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More than 350 price gouging complaints were made on gas, hotels and food following Hurricane Beryl
After Hurricane Beryl, some Houstonians claimed they had to pay hundreds of dollars more for hotels, sudden pump price hikes, and higher costs for food, according to price gouging complaints ABC13 obtained.The complainants show hotel rates more than doubled, gas spiked by a dollar, and a case of water was nearly $20. Prosecutors will review the complaints, and business owners could be on the hook for thousands in settlements.One of those who filed a complaint was Phillip Knop. He couldn't believe how much the price at the pump was at a Houston-area gas station."It honestly makes me a little sick...
Video shows EMS rescuing newborn abandoned in dumpster near SW Houston apartment complex
Video you will only see on ABC13 shows the moments EMS pulled a newborn boy from a dumpster Sunday just before 2 p.m.The dumpster is behind an apartment complex on Dashwood Drive in southwest Houston.ABC13 is working to confirm with the police the details we learned from the apartment manager.The manager said a taco truck employee gave birth inside a nearby food truck and dumped the baby in the dumpster before coming back to clean up the mobile restaurant.In a video taken by witnesses, EMS can be seen next to a dumpster piled with trash, wrapping the newborn baby boy...
Seventeen pounds down in three weeks! Learn how a man from Humble is hitting his health goals
HOUSTON – Charles Blake from Humble, T.X. is on a health journey that incorporates a non-invasive weight loss solution that uses laser technology. Blake’s journey is just beginning but he says he has already lost almost 17 pounds in just three weeks, and he credits the team at Innovative Lasers of Houston for helping him succeed.
Texas Festival Chefs for Farmers Returns to Houston With an Ode to Street Food
Texas food and wine festival Chefs For Farmers is returning to Houston’s Autry Park this September, and in its third year, the all-inclusive tasting event will feature an ode to street food. Houston area chefs including Victoria Elizondo of Cochinta & Co. and Cory Nguyen of Crawfish & Noodles...
Families: Apply Your Eligible Child for Prekindergarten for 3-Year-Olds
Aldine ISD is now offering a free, half-day PreK3 program for eligible 3-year-olds at all 12 Aldine ISD primary schools. In spring 2024, Aldine ISD announced that it would expand its prekindergarten for 3-year-olds (PreK3) to all 12 preschools starting this fall. The district’s PreK3 is a half-day program.
Train like an NFL cheerleader this weekend in Beaumont
One West Brook graduate turned Texans cheerleader is taking time to give back with her second annual dance camp. Jasmine Thomas Reed is returning to Beaumont to host Dance Camp 409 Saturday July 27, at 8:30 a.m. at the Holiday Inn I-10 and Walden Road. Reed said she wanted to...
Stefon Diggs does not hold back on C.J. Stroud
After four seasons playing alongside star quarterback Josh Allen, Stefon Diggs is now with the Houston Texans catching passes from young superstar C.J. Stroud. And it sounds like he’s quite pleased with what he’s seen from the young quarterback as he works on developing a relationship with him.
College Station business owner uses air tags to track mother-daughter thieves at Houston chop shop
COLLEGE STATION, Texas (KBTX) - Thieves were allegedly caught in Houston last weekend after stealing roofing material from houses in South College Station. Owner of Aggieland Exteriors, Tim Gafford, told KBTX he noticed his materials were stolen three separate times in the past few months off home construction sites in Southern Pointe subdivision off Highway 6 in South College Station.
Three Alabama universities cut their DEI programs
A trio of Alabama universities, in compliance with state law, will dissolve their diversity, equity, and inclusion programs and move the employees to other positions. The University of Alabama, with campuses across the state, has gutted the programs at three locations: Birmingham, Huntsville, and the main campus at Tuscaloosa. As of Oct. 1, 2024, the […]
SJRA shares Lake Conroe Status as of July 23 at 3:30pm
The San Jacinto River Authority shared Lake Conroe’s Status as of Tuesday, July 24, 2024 at 3:30 p.m. Due to the line of storms moving their way through the Lake Conroe Watershed today, the current level of Lake Conroe is 201.49 feet above mean sea level (msl) with an outflow rate of 2,660 cubic feet per second (cfs). Heavy rainfall potential remains in place for the next two to three days.
FM-1097 bridge over Atkins Creek 'collapsed further' after heavy rain washed road away
If you frequently drive on FM-1097, just east of the city of Montgomery, heads up. A portion of the road over Atkins Creek was washed out during Tuesday's heavy rains, and according to officials, the bridge has collapsed even further.Montgomery County Judge Mark Keough shared photos of the damage on social media Wednesday morning. A portion of the roadway appeared to have fallen into the creek below, causing the guardrail to buckle.Keough said TxDOT was working on a repair, adding that drivers should expect heavy delays in the area.In an update Wednesday, Montgomery officials said the bridge on 1097 West...
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