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Cold front brings rain chances and heat relief to North Texas by week's end
NORTH TEXAS - Heat advisories have expired. It's still a warm evening, with heat indices in the warm 90s after midnight.The "tropical upper low" will continue its surge into south and central Texas this weekend into early next week. This will bring Gulf moisture into the state and provide more volatility in the pattern for next week, which is extraordinary news for late August and our heat.Looking towards late week and next weekend, the upper high-pressure ridge will break down and allow for a trough to dig through the four corners region and into the southern plains. At the surface, we...
Texas fishing, hunting licenses expire at the end of August. But you can get your new 2024-25 license now.
TEXAS, USA — As August comes to an end, current-year Texas hunting and fishing licenses will expire, but you can purchase a new one for the 2024-25 season now. Licenses went on sale Aug. 15. Texans purchase more than 3.9 million hunting and fishing licenses annually, directly funding a...
Houston area teen raises awareness about ‘suicide disease’ through personal battle
Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) is a chronic pain condition that can be so devastating that it’s coined the “suicide disease.”. CRPS happens after an injury when the brain never stops sending pain signals to the body. Joscey,17, works with her doctors, a physical therapist, and a pain...
Clear Creek ISD to vote on new budget
Clear Creek ISD is expected Aug. 26 to approve its new budget for fiscal year 2024-25, according to agenda documents. (James T. Norman/Community Impact) Clear Creek ISD is expected Aug. 26 to approve its new budget for fiscal year 2024-25, according to agenda documents. Also on the agenda is approvals...
Colorado group helps other transgender people escape hostile states, unsafe conditions
Transgender Texans, frequently the targets of antagonistic state legislation and policies, continually weigh the threats to their civil rights against the costs of relocating to safer, more survivable states.
Texas' strict abortion laws may be fueling tragic trend: 6 babies abandoned in Harris Co. since June
Investigators are calling it an epidemic: parents abandoning their babies.ABC13 has reported on six instances of child abandonment in Harris County since the beginning of June. In two cases, children died.READ RELATED: Multiple babies found abandoned last month in Houston: 'It's heartbreaking'Leah Kipley with the National Safe Haven Alliance said the landscape is troubling.States like Texas with near-total abortion bans are dealing with more parents abandoning their children for several reasons like desperation and a lack of information.Texas' safe haven law, or the Baby Moses law, allows a parent to leave a baby less than 60 days old safe and unharmed at a hospital, fire station, or EMS station.They must notify an employee that the child needs a safe haven.Though this type of law exists nationwide, Kipley said parents still need more support.The National Safe Haven Alliance has helped save more than 4,800 babies since 1999. Their hotline for immediate assistance is 1-888-510-BABY(2229).For updates on this story, follow Briana Conner on Facebook, X and Instagram.RELATED: Houston woman abandoned 40 years ago says bigger conversation needed after 2 babies found days apartRELATED: 18-year-old charged after newborn abandoned in dumpster near SW Houston apartment, HPD says
Motorcyclist found dead on Beltway 8 following crash
A man riding a motorcycle has died after falling onto Beltway 8. The rider’s motorcycle was reportedly laid on its side on West Sam Houston Tollway Northbound at US-290 Northwest. It’s unclear at this time how the driver fell onto the beltway from the above road. Beltway 8...
Mark your calendars for Nov 8th, as San Jacinto College hosts an exciting Veteran Resource Fair packed with valuable information.
Save the Date: San Jacinto College will be hosting the second annual Veteran Resource Fair in November to provide veterans with information about different resources available to them (Educational, Career, Wellbeing, Transition Assistance, Support). Date: November 8, 2024. Time: 10:00am – 2:00pm. Location: San Jacinto College (Central Campus) LyondellBasell...
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