Trash removed in northeast Houston community after residents turn to ABC13
People in a northeast Houston neighborhood say they are fed up with illegal dumping that has been happening for years.
People in a northeast Houston neighborhood say they are fed up with illegal dumping that has been happening for years.
safety
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. Only eight of 160 utility companies that operate in fire-prone areas of Texas have complied with a law th...
schools
Reporting Highlights Increase in costs: Houston ISD is spending millions to pay for academic reforms, including more staff, higher salaries and new equipment. At half of the district’s schools, HISD spent an extra $700,000 per campus and about $2,200 more per student. Dropping en...
parks
Muddy, sweat-soaked and occasionally bloody, the dedicated staff at a Mississippi wildlife center are drill sergeants. And their soldiers? Baby raccoons. Welcome to raccoon boot camp, where the goal is to help sick or injured animals learn to survive in the south Mississippi wild...
government
The main Kremlin party retained its majority in Russia’s parliament, election officials said Monday, after a carefully orchestrated balloting that excluded most opposition candidates and helped the government maintain its tight grip on power. Results from over 95% of the polling ...
News
Andy Burnham once said he would refuse to meet Donald Trump . Now Britain’s prime minister is about to hold his first meeting with the U.S. president, with Ukraine and the soaring cost of conflict in the Middle East at the top of his agenda. U.S. officials say the two leaders wil...
News
An explosion injured three South Korean military officers Monday inside the heavily fortified Demilitarized Zone separating the Koreas, officials said. South Korea’s Defense Ministry said the explosion occurred during an unspecified operation near the military demarcation line in...
government
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz faced a struggle to stabilize his position and keep his agenda on track Monday after voters inflicted two more defeats on his party, ejecting it from a state legislature for the first time in its eight-decade history. The unpopular Merz vowed to s...
News
Pakistani jet fighters carried out airstrikes Monday on what security officials described as suspected militant hideouts in eastern Afghanistan and claimed 28 of them were killed. Authorities in Kabul said at least three people were killed. The strikes near the frontier between t...
News
Asian shares advanced Monday ahead of the expected meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping this week in Washington, which could cover trade, artificial intelligence and geopolitics. U.S. futures were higher after Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent ...
News
Episode: 3409 We trace the long life of a silly helmet. Today, a puzzling headpiece.
business
Presley Gerber, the son of supermodel Cindy Crawford and businessman Rande Gerber, died on Sunday at age 27, a family representative said. Gerber died at a rehab facility, according to online records of the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner. The death was confirmed by Allie Jen...
News
The Kansas City Chiefs thought they had beaten the Indianapolis Colts on a bizarre fumble in overtime Sunday night. The Colts ended up with a chance to win instead, yet chose to play for a tie. And once again, Patrick Mahomes and the rest of his crew made an opposing team pay for...
