Pres. Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden have been traveling state to state to encourage citizens to vote in the November election, and now the former Second Lady is joining in. Dr. Jill Biden, wife of Democratic nominee Joe Biden, is set to visit El Paso, Dallas and Houston for a series of “Get Out the Vote” rallies in …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Texas voters will soon head to the polls starting Tuesday for early voting. Here’s an overview of what you need to know about casting a ballot in this year’s election. Early voting runs from Oct. 13 – 30. Harris County will have only one in-person drop-off location for mail-in ballots on Monday, Oct. 12, which will be …

Two men are dead after their car went underneath the trailer of an 18-wheeler that was making a U-turn on FM-1960 Sunday night in north Harris County. The Harris County Sheriff’s Office said it was called to the crash around 10:25 p.m. in the 4700 block of FM-1960 near Richey Road. Authorities at the scene told the 18-wheeler was heading …

PASADENA, Texas — A new ranking from real estate platform Zillow and review platform Yelp could trigger an influx of new residents into Pasadena. The ranking, released October 7, puts Pasadena at No. 5 among the country’s top 10 under-the-radar suburbs, based on housing affordability coupled with urban amenities. It’s the only Texas suburb to make the list. In placing Pasadena …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Consider this a Pre-Black Friday event, giving you a chance to get a head start on the Holidays. Amazon is holding its annual Prime Day on Oct. 13 and 14 this year, after the pandemic forced it to postpone the sales event from July. It’s the first time Prime Day is being held in the fall, …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — For the first time since March, Houston ISD teachers will return to campus. While all HISD staff are scheduled to return to work full-time beginning Monday, Oct. 12, students will continue at-home learning. Students have the choice of returning to in-person learning the following week, starting Monday, Oct. 19. HISD said the following in a press …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — The Gulf Freeway inbound at Scott Street is back open after a major crash shut down all mainlanes. Views from TranStar cameras showed traffic backed up Monday morning. TranStar listed the crash as cleared around 7:35 a.m. Get real-time traffic data from Houston’s roads and avoid traffic delays.

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — It was a super steamy one on Sunday tying the record of 94 set in 1962. A weak front will slide through Monday night and take us out of the 90s and drop our humidity. There will be a few showers with that front, but less than 20 percent. The next fall front will be much …

Voters in the Mid-Cities suburbs of North Texas find themselves this fall on one of the hottest political battlegrounds in the nation — a congressional contest between former Irving Mayor Beth Van Duyne and former Carrollton-Farmers Branch school board trustee Candace Valenzuela. The women — and their allies — are waging a no-holds-barred contest for the Texas 24th Congressional District, sandwiched …

Health officials say they’re seeing alarming upticks in some COVID-19 numbers, though they’re not sure yet whether North Texas is on its way to a surge in cases. A COVID-19 forecast from UT Southwestern Medical Center predicts continued increases in  hospitalizations in Dallas and Tarrant counties, which have already risen in recent weeks, and also projects 1,000 new infections a day …