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214th District Court Judge Inna Klein has recused herself from Derek Parra's case after being accused of watching jury deliberations on video.

Klein, Texas – Klein Independent School District held elections for four seats on its seven-seat Board of Trustees during yesterday’s election day. Initial results show incumbents Doug James, Chris Todd, and Ronnie Anderson winning reelection, as well as newcomer Dustin Creager winning Position 4 in his first time running for office. The following are the results of the November 2, 2021 election for the Klein ISD Board of Trustees as of November 3 at 9:00AM CST. At this point all Harris County polling stations are reporting their numbers, though the election results have not yet been certified. The winner of the race this year would assume the remainder of the position’s term, with Doug James winning and retaining his full term on the board.

Spring, Texas – A Spring native turned Major League Baseball pitcher made headlines in the final stretch of the MLB season and in doing so put some Houston Astros fans in a tough rooting position. 25-year-old Glenn Otto made his professional debut on August 27 with the Texas Rangers and had a storybook first game against his hometown team, the Astros. Later at the nearby Rice University, Otto studied sports management and was selected for the 2016 Collegiate National Baseball Team which gave him the opportunity to travel and play in Japan, Taiwan, and Cuba. He was assigned to the Rangers’ affiliate team, Round Rock Express, until the day he made his debut when the Rangers selected his contract and activated him. Do you root for the hometown team, or do you root for the hometown kid?

Klein, Texas – Northampton Elementary School celebrated its 50th anniversary this past Tuesday, October 19, and held a retro-themed party for kids, parents, and faculty to celebrate the milestone. The 25-year-old capsule was an exciting and fitting addition to the party where it was opened and unpacked by Principal Lisa Campbell and a handful of students and teachers. One student had no answer when presented with a floppy disc and another thought a VHS tape was Scotch tape. The student who pulled out a Hootie & the Blowfish CD, however, did know he was holding a CD. And amidst all of the unrecognizable electronics, the entire room cheered when the principal pulled out a Goosebumps book.

Buffalo Bills linebacker A.J. Klein wears a unique, protective necklace that’s become as much part of his uniform as his helmet and shoulder pads. Dr. Julian Bailes, the former team physician for the Pittsburgh Steelers, began researching different ways to protect the brain during sports participation over a decade ago. After he was approached by inventor Dr. David Smith, Bailes studied how to protect the brain from the inside instead of simply putting more protective layers around it.

The Memorial Mustangs have bounced back nicely from their season-opening loss to Seven Lakes (12-10) with a win over Pearland and then on Thursday an emphatic 31-17 victory over Klein to close out non-district play.

Klein, Texas – Klein Independent School District will begin using a new ID card system for the 2021-2022 school year featuring SMART cards that will offer new benefits to students, faculty, and parents. Students who ride the bus to and from school will be required to scan their cards to enter and exit school buses. With the bus notification system, parents will have the option to receive notifications that will help keep track of their children as they travel. The SMART ID cards will be distributed at the start of the school year. The bus notification system will be implemented in phases during the fall semester and families will be made aware of the system before receiving notifications.

One Klein-area woman and her husband were just going to church on Sunday when they noticed their Toyota Tundra making a terrible noise.

Klein ISD is one of the most iconic brands in the state of Texas.

This could be the "Year of the 'Kats" as <a href="https://www.vype.com/c/kleinisd" target="_blank">Klein</a> has made a pair of threatening runs in the postseason.

One season after winning a district title and their first playoff game, the Grizzles moved up to <a href="https://www.vype.com/Texas/Houston/preseason-public-school-volleyball-class-6a-top-20" target="_blank">Class 6A</a> and still enjoyed substantial success.

Rick Klein has dug up thousands of TV shows and clips captured on home video systems or squirreled away by television professionals, creating a nonprofit archive of local programming that doesn’t exist anywhere else.

Nueces County Sheriff J.C. Hooper said the county jail is at 99 percent capacity and likely to fail inspection by the TX Commission on Jail Standards.

Author and columnist, Amy Klein, details her struggles to try to get pregnant in her successful <i>New York Times</i> “Fertility Diary” column.

The White House is naming a former Obama administration official to be deputy secretary at the Interior Department after dropping plans for a more liberal nominee who faced key Senate opposition.

A father is devastated after he said his 16-year-old daughter was kidnapped and sexually assaulted by a group of men in the Klein area near Kuykendahl Road and Spring Stuebner Road.

On Easter Sunday, The Centrum welcomed its first doors to the congregation of Cypress Creek Christian Church.

Daniel Canada, 35, is charged with four counts of intoxication manslaughter in connection with a crash that left a mother and three children dead. KLEIN, Texas – Harris County Precinct 4 Constable Mark Herman said Monday that an impaired driver is responsible for a crash that killed a mother, two of her children and another child on Sunday near Klein. Officials said a mother and child who were in one of the burning vehicles died at the scene. He was originally charged with one count of intoxication assault with serious bodily injury and three counts of intoxication manslaughter with the possibility of upgraded charges. However, since the 2-year-old on life support died, his intoxication assault charge was upgraded to intoxication manslaughter.

KLEIN, Texas – Several people were injured Friday in a large natural gas explosion and fire near Klein that prompted an evacuation of some residents in the area. Officials from the Harris County Fire Marshal’s Office said that a crew from Comcast was working in the area and nicked a natural gas line. The crew called in a CenterPoint crew to inspect the line which is when two lines exploded, officials said. Full Screen 1 / 12 Flames shoot from the scene of a large natural gas fire near Klein, Texas, on March 5, 2021. Residents who had their natural gas service interrupted as a result of the incident are urged not to turn any valves or tamper with the natural gas meter for safety reasons.

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The Buffalo Bills' salary-cap constraints have led starting linebacker Matt Milano to decide he will test free agency next month, a person with direct knowledge of the situation told The Associated Press on Friday, Feb. 19, 2021. The person spoke to The AP on the condition of anonymity because the discussions between the player and team have been private. (AP/ Photo Jeffrey T. Barnes, File)BUFFALO, N.Y. – Starting linebacker Matt Milano will explore free agency next month because of Buffalo's salary-cap constraints, a person with direct knowledge of the situation told The Associated Press on Friday. AdThe 26-year-old Milano was selected by Buffalo in the fifth-round of the 2017 draft and developed into a key contributor when healthy. Overall, Milano has five interceptions, five fumble recoveries and a forced fumble in 55 career games, including 39 starts.

It has been over a week since Seven Lakes defeated Klein for the Class 6A State Championship bringing the first-ever state crown in volleyball to Katy ISD. Check out some of the best photos from it powered by Athlete Training + Health. About Athlete Training + HealthAthlete Training + Health's mission is to use best practices of health and performance to provide a world-class training environment for active adults and athletes of all ages and abilities. Our multi-field, state-of-the-art facilities are equipped with advanced pro-style weight rooms and dedicated areas for adult and youth athletes. ATH's highly-skilled coaches deploy training strategies that elevate – regardless of age or ability – athletes' performance to the highest level through consistent evaluation and education.

KLEIN – Bobbi Pfleger’s daughter knew something was wrong when she tried to start her mother’s SUV Tuesday in the parking lot at Klein Collins High School. “It sounded really really bad,” Pfleger recalled. “She was afraid to keep it running.”Once Pfleger’s husband arrived at the campus they discovered the vehicle’s two catalytic converters had been stolen -- just one of three converter thefts in the high school parking lot that very same day. The thieves are looking for atypical targets these days like high school parking lots. There are cameras in the parking lot but they are looking for leads.

Katy Seven Lakes defeated the Klein Bearkats 3-1 in four sets in Garland on Saturday to become the UIL Conference 6A Volleyball State Champions. Klein was able to win set one by a score of 26-24 over Seven Lakes. Seven Lakes was able to turn it around and rallied from behind with a score of 18-12. Seven Lakes got out to an early lead and came out with a win over Klein by a score of 25-20. Seven Lakes was able to pull off a 25-22 win to win the championship match.

KLEIN, Texas – Students in the Klein Independent School District who are failing their online classes will be required to transition to in-person instruction unless they have a medical exemption. The only exception will be for students who have a medical exemption form that is signed by a doctor. Officials said dates for this transition will be provided to parents by their child’s school. This plan differs from a plan announced by officials at the Deer Park Independent School District on Thursday. The so-called Reboot 2021 plan aims to bring all students back to the classroom after the start of the new year, with medical exemptions for some students.

It was August 17, 2018 and Seven Lakes was fresh off its inaugural trip to the UIL State Tournament the year prior. Seven Lakes won the highly contested match 3-2 (26-24, 22-25, 27-25, 20-25, 15-13). For some teams, such as Seven Lakes, they had to halt games and practices for a short period of time due to COVID-19 cases. In the history of the UIL Volleyball State Championships, which dates back to 1967, Houston has brought home 10 state titles in the UIL's largest classification. Klein (27-0) faces Seven Lakes (24-1) on Saturday at 3 p.m. inside the Curtis Cullwell Center in Garland for the UIL Class 6A State Championship.

The Wylie Pirates (21-4, 13-1) are poised and ready to take on the Klein Bearkats (25-0, 12-0) on Friday, December 4th, in the UIL Class 6A State Championship Region II Final match. 5 in Texas according to MaxPreps and has posted an undefeated season. During their undefeated season, the Bearkats have lost only a total of two sets. In the regional semifinals, Wylie dominated another perennial Houston power, The Woodlands, with a 3-0 sweep. If Wylie can get their offense going early, they have a solid chance to give the Bearcats their first loss of the season.

Regional Semifinals for both Class 6A Region III and Class 5A Region III were going down, while Class 6A Region II was being played elsewhere. Katy advances to Regional Final for first time since 1993, defeat Clear Springs 3-1KATY - It has been 27 years. Fulshear defeats Magnolia in five-set thrillerThe Fulshear Chargers won state in Class 4A last season. Entering the Class 5A Region III Regional Semis, their only losses were to Concordia Lutheran, The Woodlands, Katy and Seven Lakes. THE POST 🏐Magnolia's Faith Lynch and her @MagnoliaVBALL laid it all on the floor in 5-set heartbreaker @flinch_2021 @MagnoliaISD pic.twitter.com/NImfvBeAGY — vypehouston (@vypehouston) December 2, 2020Friendswood falls short to College Station, 3-2Friendswood fought to the very end.

As Klein and Friendswood remain constants, the rest of the volleyball landscape in Houston is a little bumpy. The Woodlands lost back-to-back matches last week to St. Agnes and Klein, allowing for Seven Lakes, Dawson and George Ranch to gain ground in the Top 5. Grand Oak moves back into the Class 6A Top 10. 1 but just lost to Episcopal. However, St. Agnes beat Episcopal during the same round-robin.

Klein is loaded and so well-rounded, while The Woodlands is following Georgia-commit Clara Brower's lead. In Class 5A, Friendswood is carrying the flag so far. Fulshear is getting used to Class 5A, but took an early "L" to Concordia Lutheran. Speaking of "Sader Nation", Concordia Lutheran has beaten Class 4A State Champ Fulshear and SPC Champ Episcopal. St. John XXIII4.

HOUSTON - When Gaby Mansfield was 14-years-old, she knew then that she wanted to play collegiate volleyball. In the end, the Klein junior decided to stay close to home verbally committing to Genny Volpe's Rice Owls. When looking at Rice, the university is in the Top 10 academically. 1 team Klein Bearkats, who's 2020 season begins in the next week with Class 6A volleyball being pushed back a month due to COVID-19. Teammates Devan Taylor (Clemson) and Annie Antar (University of North Florida-Indoor) are also verbally committed to play college volleyball.

KLEIN, Texas – Tuesday morning school kicked off for thousands of students at Klein Independent School District. We’re so grateful for our families and just excited that school is back in session at Klein ISD," said Jenny McGown, Klein ISD Superintendent. Donte Berry, 14, is a freshman at Klein Cain High School and is one of many students trying to get adjusted to a new school. “I am a parent of a Klein ISD student myself and he is on campus for his first day too,” she said. Klein ISD reported no major issues after the first day of class.

KLEIN, Texas – Klein ISD organized a simulation day for teachers and students on Wednesday, ahead of the first day of school next week. There is still a week before classes begin, but children and teachers were back in the classrooms and wearing their masks. That was really hard, so I just said, ‘air hug, air hug,’” said Wahlquist. Klein ISD said they’re committed to keeping teachers and students safe. The first day of school was scheduled for Sept. 8.

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KLEIN, Texas – Klein ISD released its plan Friday for reopening school in five and a half weeks. Adcox is an 11th grader at Klein High School and believes it’s best if she stays home for school. “I think it’ll be more likely for me to catch it and spread it to someone who’s more vulnerable, so I don’t want that to happen,” she said. In the district’s plan, parents can pick Klein on campus or Klein online. “We’ve been working so hard amidst these challenging circumstances to design the best possible to reopening Klein ISD,” said Superintendent Dr. Jenny McGown in a video to the community.

Despite the 2020 track and field season being cut short, there were still some amazing performances. VYPE has scoured the standings on MileSplit.com and have gathered the best of the best in each running category. Go crazy track nation and vote for the 2020 VYPE Houston Girls Jumper of the Year in this fan poll. The poll will close on Thursday, May 28 at 7 P.M! 2020 VYPE Houston Girls Jumper of the Year Fan Poll (Closes Thursday, May 28 at 7 p.m.)

Cruising on the Great Lakes is likely to be more resilient than the cruise industry generally, said Klein, a Memorial University of Newfoundland professor, in an email. This is in part because of the size of ships, in part because people may become reluctant to travel outside the U.S., and in part because the clientele is not as vulnerable to the economic downturn, largely because they tend to skew older than the target audience of mass market lines like Royal Caribbean and Carnival.

KLEIN, Tx – A Klein High School junior is making a difference amid the coronavirus pandemic by starting an artwork campaign to raise awareness on social and physical distancing. Sneha Shenoy started the “Pledge Distance” campaign to encourage the public to distance away from one another and to increase the usage of social media and videoconferencing to stay connected. So proud of Klein High School junior Sneha Shenoy for starting the @PledgeDistance campaign. https://t.co/HGzT8Rrp8V pic.twitter.com/qxZzVZ7sTk — Lina Hidalgo (@LinaHidalgoTX) May 8, 2020“So proud of Klein High School junior Sneha Shenoy for starting the @PledgeDistance campaign,” she wrote on Twitter. To learn more about the “Pledge Distance" campaign, you can visit their Twitter account.

If all goes well, Kaylee Klein, 18, will begin her freshman year at Slippery Rock University in western Pennsylvania in the fall. Although Kaylee will receive financial aid from the school, "we still owe $18,000 for the first year," Klein said. Now families can amend their FAFSA form or ask the college financial aid office for a "professional judgement review," Bydon said. The best way to make such a request is to write an appeal letter to the school's financial aid office, Brown advised. Apply for scholarshipsAlready, most students and their parents pay only a fraction of the total college tab, according to education lender Sallie Mae.

Spring, Texas On Monday evening multiple school districts, including Spring, Klein, Tomball, and Conroe announced that schools will be closed until April 10th. The closures are in response to the worsening COVID-19 (Coronavirus) outbreak. For more information on regarding the closures, please visit:Spring: https://www.springisd.org/coronavirusKlein: https://news.kleinisd.net/2020/03/16/update-9-schools-closed-until-april-10/Tomball: https://www.tomballisd.net/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=307639&type=d&pREC_ID=1843043

KLEIN, Texas – Two students have been charged following the firework explosion inside Klein Forest High School that sent the campus into a panic. According to authorities, the two students were arrested and charged with arson after the intentionally ignited a firework that was placed inside another container in the cafeteria Tuesday. “I’m proud of our partnerships with Klein ISD Police, local law enforcement, and the District Attorney’s Office. Our officers were able to quickly identify the suspects, obtain confessions, and file charges.”According to Klein Independent School District Police Department, this incident happened in the cafeteria during fifth period causing panic among students and teachers. All Klein Forest High School after-school activities, including home and away activities, were canceled, district officials wrote.

Teen dies after car-surfing incident at Klein schoolA 17-year-old boy was injured Wednesday after riding on the hood of a car in north Harris County, authorities said. A 17-year-old boy was injured Wednesday after riding on the hood of a car in north Harris County, authorities said. Photo: Google Maps Photo: Google Maps Image 1 of / 1 Caption Close Teen dies after car-surfing incident at Klein school 1 / 1 Back to GalleryA teenager who was seriously injured in a car-surfing incident has died, police confirmed. The teen landed on his head in front of the car and was severely injured, according to the Harris County Sheriffs Office. Paramedics airlifted the teen to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead two days later.

Voters in The Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County service area will decide on a $3.5 billion bond Nov. 5, after the METRO board of directors approved a resolution Aug. 13 calling for a bond election. If approved, the bond will allow the agency to borrow up to $3.5 billion over the next 20 years. The resolution also calls for maintaining the agencys General Mobility Program, which allocates a portion of its sales tax collection to fund street and sidewalk projects throughout its service area. The bond program is guided by METRONext, a long-range plan that calls for improvements to the entire transit system. From 2013-18, contributions from unincorporated areas grew by 38.1%, while sales tax revenue from the city of Houstonwhere METRO services are concentratedhad increased by only 4.4%, according to METRO data.

Although Tropical Depression Imelda steered mostly clear of Spring and Klein as it pummeled parts of Southeast Texas with as much as 42 inches of rain Sept. 17-20, the communitys eastern edge still felt the effects of the storm. While western portions of Spring near Hwy. In that same area, the Spring Fire Department rescued nearly 100 people due to flooding on Sept. 19, SFD Chief Scott Seifert said. Imelda put our firefighters and our departments heavy utility trucks to the test, he said. During the storm, Spring ISD was put on a shelter-in-place Sept. 19 and canceled classes Sept. 20.

The resolution is to provide a clear strategy to improve every student education experience thereby narrowing the inequality gap. Rob EllisPhone number: 713-775-7360 RELATED Q&A: Get to know the candidates for Spring ISD board of trustees Position 3 John Lopez is running against incumbent Justine Durant for Position 3 on the Spring ISD board of trustees. I watched my dad serve on the Klein school board in the 1990s and saw the positive impact of his service. As a fast growth school district school finances continue to be a challenge. As a current parent of district students, I have witnessed multiple procedural injustices, inefficiencies and gaps between policy and execution.

Eleven shops in the Spring and Klein area are participating Houstons 2019 Holiday Shopping Card event, which runs from Oct. 24-Nov. 3 and benefits the American Cancer Society. In 2018, more than 9,000 Houstonians purchased the Holiday Shopping Card, and over the past 22 years, the women of VICTORYa volunteer fundraising branch of the American Cancer Societyhave raised more than $16.5 million through the program, according to the organizations website. In-person shopping is the focus of the Card event, but several online retailers are also participating this year. To see a full list of participating retailers, click here. noon-5 p.m. RELATED Shop for a cause: 4 Kingwood retailers participating in The Holiday Shopping Card, Oct. 24-Nov. 3 Kingwood-area residents looking to get a head start on holiday shopping while helping out a good cause can do so... >Krisers Natural Pet15556 Cutten Road, Houston832-698-1458www.krisers.comHours: Mon.-Fri. 9 a.m.-8 p.m., Sat.-Sun.

11-year-old boy dies after collapsing at football game in KleinAn 11-year-old boy died Saturday after collapsing at a football game in northwest Harris County on Sept. 24. An 11-year-old boy died Saturday after collapsing at a football game in northwest Harris County on Sept. 24. Photo: Google Maps Photo: Google Maps Image 1 of / 1 Caption Close 11-year-old boy dies after collapsing at football game in Klein 1 / 1 Back to GalleryAn 11-year-old boy died Saturday after collapsing at a football game in northwest Harris County on Sept. 24. The boy collapsed at a game at Strack Intermediate School in Klein ISD on Tuesday evening. A GoFundMe fundraising campaign identified the boy as Josiah Miles.

It was an exciting day of school for the Klein Independent School District as students headed back for their first day of class, but for 583 students at one Klein high school, it is an especially...

The Spring and Klein workforce must adapt to changing skill sets while accommodating for the areas growing manufacturing presenceenabled in part by advances in automation, local business leaders said. The Greater Houston Partnership, a business advocacy association, estimates manufacturing accounted for 10.3% of jobs in the Northwest Houston area, which includes Spring and Klein, in the fourth quarter of 2018. Meanwhile, local schools are preparing students for the growth in automation by integrating coding and creative problem-solving skills into classroom curriculum. Shifting workforceEntire regions as well as individual occupations will be affected to varying degrees by advances in automation, according to the Brookings report. Hospitals in Spring and Klein are using robots not so much to replace tasks but rather work alongside them, local surgeons said.

What happenedThe victims were taken for nearly $50,000 worth of property during a break-in at their home near Klein on Tuesday afternoon. When they got home, they realized something was wrong because the garage was open. KPRC2KPRC2KPRC2One thief was seen on surveillance video hauling property across the lawn to a getaway car. When I turned the corner, initially, my heart just dropped," Eli Walker said about seeing the garage door open. "The guy took off every single helmet and tried them on to see if they fit," Walker said.

Two years post-Hurricane Harvey, vacant homes still dot once-flooded neighborhoods in Spring and Klein, such as Wimbledon Forest and Wimbledon Champions, both located off Cypresswood Drive. The biggest change in the real estate market is [probably]the number of investors that have flooded the market and the number of homes that are being purchased as distressed properties, she said. Every home in Wimbledon Forest flooded, she said. By contrast, only 13 homes sold each year in 2017 and 2016. The creek cant handle the development.This appeared in print as one of our 5 Real Estate Trends.

July 8, 29 and Aug. 8Attend a local school board meeting, workshopThe Klein ISD board of trustees has a meeting July 8 at 6 p.m. and a workshop July 29 at 6 p.m. Central Office Board Room, 7200 Spring Cypress Road, Klein. 832-249-4000. www.kleinisd.net. The Spring ISD board of trustees has a work session Aug. 8 at 6 p.m. Gordon M. Anderson Leadership Center, 16717 Ella Blvd., Houston. The Cy-Fair ISD board of trustees has a work session Aug. 8 at 6 p.m. CFISD Instructional Support Center Board Room, 10300 Jones Road, Houston. 281-897-4000. www.cfisd.net

Construction is underway at Ambient Living at Kuykendahl, a new duplex townhome community in Spring and Klein. Hannah Zedaker/Community Impact NewspaperEach townhome duplex features three bedrooms and two bathrooms. Rendering Courtesy Ambient Living at KuykendahlThe project will include 104 total units. Site Map Courtesy Ambient Living at KuykendahlEach three-story, 1,344-square-foot until features a two-car garage. Rendering Courtesy Ambient Living at KuykendahlAmbient Living at Kuykendahl is a duplex townhome community under construction at 18777 Kuykendahl Road, Spring.