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HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) — A young mother who was arrested after she, her daughter, and her dog were found sleeping in her car says she is homeless. Miriah Holmes, 24, was charged with felony child endangerment and animal cruelty, a misdemeanor. On Tuesday, Harris County Precinct 4 Constable Mark Herman’s Office announced her arrest and said the family was asleep in a …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — We’re celebrating 713 Day! It’s a nod to Houston’s first area code, but now the greater metro area has four. As the population continues to grow, people could be dialing an additional three-digit code soon. “Looking at the skyline downtown, I absolutely love being from here,” Erica Flores, a native Houstonian, said. Giovanni Gonzalez, who moved here …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A light Saharan haze will fill the sky over Houston Friday, and while it remains dangerously hot, there’s still a small chance of a thunderstorm late in the weekend. Our Heat Advisory runs until 9 p.m. Saturday, and it will likely be extended beyond that. Heat index values could exceed 110 degrees during the afternoon. Morning lows …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — The morning low temperature was only 82 degrees Wednesday, tying the daily record minimum temperature for July 12 in the city of Houston. This also makes for 16 mornings in 2023 when temperatures overnight did not fall below 80 degrees. That is not normal for Houston. Average morning low temperatures for July are in the mid 70s. …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Houston ISD schools must decide by Monday if they are going to opt into the district’s new education system. The new system is a plan from state-appointed Superintendent Mike Miles. When the state took over HISD, we knew there would be changes. For 28 schools, those changes are being mandated, but other schools can choose to join …

ARLINGTON, Texas (KTRK) — Conference media days are considered by many to be the unofficial start of college football season. For the University of Houston and its fans, there’s nothing unofficial about finally being in the Big 12 Conference. “Walking in here this morning, you look up and see your logo up there with all those other schools, and it hits …

GALENA PARK, Texas (KTRK) — A special education teacher in Galena Park has been charged with physically assaulting her 5-year-old student with autism this May. In charging documents, an investigating deputy and lieutenant with Harris County Constable Precinct 2 wrote that Cassandra Montes was captured on camera assaulting the boy on May 19 at MacArthur Elementary School. According to investigators, the …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — The City of Houston is re-activating its heat emergency plan to give people resources during the extreme heat these next couple of days. The plan, which was activated from Wednesday and runs through Sunday, July 16, includes using libraries and multi-service centers as cooling centers. But if you can’t make it to one, you can call 311 …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — In the shadow of condos and apartments, you would never know these are an important part of Houston’s history. “Everything in this community was done by free men and women, and that’s one of the gems we want people to know,” Charonda Johnson, Freedmen’s Town Association vice president, said. Johnson said these homes deserve to have their …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Less than a week after HISD’s new superintendent, Mike Miles, cut about 600 jobs from the district’s central office, he announced Wednesday morning that they will be reassigning principals at three Houston-area high schools. Jack Yates, Worthing Early College, and Sharpstown High Schools are the three schools that will begin the new school year in just a …