HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Austin High School opened its doors to students for in-person learning Wednesday at its newly-renovated campus. The high school, which is the cornerstone of Houston’s historic East End, was rebuilt as part of HISD’S 2012 bond program. The $80.9 million project preserved the historic facade of the 84-year-old building on Dumble near Telephone. The renovations include a three-story …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo confirms the region has crossed the state’s hospitalization threshold to trigger COVID-19 reopening rollbacks. “The Harris County region officially crossed the state’s hospitalization threshold triggering #COVID19 reopening rollbacks. Honestly, this is just another milestone on the road to a catastrophe unless each of us acts. We can’t rely on a small …

HOUSTON, Texas — At the same time of day in the Houston area, temperatures can vary by nearly 20 degrees among neighborhoods, a new study finds. Researchers with the Houston Advanced Research Center, the city of Houston, Harris County Public Health and The Nature Conservancy of Texas published a map Jan. 5 displaying the range in temperatures collected by 84 volunteers …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — In the wake of yesterday’s cold front, you can expect dry, windy, and cool weather on Thursday. Despite the sunshine, a strong north wind will keep our temperatures on the cool side. High temps will only warm into the 50s. The next big story will be the storm system coming in late this weekend. Most of …

HOUSTON, Texas — How about a little lobster in your grilled cheese? Or maybe some smoked salmon? At Twisted Grilled Cheese, you won’t find your average grilled cheese sandwiches! The Houston favorite first exploded in popularity last year as a food truck. Now, Twisted Grilled Cheese operates a brick-and-mortar location on Washington Avenue, dedicated to melty, buttery, gourmet grilled cheese …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Both LBJ and Ben Taub hospitals serve a lot of uninsured and indigent patients. The hospitals are part of the Harris Health System. Those hospitals, like many across Houston, are seeing a surge in COVID-19 patients. LBJ’s ICU is over capacity. They’re now adding beds to treat patients. Ben Taub, one of the trauma Level One …

HOUSTON, Texas — Music is an amazing outlet to express yourself, and nonprofit Campbell Learning Center in Houston, Texas teaches people of all ages and abilities. One of their students, Jason Liu, has Autism and Parkinson’s disease. His family was looking for a way for him to communicate, so they turned to music. After 10 years of lessons, playing the …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Kroger announced it is partnering up with the largest public school district in Texas to administer the COVID-19 vaccine to educators. Hundreds of eligible HISD school nurses and clinical staff will receive the Moderna vaccine at a dedicated vaccination clinic as early as this week. Kroger says teachers and frontline workers are the “heart of the …

Following the fatal riots at Capitol Hill, the Texas Democratic Party is calling for Sen. Ted Cruz’s resignation. Cruz is being blamed by some for inciting riots, as he is one of the leaders of the coalition who sought to challenge the electoral college results of President-elect Joe Biden. The state’s democratic party says it is calling on Cruz’s resignation …