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Cruz addresses supporters in Cypress, while Allred visits Dallas as November election nears
CYPRESS, Texas — We're now just over two months away from the November election and the race for U.S. Senate in Texas is tightening. A University of Houston and Texas Southern University survey showed Senator Ted Cruz up on his opponent Congressman Colin Allred by only two points. Both...
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...
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.
Traveling Smithsonian exhibit stops in East Texas town
SAN AUGUSTINE, Texas (KTRE) - The City of San Augustine hosted its first day of the Smithsonian traveling museum on Main Street on Saturday. This free exhibit offers small towns a chance to look at their own paths, highlighting the changes that affected their fortunes over the past century. The...
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
Boil water notice issued for some San Augustine residents
SAN AUGUSTINE, Texas (KTRE) - Denning Rural Water System has issued a boil water notice for all of its customers after an equipment malfunction at their plant. All customers should boil their water prior to consumption (e.g., washing hands/face, brushing teeth, drinking, etc.). Children, seniors and persons with weakened immune systems are particularly vulnerable to harmful bacteria.
Body found in Titus County, sheriff’s office says
TITUS COUTNY, Texas (KETK) – The Titus County Sheriff’s Office confirmed that the body of an unidentified dead person was found on Friday. According to the Sheriff’s Office, the body was found in Titus County near the Camp County line at around 5 p.m. on Friday. No other information has been released by the sheriff’s […]
Casa Olé closes restaurant after four decades
Beaumont — Southeast Texans who love Casa Olé now have only one location they can enjoy in Beaumont. The Interstate 10 North location, located near Calder, closed Friday after four decades of serving up Tex-Mex favorites. An employee said the Eastex Freeway location in the Target shopping center...
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