Austin Current is a nonprofit local news organization supported by The Texas Tribune, reporting on Austin government, education and community. Sign up for the Current’s free newsletter here. Parents at two failing Austin middle schools should have a say in whether the campuses close, a last-ditc...
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Randle High School running back Landen Williams-Callis might go down as the best running back to come out of the Houston area. ABC13's Joe Gleason caught up with the football standout....
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told world leaders Thursday that attacking Iran "was one of the easiest decisions I've ever had to make."
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Nearly half a million people across the world could lose their lives by February due to El Niño-driven extreme heat, according to a sobering new report....
business
Starbucks plans to close 250 North American stores later this week.
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An 18-year-old has been charged with manslaughter six months after her boyfriend died while they were handling a gun, HPD said.
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Mayor Whitmire said Houston will review some of the hundreds of claims filed by people whose property was damaged during law enforcement operations, following an ABC13 report....
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As polling shows Americans are growing concerned about data center development, researchers are exploring an option they believe could ease some power concerns....
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A man has been sentenced to 22 years in federal prison tied to a robbery and rape case, the FBI said. The case went uninvestigated for years because of HPD's 2024 case backlog....
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Grammy-nominated recording artist Frankie J is pleading for the return of more than $100,000 worth of stolen studio equipment and career awards taken from his New Caney, Texas, storage unit....
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The Trump administration is running a pro-Trump ad on cable news featuring Trump boasting about his record and vowing the US "will never be a communist country."...
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Harris County Treasurer Dr. Carla Wyatt was cited after Houston police say she caused a four-vehicle crash on the North Freeway last week, according to a crash report obtained by our Community News Partner Grizzy’s Hood News and KPRC. The Sept. 18 crash comes as Wyatt continues t...
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A 14-year-old is facing a murder charge in connection with the fatal shooting of 15-year-old Royce Witchet — but whether that teen will ever be prosecuted as an adult is a question that won’t be answered anytime soon. The shooting happened around 2:40 p.m. Tuesday on a sidewalk o...
