HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — The National Weather Service told people in Houston and Galveston Friday to be safe as heat indices reached into the 100s. At 10 a.m., heat index values reached 109 in Galveston and 106 at Hobby Airport, according to NWS observations and were expected to rise throughout the day. Heat is one of the leading weather-related causes …

GALVESTON, Texas (KTRK) — After fearing the worst, Galveston neighbors were able to safely return to the island with gratitude after Hurricane Laura stayed to the east. As the hurricane made its way through the Gulf, the rough waters made some residents nervous. However, sounds of clean-up could be heard not long after Laura made landfall. Neighbors weren’t cleaning up …

ORANGE, Texas (KTRK) — Clean-up continued on Friday in Orange, Texas, after Hurricane Laura passed through, causing some damage to the area. Most of Orange County’s 85,000 residents are still without power. Orange County Office of Emergency Management said 6,000 workers were trying to restore power to the area. The hurricane knocked down power lines, power poles and appears to …

LAKE CHARLES, Louisiana (KTRK) — As residents in Lake Charles return to their homes after evacuating during Hurricane Laura, they’re finding destruction. But, they’re also finding help in one another. “Everything is kind of destroyed. So if we can just lend a helping hand, that’s all we want to do,” explained Saltona Citizen. Citizen and her fiancée, Trevon Moore, spent …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — High school football is finally back on Friday night in some parts of southeast Texas. Some 4A divisions in certain school districts will return to the field this weekend after the University Interscholastic League (UIL) created COVID-19 mitigation efforts in the summer. Huffman ISD athletic director and coach, Mike McEachern, said he is optimistic high school football can …

LAKE CHARLES, Louisiana (KTRK) — There are a couple of people who come to mind when disaster strikes, always willing to help. Trae Tha Truth is one of them. You may remember seeing Trae and DJ Mr. Rogers hosting various toy drives, rebuilding homes and leading the charge to get folks back on their feet after Hurricane Harvey.   Trae …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — The battle lines over voting by mail are being drawn in Harris County. Earlier this week, county commissioners voted to give County Clerk Chris Hollins the funding to send every registered voter in Harris County an application by mail. The vote drew immediate disapproval from Republican senator Paul Bettencourt who asked the secretary of state for …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — High temps today will be near 100 degrees in Houston, with feels-like temps between 108 and 114 degrees. A heat advisory has been issued through 9pm for all counties in our viewing area, and that advisory will likely be extended through Sunday. Rain chances will be few and far between this weekend, but a few sea-breeze …

HOUSTON, Texas — The Houston Astros and Oakland Athletics jointly walked off the field following a moment of silence, draping a Black Lives Matter T-shirt across the home plate as they chose not to play on Friday night. According to outfielder Josh Reddick, the players got to the ballpark and decided to make a stance for change, and said the …

Dallas’ American Airlines Center will be a voting supercenter for Dallas County on Election Day. Designation of the home of the Dallas Mavericks and Dallas Stars as a polling place on Nov. 3 came after talks between NBA teams and players around social justice and racial equality. The league said Friday it hoped to work with local elections officials to …