HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A program aimed at helping 45,000 families pay their rent in Houston and Harris County had to be extended due to lack of applicants. You can receive about $2,000, but so far, not even half of those who can apply have taken action. “It’s pandemic fatigue,” said Baker Ripley Chief Program Officer Rene Solis. “Many tenants …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — With COVID-19 still a threat, doctors are making an early push for people to get their flu shots. “We’d like to make sure we don’t have flu patients competing with COVID-19 patients for hospital beds,” said Dr. David Callender, the CEO and President of the Memorial Hermann Health System. “If we can prevent cases of the …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — The Heat Advisory has been re-issued for Tuesday from 9 a.m. through 8 p.m.. High temperatures are expected to rise up into the upper 90s and may even touch 100 in spots. Heat index values will be closer to 110 degrees with a few spots approaching 113. Try to limit strenuous outdoor activity during the late …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Two Houston police officers were taken to the hospital after crashing during a chase on Houston’s southside early Tuesday morning. HPD says the officers were entering I-610 near MLK Boulevard around 3 a.m. when they lost control. Both officers were taken to the hospital, but are expected to be okay. Investigators say the officers crashed during …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Mixed responses hours after five Houston City Council Members sent a three-page letter to Mayor Sylvester Turner Monday morning on suggestions for police reform within the Houston Police Department. Council Members Edward Pollard, Tiffany Thomas, Jerry Davis, Carolyn Evans-Shabazz and vice Mayor Pro-Tem Martha Castex Tatum wrote the letter and forwarded to other Council Members Saturday …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — As Hurricane Laura victims begin the road to recovery in southeast Texas, many organizations are preparing ways Houstonians can offer a helping hand. SUPPLY COLLECTION Bethel’s Place Empowerment Center is seeking donations like cleaning supplies, baby formula, hand sanitizer, non-perishable food and toiletries. Donations can be dropped off starting Sunday at 9 a.m. until 7 p.m. …

After a two-year run, electric scooters will be leaving Dallas’ streets this week as the city figures out how to ensure they can safely coexist with cars and pedestrians. The city’s transportation department announced Monday that it would be “halting” its scooter program after discussing residents’ public-safety concerns with police. Scooter companies must stop their operations in Dallas by Wednesday …

DeSoto ISD is scrambling to find personal protective equipment for its teachers and students after a fire Thursday morning destroyed much of the district’s supply. During an emergency board meeting Sunday — where trustees also accepted the resignation of Superintendent D’Andre Weaver — the board authorized $87,000 for the purchase of replacement PPE, which the district will attempt to obtain through various …

When the city of Dallas paid a local builder almost $3 million to develop and run a grocery store in a “food desert” where others had failed, many thought it was a bad idea. Previous efforts to attract grocers to the Highland Hills community in southern Dallas had flopped. And staff briefings at the time acknowledged that the area’s low …