never going to hold the person accountable who pulled the trigger," Rosie Yanas, whose 17-year-old son, Chris Stone, was shot and killed, said.For six years, families have searched for...
Multiple crews battling large blaze in southwest Houston, which can be seen from miles away
Multiple crews are battling a raging fire Tuesday afternoon in the southwest part of Houston.SkyEye is over the scene at 11500 Keegans Ridge Road, where flames can be seen shooting out of a building and a giant cloud of black smoke can be seen fore miles.Video from SkyEye shows fire crews tackling the blaze from different angles, as well as law enforcement helping direct nearby traffic.It's unclear what started the fire or if anyone was injured.ABC13 is working on gathering more information.Tune in wherever you stream Eyewitness News for more updates.
Small plane involved in deadly Odessa, Texas, crash was registered to Pasadena exec, report states
A small plane bound for Houston's Ellington Field had trouble taking off from an Odessa, Texas, airfield before clipping power lines and going down near a populated area in the town, authorities said on Tuesday.Two people onboard the aircraft, including a 48-year-old from the Houston area, died from the fiery crash that the Ector County sheriff and the Odessa Fire and Rescue reported at 7 a.m.The Texas Department of Public Safety confirmed Joseph Vincent Summa of Bellaire and 49-year-old Joleen Cavaretta Weatherly of Orange died in the crash."Witnesses said the plane was struggling to gain altitude, took out some powerlines,...
Dozens of customers without power after 18-wheeler hits power line in La Marque, police say
A couple of people in the La Marque area could be without power for a couple of hours Tuesday after an 18-wheeler crashed with a power line, knocking down the pole and sparking an outage.According to the La Marque Police Department, the 18-wheeler hit a power line on Delaney Road near Texas Avenue, causing power lines and poles to fall between Delaney and Garret streets.Authorities are urging people to avoid the area due to the live power lines on the road.According to CenterPoint's outage tracker, the incident appears to be impacting 60 customers in the area. It's not clear how long it'll be until power is restored.
UHCL team of researchers work to quantify amount of plastic pollution in Galveston Bay
Earlier this month, ABC13 attended a plastic cleanup event at Sylvan Beach after microplastics were found along the shore. After that, she spoke to researchers at the University of Houston Clear Lake to find out more about the amount of plastic pollution in Galveston Bay.Dr. Jenny Oakley is the associate director of research programs at the Environmental Institute of Houston at the University of Houston Clear Lake. Over the past three years, her team of researchers has collected and analyzed water and soil samples from Galveston Bay, looking for microplastics.Previously, ABC13 introduced us to the term microplastic through plastic pellets,...
DHS watchdog warns of 'urgent issue' with how immigration officials handle unaccompanied children
The Department of Homeland Security's internal watchdog says it has uncovered an "urgent issue" with how immigration officials handle cases involving unaccompanied migrant children, warning in a new report that the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency has been unable to keep track of all unaccompanied minors released from government custody.The video above is from a 2021 report.The interim report, sent to Congress on Tuesday and obtained by ABC News, said that - in the past five years - more than 32,000 unaccompanied migrant children failed to appear for their immigration court hearings, and ICE was "not able to account" for...
Woman sentenced for being getaway driver in armed robbery on armored truck at Comerica Bank
A woman is facing time in federal prison for her role in an armed robbery outside a Comerica Bank in north Harris County back in March 2022.Malinda Cruz, Randy Long, and Carl Johnson were all charged with aiding and abetting interference with commerce by robbery. Long and Johnson also face charges of aiding and abetting the discharge of a firearm.On Tuesday, authorities announced that a federal judge sentenced the third and last suspect, Cruz, to two years in prison after Long was sentenced to 184 months and Johnson to 120 months.Malinda Cruz will spend 24 months in federal prison for...
Harris Co. deputies investigating 2nd baby death in 6 days after newborn's body found in ditch
For the second time in nearly a week, the Harris County Sheriff's Office has begun to investigate a newborn's death - the latest happening inside a ditch in front of an industrial concrete plant.Sheriff Ed Gonzalez posted about the discovery on social media Tuesday afternoon, telling followers that deputies responded to the 15000 block of Henry Road near the Hardy Toll Road in north Harris County.The sheriff could only say that the child was found in front of the concrete plant but didn't disclose any details on how that baby wound up there or the child's parents.At the scene, HCSO...
Man arrested with more than 100 pieces of stolen mail, packages in the Alief area, HCSO says
A Houston man accused of stealing people's mail in the Alief area has been detained.Harris County Sheriff's Office deputies said they caught 42-year-old Jonathan Le on Monday sorting through hundreds of envelopes inside his car.Le reportedly admitted to breaking into mailboxes on Pale Ivy Lane, near Beechnut and South Dairy Ashford. More than 100 pieces of mail and several packages were recovered from his vehicle.RELATED: Woman faces prison for being accused of stealing from mail while working as postal clerk: OfficialsThe Harris County District Attorney's Office was notified, and charges of possession of unlawful criminal instrument were filed, according to...
Houston lands 2nd in the highest rate of office vacancies nationwide, study shows
A new study of the office rental market in the U.S. has revealed Houston has the second highest rate of office vacancies nationwide. In fact, the total square footage of Houston's empty office space adds up to 1,153 football fields.The report by Indian service provider Outsource2India discovered 18.6% of all office space in Houston is sitting empty, a figure that has grown by 1.6% since 2023.To put the football fields comparison into perspective, that means about 1,522 acres of office space around the city is sitting empty, or nearly 66.30 million square feet.Continue reading this article from our ABC13 partners at Houston CultureMap.
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Houston apartment construction surges to 6th highest in the nation, report shows
Apartment construction has been skyrocketing in Houston, and according to a new insight report from RentCafe, the metro area has the sixth highest new apartment construction rate nationwide in 2024.The report from Aug. 7 analyzed new apartment construction data across 369 U.S. metropolitan statistical areas. For the purpose of the study, only apartment buildings containing 50 or more units were included. Any U.S. metros with fewer than 300 units or fewer than two properties and buildings were excluded.The top five metros with the highest rates of newly built apartments expected in 2024 are New York City, New York (No. 1), Dallas, Texas (No. 2), Austin, Texas (No. 3), Phoenix, Arizona (No. 4), and Atlanta, Georgia (No. 5). Dallas-Fort Worth developers are expected to build a staggering 32,932 total apartment units in 2024, which is just three fewer units than No. 1 ranking New York City's anticipated goal.Continue reading this article from our ABC13 partners at Houston CultureMap.
Astros' Justin Verlander to come off injured list, return in finale of series vs. Boston Red Sox
Houston Astros veteran Justin Verlander is scheduled to come off the injured list and start the finale of a three-game series against the Boston Red Sox on Wednesday."It's big getting JV on the mound. It's getting one of the best back in there," manager Joe Espada said. "We know what he means. We know he's part of this winning culture, and getting him back is a big boost for our team, especially down the stretch."The 41-year-old ace hasn't pitched since June 9 because of stiffness in his neck. He made two minor league rehabilitation starts, last throwing four innings for...
USDA updates nutrition guidelines for Texas school meals that include less sodium and added sugar
Nearly 30 million children eat meals at school every day. In Texas, that number sits at just over three million. For more than half of those kids, it's their most nutritious meal of the day.Over the next few years, nutrition standards for school meals will be gradually updated to include less sodium and added sugar. The changes build on progress made over the last 10 years and also include more flexibility with menu planning.Cindy Long, a deputy undersecretary for USDA's Food Nutrition and Consumer Services, spoke with ABC13 to explain what school meals will look like for your children this...
Man accused of killing estranged wife's boyfriend in front of her in Katy-area home turns himself in
A suspect accused of killing his estranged wife's boyfriend and then forcing her to help him dispose of the body has turned himself in.ABC13 was at the courthouse downtown Tuesday morning when Michael Maurice Mack, 48, walked in with his attorney to turn himself in. The Harris County Sheriff's Office had issued a warrant for his arrest over the weekend.Mack is accused of breaking into his estranged wife's home on Wells Station Court in the Katy area at about 3:30 a.m. last Wednesday, Aug. 14.Deputies say the woman and her boyfriend, 53-year-old Kelvin Hinton, woke up to find Mack standing...
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