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Camp La Jita, a Girl Scouts camp in Uvalde County, evacuated their camp earlier this week. Others say they are monitoring the weather and preparing to enact safety plans.
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An endangered Houston toad has been spotted in restored habitat for the first time in more than 50 years, marking a promising milestone in ongoing efforts to save one of the nation’s most endangered amphibians.The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced that a male Houston toad was recently foun...
The new location will occupy the 12,446-square-foot building at 3509 Montrose Blvd. The building was previously owned by Soundwaves, a longtime skate and music shop that closed earlier this year after operating since 1997.
A standoff in Baytown between law enforcement and an armed woman ended with her surrendering and being taken into custody Thursday.The Baytown Police Department says they were called at approximately 1:15 p.m. to a reported family disturbance in the 400 block of Rollingwood Drive.Police say 42-ye...
Today: We talk with James Beard Award-winning Houston chef Adrian Torres, learn more about the Democratic Socialist movement, and receive an update on the effort to save the Garden Oaks Theater. Plus, we share our latest Current Obsessions.
President Donald Trump's media company is planning to charge for special high-speed access to Truth Social posts, including possibly his own affecting national security and financial markets.The move announced Thursday would allow Wall Street trading firms and other institutions to get news from ...
Cody Campbell, a major Texas Tech booster and GOP megadonor, has vocally defended Brendan Sorsby’s right to play amid a legal battle stemming from his betting scandal.
Fighting between the U.S. and Iran has intensified over control of the Strait of Hormuz, but hopes for a possible diplomatic solution have shown stubborn signs of life.Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry on Thursday rejected suggestions that Islamabad had abandoned efforts to bring Washington and Tehran ...
Kris Jenner shared a post about her late mother, MJ, on Instagram on Thursday.
93Q hosts Lo and Riggs stopped by to share details of this year’s Cowboys & Angels concert. The lineup features Aaron Watson, Brothers Osborne, Ashley McBryde, Ashley Cooke and Preston Cooper. It’s happening Tuesday, July 21, at Cowboys Red River Dance Hall & Saloon at 8 p.m.Beyond the music, Cow...
This comes as the FBI said they saw "white crystal-like substance packaged in small plastic bags" from outside of the van belonging to Lorenzo Salgadoi Araujo, according to documents.
Major League Baseball is set to have its earliest opening day next year except for international games, starting on March 24 — if there is an opening day.MLB said Thursday its 2027 season will start with a single game to be televised that night by Netflix. The teams have not been chosen.Opening m...
Bird remains found on the wreckage of a sightseeing helicopter that crashed into the Hudson River last year in New York City and killed 6 people suggest that it struck several geese, investigators said Thursday.The National Transportation Safety Board reports released Thursday describe the eviden...
President Donald Trump’s teleprompter operator is on unpaid leave after reports that he used his inside knowledge to make bets about the president’s speeches on the online prediction market Kalshi, the White House said Thursday.The firm’s enforcement chief said Kalshi contacted federal regulators...
A ghost gun company has been ordered to pay more than $100 million in the death of a Kentucky teenager who had purchased the company's pistol-building kit online. The verdict — believed to be the largest-ever against a gun dealer — was awarded by a jury Wednesday following a trial focused on whet...
President Donald Trump's administration has worked to stop offshore wind development on the grounds that it's a national security risk since late last year.It halted work on major projects, and it's buying back leases, citing national security concerns. Interior Secretary Doug Burgum says a class...
An affidavit claims bags with a “white-crystal like substance" are inside the van targeted in the fatal Houston ICE-involved shooting.
Surviving cancer wasn't the end of the journey for Alana Gill, it was the beginning of a new fitness chapter.
The state of Florida is set to execute two death row inmates on the same day for the first time in more than 60 years, now that a stay has been lifted for a former police officer who had been scheduled to die earlier this year for killing an 11-year-old girl in 1987.James Aren Duckett, 68, is sch...
The legacy of martial arts legend, actor and philanthropist Chuck Norris continues to inspire a new generation.To celebrate his life and the impact of the nonprofit he co-founded, Raising Cane’s Founder and CEO Todd Graves joined Gena Norris and her children, Dakota and Danilee Norris, in Cypress...
Camp La Jita, a Girl Scouts camp in Uvalde County, evacuated their camp earlier this week. Others say they are monitoring the weather and preparing to enact safety plans.
President Trump's longtime teleprompter operator is believed to have made tens of thousands of dollars by placing bets on the contents of Trump's speeches, sources say.
Federal safety investigators looking into a runaway Tesla that killed a grandmother in her home say the driver had pressed the accelerator to full speed, suggesting the vehicle's self-driving software was not to blame.The driver had told police that he had the self-driving software turned on, but...
A Republican senator whose support will be necessary to advance Todd Blanche's nomination for attorney general said Thursday that Blanche must meet with accusers of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein to earn his vote. Sen. Thom Tillis' had indicated during Blanche's confirmation hearing on We...
While Lorenzo Salgado Araujo is being laid to rest Thursday, his family is pushing back against allegations stemming from a recent FBI search warrant, saying the “white crystal-like substance” found inside his work van was not methamphetamine but a “homemade electrolyte” mixture used to stay hydr...
Jordan Walker rooted for Chipper Jones as a young Braves fan raised in suburban Atlanta and used to beg his family to take him to baseball games at Turner Field.Walker’s parents -- “Jordan’s Dad” and “Jordan’s Mom,” as known by their customized jerseys this week at the Home Run Derby — often obli...
The FBI sought a search warrant to seize plastic bags with “crystal-like substances” inside the van of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, who was fatally shot by an immigration agent last week. The FBI said it suspects methamphetamine, but the lawyer representing Salgao Araujo’s brother on Thursday said it ...
Authorities said that on March 21, the night of the shooting, officers were patrolling the area when they heard multiple gunshots and found the victim on the street.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Thursday convened leaders from more than 60 countries to take part in the Trump administration's latest effort to quell what it calls “left wing” political terrorism, a marquee issue for Republicans heading into the midterm elections. This focus comes even as stu...
The Memorial City Mall ice rink will stay open for an additional five months after the original decision to close for good this summer.
Brazil has described the latest U.S. tariffs on certain Brazilian imports as unjustifiable and politically motivated and threatened on Thursday to impose reciprocal tariffs against U.S. products. The country's top diplomat criticized U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio for the move.The U.S. said ...
The U.S. Navy is investigating after a Blue Angels jet conducting a flyover above Pensacola Beach in Florida, Wednesday, flew close to the beach crowded with beach-goers.
The study found that the coal plant creates tiny particles associated with respiratory illness.
Belgian rider Tim Merlier earned another stage win at the Tour de France while several riders fell as they sprinted to the line Thursday.Defending champion Tadej Pogacar avoided the crash and kept his significant overall lead over second-place Jonas Vingegaard after 12 stages.It was Merlier’s thi...
Fifteen celebrities – including former congressman George Santos, sports champions, and reality TV royalty – are about to face the ultimate test of survival on Season 5 of FOX’s “Special Forces: World’s Toughest Test."
The Trump administration is reviving a rule that could deny green cards to immigrants who use public benefits that could include food stamps, Medicaid, housing vouchers and others. The policy, known as “public charge,” appeared on Thursday in the Federal Register. It will be formally published on...
Subscribe to The Y’all — a weekly dispatch about the people, places and policies defining Texas, produced by Texas Tribune journalists living in communities across the state.BOCA CHICA BEACH — As a child, Christopher Basaldu, a lifelong resident of Brownsville, would take family trips to Boca Chi...
The conflict between Iran and the United States has intensified in recent days and an interim deal to end the fighting has collapsed less than a month after it was signed.The Memorandum of Understanding was supposed to halt all military operations and reopen the Strait of Hormuz, a crucial waterw...
The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate climbed this week to its highest level in nearly a year, driving up borrowing costs for prospective homebuyers.The benchmark 30-year fixed rate mortgage rate rose to 6.55% from 6.49% last week, mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday. One year ago, the av...
If you own a home in Texas, your property insurance bill is skyrocketing and now the affordability crisis has become so severe that Governor Greg Abbott rolled out a new proposal.
There is growing concern about rapidly rising creeks and rivers across the Texas Hill Country following hours of torrential rain.
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