How strong were the wind gusts during Tuesdayโs severe weather?
A powerful storm swept through Houston, causing damage, power outages, and even a tragic loss of life. Our thoughts are with the affected communities during this difficult time. Let's come together to support and assist those in need. #HoustonStrong #StormRecovery
Watch live: Judge Lina Hidalgo provides update after powerful storm rolled through Houston area
The Harris County Clerkโs Office announced at least a dozen voting centers have lost power during primary runoff elections after severe thunderstorms rolled through the Houston area Tuesday afternoon.
Primary runoff election results for Texas elected officials on May 28, 2024
Voters cast their ballot for the 2024 primary runoff election on May 28 to select candidates for a range of significant offices including the U.S. Senate, congressional and legislative positions, and various judicial seats.
FULL LIST: Texas Primary Runoff election results for May 28, 2024
Texas voters cast their ballot for the 2024 primary runoff election on May 28 to select candidates for a range of significant offices including the U.S. Senate, congressional and legislative positions, and various judicial seats.
THIS WEEK! Typhoon Texas awards Houstonโs โAโ students with discounted admission tickets!
Attention Houston parents: Typhoon Texas is celebrating H-Townโs hardest working students with discounted park entry for three days to kick off the summer months. If your kiddo got it done in the classroom this semester, thereโs no better way to celebrate!
Houston woman who killed friend, kidnapped her newborn baby given 40-year prison sentence
Prosecutors say Erika Miranda-Alvarez was pregnant around the same time as her friend, Carolina Flores, but after she suffered a miscarriage, killed her friend and kidnapped her baby to try and raise it as her own.
Mattress Mack giving away more than 200 mattresses amid Houston windstorm recovery efforts
โFor these families, a good nightโs sleep on a brand new mattress can symbolize a step towards rebuilding their lives," Gallery Furniture said in a statement. Check if you qualify for a free mattress by clicking the story and seeing the eligible zip codes.
Houston ISD board moves forward with terminations despite community protests
More planned walkouts are scheduled for Friday with students and families protesting the administration's recent decisions to oust long-time staff at several schools. Several parents voiced their opinions at an 8-hour-long school board meeting.
Apartment complex left without electricity and water for a week straight
Last Thursday, a severe weather outbreak across the region left more than a million people without electricity. Fast forward one week, and there are still tens of thousands of people left powerless in the sweltering Houston heat.
Athletic trainer tells us how Houston-area athletes beat the Texas heat
With the summer months just around the corner, Houstonians are gearing up for sweltering humidity, extreme UV indexes and triple-digit temperatures. In the presence of the infamous Texas heat, maintaining proper hydration is vital to keeping Houstonโs high school athletes safe.
Tide is providing free laundry services for Houstonโs first responders amid storm recovery efforts
While first responders are working to clean up the damage left behind by last week's deadly windstorm in the sweltering heat, the last thing on their minds is probably laundry. That's why the popular laundry detergent company Tide is stepping in.
Houston ISD students returning to class despite campuses still under repair from deadly windstorm
In an email from Houston ISD, the district said the plan involves students getting dropped off and picked up from their home campus, then taken to an alternate campus, where they will still be taught by their respective teachers.
โSeveral months of workโ: Inside look at downtown Houstonโs recovery after wind damages estimated 4,000 windows
Recovery efforts are underway in downtown Houston after winds reached 100 miles per hour last week but it could be months before the countryโs fourth largest city returns to normal.
First mosquito of 2024 to test positive for West Nile Virus in Harris County collected from trapping site
Harris County Public Healthโs (HCPH) Mosquito and Vector Control Division (MVCD) confirms that the first mosquito to test positive for West Nile Virus in 2024 has been collected from a trapping site in the City of Houston.
โIโm just out there, by myselfโ: Electrical meter box is down, whoโs responsible for repair?
Mary K. Bennett-Hayes has a lot on her plate. Her mom is in at intensive care unit after a โtouch with pneumonia,โ sheโs working on donating one of her kidneys to her daughter, also checking in with her dad at the Leo Daniel Towers, all while trying to get power back to her northwest Houston home.
Q&A with Houston storm attorney on insurance claims after last weekโs tornadoes, thunderstorms
As many Houstonians transition from cleaning up to rebuilding their communities after last weekโs storms, itโs a good time to make sure your home is protected from natural disasters before they strike.
Burger Bodega and Phat Eatery honor late chef Alex Au-Yeung with fusion burger for AAPI Heritage Month
Burger Bodega is celebrating Asian-American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month and the life of late chef Alex Au-Yeung by bringing back the Phat Eatery Beef Rendang smash burger collab. Proceeds will go back to the chef's favorite organization, the Southern Smoke Foundation.