HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A progress report from school districts across the Houston area and state-wide state are seeing an increase in students who are failing a class. Houston ISD reported 42% of its students received one or more “Fs” in the first six weeks of school when the district was learning completely online. Compared to 26% of students who …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — More help is on the way for some Houstonians. Houston City Council passed an additional $20 million in direct assistance Wednesday morning to help those who qualify. Up to $1,200 in payments will go to as many as 23,750 people. The money will be received by the end of the year, though the city has not …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Showers and storms have been moving through Southeast Texas today ahead of our next cold front. This front should move through Houston this evening. The scattered rain will move to the east with the front and drier air will filter in behind it. Once the front passes, we’ll have another dry, cool stretch of fall weather …

Houston’s upcoming game with SMU has been postponed for a second time because of COVID-19 issues, sources told ESPN on Wednesday. The game, which was originally to be played on Nov. 21, was postponed to Dec. 5 when COVID-19 issues within Houston’s program caused the game to be delayed. This time, it’s COVID-19 issues within SMU’s program that are preventing …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Three wanted suspects are facing charges in connection with the shooting death of a 61-year-old man in northeast Houston. The deadly shooting happened on Nov. 19 at a convenience store in the 1900 block of Jensen Drive. Investigators say surveillance video from the scene shows one of the suspects ran up to the victim, Larry Lawrence, …

HOUSTON, Texas — The Houston Rockets have agreed to trade Russell Westbrook to the Washington Wizards for John Wall and a first-round draft pick, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. The pick is a 2023 first-rounder protected 1-14, sources said. If it doesn’t convey to Houston, it converts to a 2024 pick protected 1-12, then 2025 protected 1-10 and 2026 protected …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Some local school districts are seeing more than 100% increase in the number of students who got at least one “F” in the first grading period. Christina Quintero’s 5- and 7-year-old children are online students at Port of Houston Elementary School this year. “At the end of the day, we’re ready to pull our hair out, …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — The University of Houston Charter School may soon be closing its doors for good. In an email sent to parents, the school’s principal said a resolution to close will be presented to the board of regents on Thursday afternoon during their meeting. “I think a lot of parents are lost,” said Sara Martinez, a mom of …

WELLINGTON: New Zealand promised its public sector would become carbon neutral by 2025 as it declared a climate emergency on Wednesday, a symbolic move that critics said needed to be backed with greater actions to reduce emissions. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said the climate emergency declaration was based on the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s findings that to avoid more …

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has recorded fresh 2,829 COVID-19 cases and 75 deaths due to the virus in the last 24 hours. In the past 24 hours, 75 more people succumbed to the disease, taking the death toll to 8,166. 2,079 patients have recovered from the virus during the last 24 hours and 2,244 patients are in critical condition. The total count …