HOUSTON, Texas — President Joe Biden heard firsthand from Texans clobbered by this month’s brutal winter weather on Friday and pledged to stick with them “for the long haul” as he made his first trip to a major disaster area since he took office. Biden was briefed by emergency officials and thanked workers for doing “God’s work.” He promised the …

WALLER COUNTY, Texas — Out in a rural stretch of Texas northwest of Houston, Waller County was born of plantations, cotton fields and slavery. More than a century ago, state lawmakers planted there the state’s first public college where Black students could pursue higher education. Since its founding as the Alta Vista Agriculture & Mechanical College of Texas for Colored Youth, …

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) — A doctor was shot at a medical facility in northwest Harris County Friday afternoon, according to deputies. It happened at Clinica Familia Y Salud on Veterans Memorial Drive near Bammel North Houston Road around 2:20 p.m. Deputies said three men walked in and began demanding money. A witness told she and the receptionist were held …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — The future of River Oaks Theatre appears to be uncertain. The lease between Landmark Theatres, which owns and operates River Oaks Theatre, and Weingarten Realty, the landlord, is coming to an end, and has been told negotiations to renew or extend the lease have stalled. “Talks with the landlord have been periodic and intermittent, and as …

Former President Obama said earlier this week that the case for reparations for Black Americans is “justified,” but he added that the “politics of white resistance and resentment,” among other issues, made the prospect of pursuing the issue during his presidency a “non-starter.” “So, if you ask me theoretically: ‘Are reparations justified?’ The answer is yes,” the former president said …