Over the weekend, METRO moved its 500 IAH Downtown Direct drop-off from Terminal C to Terminal E at George Bush Intercontinental Airport.

With Polk Street set to close, many East End residents say the loss of this critical route into downtown will make commutes longer and further isolate their community.

Houston city leaders and company executives are coming together to unveil new plans to reinvent downtown Houston’s convention district.

Down at the GRB this weekend, you have a chance to find a forever fur baby!

With Comicpalooza just a week away, the convention announced new and returning events for this year.

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Houston Children’s Charity and U.S. Marines Toys for Tots distributed 80,000 donated toys to Houston families on Wednesday.

HOUSTON Organizers have canceled The International Quilt Festival, which was to be held in Houston on October 29 through November 1 at the George R. Brown Convention Center. Karey Bresenhan, founder and director emeritus of the event, shared the cancellation with greatest regret Wednesday. In fact, Quilts, Inc. has had to cancel Spring Quilt Market in Pittsburgh and postpone the reintroduction of our Summer Quilt Festival in Long Beach. The Houston Quilt Festival 2021 is scheduled for October 28-31. A virtual quilt festival is also planned, but a date has not yet been announced.

HOUSTON The Texas Supreme Court rejected the first of two lawsuits filed by Republicans over the cancellation of the partys in-person convention that was scheduled to happen in Houston this week. In the decision issued Monday, seven of the nine justices said parts of the lawsuit filed by members of the Republican Party against Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner, the city and the Houston First Corporation have merit. However, the justices said the court does not have jurisdiction to force Houston First, which oversees the George R. Brown Convention Center where the partys convention was to be held, to allow the convention to take place. A second lawsuit filed by the Texas Republican Party against the same parties is set to be heard in a Houston courtroom Monday morning. The lawsuits came after Turner ordered Houston First to cancel the convention, citing concerns over the coronavirus pandemic.

Here are things you need to know for Thursday, July 9:1. Turner, a Democrat, previously resisted calls to cancel the convention and insisted Wednesday that his decision wasnt driven by politics. While school officials attempt to get students and teachers back safely, parents are not happy with the STARR testings back on the schedule. Currently, 10 states have Whataburger restaurants, including Texas. 3 things to shareWORD OF THE DAYTabinetor [tab-uh-net] (noun) a fabric resembling poplin, made of silk and wool and usually given a watered finish.

HOUSTON Some Texas Republicans have filed a lawsuit against Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner over his order to cancel the partys convention that was scheduled to happen in the city next week. According to court documents obtained by KPRC 2 on Thursday, the lawsuit was filed by five people, including Republican Party of Texas Secretary Josh Flynn and former Republican Party of Texas Chairperson Cathie Adams. In addition to Turner, the city of Houston and the Houston First Corporation, which oversees the George R. Brown Convention Center, is also named as defendants. The lawsuit claims Turner overstepped his authority when he ordered HFC to cancel the event that was expected to bring about 6,000 people to the downtown venue. The lawsuit also claims Turners order violates free speech, freedom to peaceably assemble and equal protection clauses of the constitution.

With the one-year anniversary of Hurricane Harvey, KPRC2 anchors and reporters take a look back at covering the catastrophic storm and its aftermath.