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HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Houston ISD is calling messages that informed employees they were fired a “communications system failure.” The district said a small group of employees received the termination messages. In a statement released on Tuesday, HISD said the messages were erroneous and the affected employees have been notified about the error. Their employment statuses were never actually impacted. It …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A Heat Advisory in effect through 9 pm today. Tuesday will be the 15th day in a row with some kind of heat-related weather alert for southeast Texas. High temperatures around 100, and feels-like temps between 105-110. We expect a high UV index too with sunshine dominating the forecast through the weekend. Will triple-digit temperatures make a …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Two suspects accused of burglarizing the home of a man who had just died of a heart attack have been named by Houston police. Jeremy Heith Rainey’s family tells the two suspects broke into the home on East 39th Street on June 8, a week after Rainey’s death. Now, Jeremy Robert Dupree and Amanda Lea Drake have …

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) — A child has died after falling into a pool, according to the Harris County Constable Precinct 4. The incident happened just before noon on Tuesday in the 1500 block of Pine Gap Drive in north Harris County near the Ponderosa Forest area. According to officials, constable deputies responded to the scene after a caller notified deputies …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — New details are developing on Sunday after a deadly case of carbon monoxide poisoning sent six people to the hospital on Thursday. The Houston Fire Department initially reported that six adults were hospitalized. On Sunday, investigators say three children were among the six who were found to have symptoms of carbon monoxide poisoning. A seventh person was …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Learning is part of earning the right to wear stripes on the football field and school was in session over the weekend. More than 500 football officials from the Houston Chapter of the Texas Association of Sports Officials attended a rules clinic at the Campbell Center. Alvin White, an official for 40 years, is the chapter president. “These are …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — With their entry into the Big XII conference less than a week away, the University of Houston football program received a big commitment from 4-star safety Maurice Williams Jr. from Shadow Creek High School. “It’s great to play for my city and put on for my city”, Williams Jr said. Williams was originally committed to LSU, but …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Starting Sunday night, a team of four volunteers will spend the next year inside a 1,700 square foot 3-D printed habitat at Johnson Space Center. The team is simulating what it would be like to live on the planet Mars, and they started their adventure just after 6:30 p.m. Houston time. So, what’s this for? Four intrepid …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A celebration of life was held on Sunday evening to honor the Houston rap legend Big Pokey who died last week. Loved ones, family friends, and fans came to Houston’s City Hall to sing, pray and remember an influential member of The Screwed Up Click. Several fans spoke highly of him, calling him a “family man” and …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — An Excessive Heat Warning continues through 9 pm Monday and will likely be extended through the week. Heat Advisories are in effect for coastal and northern counties. Sunday was also day 13 in a row with some kind of heat-related weather alert for southeast Texas. We’re entering a 7 day stretch of weather with steamy low temperatures …