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Houston-area school districts warn of continued severe cuts if voucher fight keeps funds tied up in state legislature
HOUSTON – Superintendents and school board leaders across Texas are raising urgent concerns about the financial crisis gripping their districts. Alief ISD and Spring Branch ISD are among those hardest hit, warning of severe cuts ahead if the state continues to withhold additional funding. Alief ISD Deputy Superintendent Charles...
YouTube sensation and Houston native Ryan Kaji chats “Ryan’s World The Movie”
HOUSTON – At only twelve years old, Ryan Kaji is one of the biggest sensations on YouTube. He got his start in 2015 by making videos opening and playing with new toys, and now his Ryan’s World YouTube page has almost 40 million followers and billions of views.
Child dies after her mom and stepfather ‘thought they could nurse her back to health, even though she was mentally and physically incapacitated and non-responsive for several days and didn’t wanted the attention that this would draw’
Houston, TX – According to the police officials, the 36-year-old mom, Denize, and the 40-year-old stepfather, later identified as GeraId, were taken into custody and later charged with injury to a child causing serious bodily injury by omission in connection with Denize’s 12-year-old daughter’s death. Police officials say the mother and the stepfather reprotedly failed to seek help for child’s injuries which ultimately led to her death.
Sashel & Sharlize Palacios' storybook season
Sashel and Sharlize Palacios are everything to one another. The pair of sisters are built-in best friends, sharing nearly all their life moments. But they’d never been one of the most coveted roles – teammates – until now. With a five-and-a-half-year age gap, the two never quite...
Lone Star College-Conroe Center alumna turns high school dreams into reality as certified flight instructor
For many high school seniors, the future can feel like a vast and uncertain landscape. However, for Morgan Whitaker, an unexpected opportunity in an aerospace engineering class transformed her uncertainty into a clear path forward, uncovering a passion for aviation that would shape her destiny. Whitaker’s interest in aviation began...
🐟A fisher’s dream: Schools of bull redfish sweep through Brazos River🐟
If you plan a fishing trip, you might want to head to Bryan Beach. This drone video was taken on August 9 near the mouth of the Brazos River. In it, you can see the schools of a species of fish identified as the “bull redfish” by Darrell Schoppe, who shot the video.
Kinders invest $122M in the Black Community
Long before countless corporations and foundations reneged on their pledged millions in the wake of the Summer of George Floyd to combat racial inequities, one local foundation began its quiet yet powerful legacy of actually investing in a better, more equitable society. The Kinder Foundation (KF), established in 1997 by...
Former Astros' All-Star goes ballistic on umpire after replay review upheld
The Toronto Blue Jays may have won Tuesday's game against the Los Angeles Angels, but former Houston Astros outfielder George Springer had to watch the end of the game from the comfort of the clubhouse. Why? Because Springer was ejected in the top of seventh inning after arguing with the umpire.
Former Houston mayor selected to replace Sheila Jackson Lee in race for House seat
Former Democratic Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner will replace the late Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee on the November ballot for a full term after a vote of 18th Congressional District precinct chairs on Tuesday. Jackson Lee had won the Democratic primary for Texas’s 18th Congressional District in March, but she died last month after being diagnosed […]
Not Shocking News, Wichita Falls Has Some of the Worst Drivers in Texas
Been saying it for years and the stats back me up on this one. Keep Scrolling to See Which Texas Cities Have the Worst Drivers. I have heard a lot of people in Wichita Falls complain about the horrible drivers whenever they have to go to Dallas. It is true, Dallas has significantly worse traffic than us here in Wichita Falls. Worse drivers? I don't think so. People in Wichita Falls don't know basic driving etiquette and I am shocked that some of you are legally allowed to have a license. Looks like the latest reporter from Consumer Affairs agrees with me.
Fort Worth’s Flowerbed: the Next Shoegaze Band to Break Ground in Texas
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Texas to play Florida in Little League World Series: Recap, highlights from first-game win
Team Texas might have had the most impressive 2024 Little League World Series win of any U.S. squad on Thursday, thanks to a hoard of home runs and a string of strikeouts. "Watch out for Texas," an ESPN announcer proclaimed after Texas' dominant 9-0 win vs. Team Pennsylvania. According to the ESPN...
Largest Lottery, Powerball, and Mega Millions Wins in Texas
Everyone in Texas who has ever purchased a lottery ticket has dreamed of what they would do with that money. Most start by saying paying off debt, others want to help family members, or splurge big on a car and house. While most of us will only dream of what it would be like to receive that big check, there are a few people in Texas who have won big.
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