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Ask 2: How do we get speed limit signs on our street?
The KPRC 2 team is dedicated to keeping our community informed. We ask questions, deliver answers and provide you the context you need to make sense of the day’s news. That’s why we want to know what questions you have about our community. What are your most pressing queries about Houston and Texas? What are you curious about? Don’t worry if you think its random or strange — Whatever it is, we want to hear it.
Texas EquuSearch founder wants tight supervision kept on man considered suspect in ‘Killing Fields’ murders
A man considered a suspect in the so-called ‘Killing Fields’ murders is facing a review of his parole conditions, according to Galveston County District Attorney Jack Roady and Texas EquuSearch founder, Tim Miller. Clyde Hedrick was paroled from prison in 2021, sent to live at halfway house and placed under the state’s highest level of supervision known as the Super Intensive Supervision Program (SISP).
Houston area mother’s fight to hold school accountable for daughter’s assault may go to US Supreme Court
A Houston area mother is suing the Fort Bend Independent School District; claiming educators failed to protect her daughter from another student. The lawsuit reads this woman’s daughter was sexually assaulted twice by the same classmate, even though safeguards were in place to ensure neither student was unsupervised.
Harris County Jail moving to digital mail system to cut down on contraband
A recent investigation by the Harris County Sheriff’s Office highlights an ongoing effort to cut down on contraband smuggled into jails and prisons via paper correspondence. Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez said the county is in the final stages of setting up a digital mail system in the jail.
Michigan school shooting victims to speak as teen faces possible life sentence
A court hearing in suburban Detroit is likely to be tense and emotional as a judge hears from families and surviving victims of the Oxford school shooting, Ethan Crumbley could be sentenced to life in prison Friday.
Proposal to create new tier for big-money college sports is just a start, NCAA president says
A day after NCAA President Charlie Baker made an aggressive and potentially groundbreaking pitch to allow some schools to pay their athletes, his proposal was met with praise, caution and questions from around college sports.
HBCU funding: Lawmakers calling on Gov. Abbott to address disparities at Texas historically Black colleges, universities
Following a demand letter calling on Gov. Greg Abbott to address the disparity in Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) funding, Texas State Democratic leaders and legal advocates are addressing the historical inequalities in these institutions of higher learning.
Appeals court halts ruling that Border Patrol can legally cut Texas’ border concertina wire
Less than a week after a Del Rio-based federal judge ruled against Texas in the ongoing fight over the state’s razor wire, the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals paused that decision while it reviews the case.
Texas Legislature sends $1.54 billion bill for border barriers to Gov. Abbott
Senate Bill 3 would also appropriate $40 million for state troopers to patrol Colony Ridge, a housing development outside of Houston, and allow the state to send money to local jurisdictions to offset the cost of enforcing another immigration-related bill.
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Man from Humble area says cemetery made his grief worse after putting his grandmother’s headstone on the wrong grave
HEARTBREAKING: The man told KPRC 2 that not only did Rosewood Memorial Park put his grandmother’s headstone on the wrong plot but he also said that when they moved it to the right plot, they put it at her feet instead of her head.
Texas EquuSearch founder wants tight supervision kept on man considered suspect in ‘Killing Fields’ murders
A man considered a suspect in the so-called ‘Killing Fields’ murders is facing a review of his parole conditions, according to Galveston County District Attorney Jack Roady and Texas EquuSearch founder, Tim Miller. Clyde Hedrick was paroled from prison in 2021, sent to live at halfway house and placed under the state’s highest level of supervision known as the Super Intensive Supervision Program (SISP).
‘It’s your culture’: KPRC 2 employee shares experience, cultural impact of having son with hair locs
In wake of the controversy surrounding a teen at Barbers Hill High School who was suspended a second time for refusing to change his hairstyle, KPRC 2 is shedding light on the importance of natural hairstyles and the effects these disciplinary actions may have on people of color.
Delayed sentencing… again? Attorney for convicted City Council Relations Director William-Paul Thomas seeking new date
KPRC 2 Investigates obtained federal legal records on Wednesday afternoon showing a motion has been filed to have an upcoming federal sentencing date of William-Paul Thomas continued.
HBCU funding: Lawmakers calling on Gov. Abbott to address disparities at Texas historically Black colleges, universities
Following a demand letter calling on Gov. Greg Abbott to address the disparity in Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) funding, Texas State Democratic leaders and legal advocates are addressing the historical inequalities in these institutions of higher learning.