HOUSTON, Texas — Surely, anyone who’s read the Harry Potter novels has imagined themselves walking through the streets of Diagon Alley and stopping for a butterbeer or fire whiskey at the Leaky Cauldron. With trips to London on hold for most people, a new pop-up coming to downtown Houston could be an intriguing substitute. The Muggle-less Bar is open Friday …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — For the first time since March, Houston ISD will welcome students back into classrooms on Monday, but parents and staff are still questioning whether it is safe. Criselda Reyna is a Houston ISD teacher and parent. Reyna said Friday she was notified that her school would be closing for deep cleaning due to possible exposure. “They …

HOUSTON, Texas — Houston chef Chris Shepherd has tested positive for coronavirus. The James Beard Award winning chef behind Underbelly Hospitality’s four local restaurants – Georgia James, Hay Merchant, UB Preserv, and One Fifth Mediterranean – shared his diagnosis in an Instagram post published on Thursday, Oct. 15. According to the post, Shepherd traveled by plane for the first time …

HOUSTON, Texas — More than 42,000 residents in Harris County voted through drive-thru polling locations in the first four days of early voting Oct. 13-16. The Humble Civic Center, for example, has seen almost 7,000 residents utilize its drive-thru voting option, according to unofficial voting numbers from the Harris County Clerk’s office. “I went through the drive-thru, total in-and-out (was) …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — On the first Saturday of the early voting, Harris County saw a brisk 65,481 voters tap on ballot screens, continuing a historic first five days of the period. The county clerk’s office also reported 8,807 mail ballots came in on the same day. After Saturday, Harris County is closing in on 600,000 people voting. In total, …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — The Third Ward community and other notable Houstonians took part in a 16.5 mile bike ride to honor the life of Houston-native George Floyd. Floyd would have celebrated his 47th birthday on Oct. 14, before his tragic death was caught on camera in Minneapolis in May. His death sparked national outrage as the graphic video gained …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — On Saturday, the Houston Federation of Teachers organized a car caravan with hundreds of school staff and community members circling Houston ISD headquarters. HFT wants school and state leaders to know they want thoughtful and safe reopenings. “COVID-19 cases are on the rise, and we are constantly finding out of COVID-19 cases in schools that are …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Our 36 hours or so of cooler weather has officially come to an end, as temperatures and dewpoints rebound today and stay elevated through next week. We’ll see high temperatures today and through the work week in the mid 80s with lows around 70 degrees. Despite those temperatures not reaching summertime levels, it will be a …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Moments before a Houston Fire Department arson investigator was fatally injured in a northwest Houston shootout, someone set fire to a car just blocks away. The fire happened on W. 18th Street and destroyed an SUV owned by the Allen family. The man believed to have torched the vehicle is seen on home security video walking …

It comes as a surprise to some that Frisco, with a population of 200,000 and the fastest-growing city in the U.S., does not have a city animal shelter. Five of Frisco’s six neighboring cities — Allen, The Colony, Little Elm, McKinney and Plano — have a shelter inside their city limits. Prosper does not. Instead, Frisco has a contract with …