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Houston Theater Week: Buy 1, get 1 free tickets to more than 200 shows


August 12, 2023

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — The quote goes, “All the world’s a stage,” and Houston is home to several of them. The Bayou City is known for its variety of world-class performances in the arts from musicals to ballet and everything in between. And thanks to the return of a popular deal, you can see some of these shows for free. Houston …

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Former HISD secretary convicted of starting fire to avoid meeting, ordered to pay restitution


August 12, 2023

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A former Houston ISD secretary pleaded guilty this week to stealing about $35,000 in school activity funds and will have to pay the money back, as well as damage from a small fire that she set to divert attention, according to Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg. Adriana Castorena-Narvaez pleaded guilty and was convicted of felony misapplication …

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Houston’s Vision Zero plans for safer pedestrian, cyclist paths in 2023


August 12, 2023

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — The number of cyclist fatalities are on track to double in Houston compared to what we saw last year. Pedestrian deaths are also on the rise compared to 2022. Vision Zero, the city’s task force working to get traffic deaths down to zero, tells the city is building and expanding bike and walk paths as fast as …

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NE Houston group home resident demanded to pick up child at nearby school, Humble ISD says


August 12, 2023

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A northeast Houston neighborhood is demanding accountability after a woman living in a group home triggered a lockdown at the nearby elementary school. On Thursday at about 4 p.m., a woman walked into Summerwood Elementary and demanded to pick up a child. Humble ISD said when school officials began questioning, she started screaming and hurling insults. The …

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Jury awards $1.2 billion to Houston woman in ‘revenge porn’ lawsuit


August 12, 2023

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — After a year of having her personal information posted online by her ex-boyfriend, a jury awarded a Houston woman $1.2 billion this week. The woman, who is being identified as Jane Doe, filed the lawsuit in Harris County Civil Court in April 2022. In the petition, the woman said she began a dating relationship with Marques Jamal …

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Looking at Justin Verlander’s top Astros moments, from his arrival in Houston to his no-hitter


August 12, 2023

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A happy JV Day to you and yours, Houston. Justin Verlander’s triumphant return to the mound inside Minute Maid Park on Friday will help kick off Astros Hall of Fame weekend, when Bill Brown and Billy Doran get inducted into illustrious company. JV starting, especially with his return to the Astros now 11 days old, can be seen as no coincidence. …

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