PEARLAND, Texas (KTRK) — While multiple school districts in southeast Texas face budget deficits, Pearland ISD is projecting a $4.1 million surplus for the upcoming fiscal year. What strategies did they implement to stay in the green, and how will they use the extra funds? When Larry Berger became superintendent of Pearland ISD two years ago, he was aware of …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Houston Astros pitcher Jose Urquidy’s 2024 season might end before it begins, according to ESPN’s report on Monday. ESPN’s Jeff Passan and Alden Gonzalez reported that Urquidy, who last pitched in Game 4 of the 2023 American League Championship Series, will seek a second opinion from Dallas sports medicine specialist Dr. Keith Meister for a right …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Advocates claim promises for safety improvements along the Columbia Tap Trail have yet to be fulfilled. Last year, reported on several individuals who were beaten and robbed on the Columbia Tap Trail. On May 30, 2023, Houston Councilmember Dr. Carolyn Evans-Shabazz held a press conference, highlighting the $100,000 her office allocated for trail safety improvements in …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Authorities closed the westbound North Sam Houston Tollway connector ramp to Interstate 45 on Monday evening after discovering a motorist shot to death. Deputies from the Harris County Precinct 4 Constable’s Office responded to a call about a single-vehicle crash into the wall of the connector ramp to the I-45 North Freeway. Upon approaching the vehicle, …

CONROE, Texas (KTRK) — Nearly a week after being shocked and burned by a downed power line during last Tuesday’s severe weather, a 6-year-old boy and his grandmother remain hospitalized. Nathan and Charlotte Winters were at the Lake Conroe campground, where Charlotte lives, when they encountered the live wire, according to family reports. Morgan Winters, Nathan’s mother and Charlotte’s daughter, …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Harris County commissioners are set to consider allocating over $100 million for jail improvements while also contemplating the construction of a new facility. The Harris County Jail has garnered significant attention from state leaders due to the deaths of nearly 50 inmates over the past two-and-a-half years. Last month, the Texas Commission on Jail Standards informed …