Happy Thursday! We're just one week away from Thanksgiving. Have you already got your turkey?
Today is also the Great American Smokeout, when smokers are encouraged to quit. According to the American Cancer Society, smoking still remains the leading cause of preventable death and illness in the world. If you want to quit, there are lots of resources available to help at Cancer.org.
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Today's Weather
It was another cold start to the day, but Chief Meteorologist Frank Billingsley says warmer temperatures are headed our way. Here's a look at the forecast.
Don't forget! You can keep track of the radar and forecast throughout the day at click2houston.com/weather or by downloading the Frank's Free Forecast app.
Local News
Lamar HS parents demand better security: 'Worried about them surviving high school'
Several parents of Lamar High School students organized a stand-in Thursday morning after a student, 18-year-old Delindsey Mack, was gunned down Tuesday while walking near the campus. Read more >
Site chosen for UH's College of Medicine
On Thursday, the University of Houston got one step closer to opening the first medical school in Houston in nearly a half century. Read more >
Food trailer involved in deadly Montgomery County crash
At least one person was killed in a crash Thursday in Montgomery County involving a food trailer. Read more >
Texas News
Reef restoration projects aim to bolster Texas' record-low oyster population
With oyster populations in Texas at historic lows, The Nature Conservancy is launching two new reef restoration projects that look to appease commercial fishermen and environmentalists alike. Read more >
National News
'Predicated on a lie': NJ couple, homeless man charged in GoFundMe scheme
A feel-good tale of a homeless man using his last $20 to help a stranded New Jersey woman buy gas was actually a complete lie, manufactured to get strangers to donate more than $400,000 dollars to help the down-and-out good Samaritan, a prosecutor said Thursday. Read more >
Sports News
Carmelo Anthony's time with Rockets comes to end 13 games into season
Carmelo Anthony's short stop in Houston is coming to an end 13 games into the 2018-19 season. Read more >