HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Today, Houston will officially recognize Indigenous Peoples Day. The city council voted last month to recognize the day in addition to the federally recognized Columbus Day. This decision by the city council comes several weeks after the Christopher Columbus statue was removed from Bell Park after being repeatedly vandalized. In this previous report, the Christopher Columbus …

SEOUL: South Korean drugmaker Daewoong Pharmaceutical said on Monday that it had received regulatory approval for Phase 1 clinical trials of its anti-parasitic niclosamide drug to treat COVID-19 patients. The approval comes after the company in August received Indian regulatory approval to test the drug in Phase 1 trials. The company confirmed the safety of the drug in its latest …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A local burger restaurant in downtown Houston is celebrating a one-year milestone during the pandemic. Humberto Martinez, the owner of BurgerIM is a Houston-native and opened his businesses in October 2019 – he was fighting for the American dream. “We were only open like three or four months before the pandemic, then when [COVID-19] hit, it felt like …

Pres. Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden have been traveling state to state to encourage citizens to vote in the November election, and now the former Second Lady is joining in. Dr. Jill Biden, wife of Democratic nominee Joe Biden, is set to visit El Paso, Dallas and Houston for a series of “Get Out the Vote” rallies in …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Texas voters will soon head to the polls starting Tuesday for early voting. Here’s an overview of what you need to know about casting a ballot in this year’s election. Early voting runs from Oct. 13 – 30. Harris County will have only one in-person drop-off location for mail-in ballots on Monday, Oct. 12, which will be …

Two men are dead after their car went underneath the trailer of an 18-wheeler that was making a U-turn on FM-1960 Sunday night in north Harris County. The Harris County Sheriff’s Office said it was called to the crash around 10:25 p.m. in the 4700 block of FM-1960 near Richey Road. Authorities at the scene told the 18-wheeler was heading …

PASADENA, Texas — A new ranking from real estate platform Zillow and review platform Yelp could trigger an influx of new residents into Pasadena. The ranking, released October 7, puts Pasadena at No. 5 among the country’s top 10 under-the-radar suburbs, based on housing affordability coupled with urban amenities. It’s the only Texas suburb to make the list. In placing Pasadena …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Consider this a Pre-Black Friday event, giving you a chance to get a head start on the Holidays. Amazon is holding its annual Prime Day on Oct. 13 and 14 this year, after the pandemic forced it to postpone the sales event from July. It’s the first time Prime Day is being held in the fall, …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — For the first time since March, Houston ISD teachers will return to campus. While all HISD staff are scheduled to return to work full-time beginning Monday, Oct. 12, students will continue at-home learning. Students have the choice of returning to in-person learning the following week, starting Monday, Oct. 19. HISD said the following in a press …