AUSTIN — A state Senate committee on Thursday debated two bills that would heavily restrict, and at times criminalize, drag performances in Texas. Public testimony was split about five-to-one against the bills. While neither bill explicitly mentions the word “drag,” both seek to restrict performances in which men dress and act as women, or women as men. Both are authored …

Grand Prairie NAACP is calling for the resignation of John Dubiski Career High School’s principal, pointing to what the organization’s president described as a “toxic” culture of racism that has been ignored by administrators. The call for resignation comes about a week after video showing multiple students spelling out the N-word and saying it aloud in a classroom at the high school. Sam Buchmeyer, …

A cold front expected to move through North Texas late Thursday into early Friday could produce storms with strong winds and large hail, but severe weather is not expected for most of the Dallas-Fort Worth area, according to the National Weather Service. The biggest potential hazard for North Texans will be large hail in the overnight hours, said Jason Dunn, …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Winning a World Series does wonders for a baseball club’s fanbase morale-wise, but does that also translate to the team’s coffers? If looking at Forbes’ most valuable MLB teams for 2022, the Astros seem to be doing pretty, pretty well with how valuable the franchise is. The publication’s annual list reports the ‘Stros and owner Jim Crane saw a …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A Meyerland homeowner is extremely upset because she is locked out of her own home by a group of trespassers. Linda Giang and her husband own a house in the 5300 block of South Braeswood. It is listed for rent for $3,600 a month. However, when went with Giang to look at the house on Thursday, we …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Former Houston Councilwoman Ada Edwards has died at the age of 80. Edwards served three terms and then went to work for Houston’s Department of Housing and Community Development. Mayor Sylvester Turner said Houston is a stronger city because of Edwards’ tireless advocacy and dedication to public service throughout the years. Turner issued the following statement upon …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — With a trip to the Final Four two wins away, one thing is different about this tourney journey for UH’s Tramon Mark. “I didn’t take it with me last trip, but I had to take it this trip,” Mark, a junior guard for the Coogs, explained to ABC13 Thursday. “It” is a backpack given to Mark and …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A suspect was killed by an FBI agent Thursday morning during a hostage rescue in the Greenspoint area, the law enforcement agency confirmed in an update. Throughout most of the day Thursday, FBI agents were seen continuing their investigation at the Studio 6 extended stay motel off the Beltway, where the deadly shooting happened. Video shared with …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — As a judge’s decision to lower a 17-year-old suspect’s bond in a Chinatown robbery is attracting criticism, 13 Investigates has obtained jailhouse phone calls that a source close to the investigation confirms the suspect made. Joseph Harrell was charged with aggravated assault and aggravated robbery after police said he was caught on camera physically assaulting Nhung Truong, …

BTS member Jimin, whose first solo album Face debuted on March 24, 2023 appeared as a solo guest on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on Thursday. Where he opened up about his album Face, Grammy nominations, meeting American president Joe Biden. The 27-year-old singer, who dropped the music video of the first track Like Crazy on Friday, from his album Face, also spoke about his bandmates on the American …