Houston’s Public Works department is reporting significant improvements in solid waste collection, but the city’s director says there is still work to be done. Director Randy Macchi told KPRC2 News, after a City Council committee on Wednesday, that garbage is being picked up on time 99% of the t...
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Our sunny and warm weather continues this week and into the weekend. Meanwhile, Isaias continues to strengthen in the Gulf, expected to make landfall late Friday well to our east along the northern Gulf Coast....
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The man accused of shooting and killing two people in North Harris County earlier this week made his first court appearance Wednesday morning, where a judge ordered him held without bond....
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The guidebook began reviewing restaurants in Houston in 2024 as part of a three-year, $270,000 contract that ends in 2026, according to the Houston First Corporation....
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A new Texas Attorney General opinion stated that school district police departments can no longer take child abuse reports.
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An 81-year-old woman in Northwest Harris County says she is still without a chair and ottoman more than a year after she paid a man $655 to repair the furniture. Shirley West says she hired a man she identified as Rick Pierson in April 2025 after he represented himself as a furni...
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The WHO said on Wednesday it does not have enough information from Russian authorities to conduct a full risk assessment after the death of a plague laboratory worker....
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The parents of Christa Gilley, the pregnant woman allegedly killed by Lee Gilley, have filed a civil lawsuit against Lee Gilley.
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Ready to ring in 2027? Now, there are even more ways to watch "Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2027." Plus, see the newly announced hosts....
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Students at a Houston ISD elementary school were sweltering in near 90-degree classrooms Tuesday. Sources reached out to KPRC 2 News saying classrooms at Pugh Elementary School in East Houston nearly reached 90 degrees. A photo of a classroom thermostat shared with KPRC 2 shows a...
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As part of ENOUGH’s investigation into data centers, some viewers are asking where their lawmakers stand. We asked all 181 Texas representatives and senators four questions about what they are doing about issues concerning many Texans. 45 lawmakers — about 25% — responded. Of tho...
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SkyEye13 was over the scene of what HCSO described as a disagreement between two possible family members that may have led to a fatal shooting in the Katy area....
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If your electric bill looks a little different again this month, you’re not imagining it. CenterPoint Energy has increased its transmission and distribution rate again, raising its delivery charge to 6.53 cents per kilowatt-hour. And CenterPoint isn’t the only utility in the Hous...
