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Texas suspense list — over 1.2 million voters may face extra step at polls

More than 1.2 million Texas voters are on the state’s “suspense list” ahead of the midterm elections — and while it doesn’t cancel your right to vote, it could mean an extra step at the polls if you don’t act before the deadline. Election officials place voters on the suspense li...

KPRC 2 Click2Houston (NBC) - LocalAug 31, 2026

safety

CenterPoint Energy activates Emergency Operations Center ahead of tropical disturbance

CenterPoint Energy activated its Emergency Operations Center Monday morning as it prepares for potential impacts from Invest 97L across Southeast Texas, including the Greater Houston area, starting Tuesday. The weather system could bring several inches of heavy rainfall, localize...

KPRC 2 Click2Houston (NBC) - LocalAug 31, 2026

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Tropical disturbance in the Gulf (Aug. 31, 2026)

On Monday's show: We learn the latest on a tropical disturbance in the Gulf. And we find out why Fort Bend County commissioners stripped funding and staff from the office of the elected county attorney....

Houston Public Media (NPR/PBS)Aug 31, 2026

safety

Woman killed in suspected DWI crash on east Houston's Orem Drive

A woman is dead after a two-vehicle crash Sunday night on East Orem Drive in Houston. The crash occurred around 9 p.m. near the intersection of East Orem Drive and Dawn View Lane. According to Houston Police Department, a Jeep SUV was traveling westbound on East Orem at a high ra...

KPRC 2 Click2Houston (NBC) - LocalAug 31, 2026

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Victor Hugo Salgado Araujo released from ICE detention, family says

After 54 days in custody, Victor Hugo Salgado Araujo was released from ICE detention to rejoin his family following his detainment as a key witness to the fatal immigration officer shooting of his brother, Lorenzo Salgado Araujo...

FOX 26 Houston (KRIV) - LocalAug 31, 2026

safety

Magnolia police officers shoot suspect who allegedly pulled gun during traffic stop

Officers with the Magnolia Police Department shot a man late Saturday night after authorities say he raised a pistol toward an officer during a traffic stop on Sugar Bend Drive, just off FM 1774. According to a news release from the Chief Kyle Montgomery, the driver refused to id...

KPRC 2 Click2Houston (NBC) - LocalAug 30, 2026

safety

Bond set for driver charged in fatal wrong-way crash on Eastex Freeway

Alfredo Cartagena is in the Harris County Jail with a $150,000 bond. Investigators charged him with intoxicated manslaughter. Court documents show that Cartagena is also under an ICE hold for an immigration violation. According to the Harris County Sheriff’s Office, Cartagena was...

KPRC 2 Click2Houston (NBC) - LocalAug 30, 2026

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East Downtown community question structure of management district board

HOUSTON — The fight over the future of Bastrop Promenade in East Downtown is now raising questions about more than grass and decomposed granite. Residents who have been pushing to restore the promenade’s green space say they are questioning the structure of the East Downtown Mana...

KPRC 2 Click2Houston (NBC) - LocalAug 30, 2026

safety

Driver killed in high-speed crash on Houston's South Loop feeder road

A driver is dead after losing control of a white Porsche coupe this morning on Houston’s South Loop feeder road, Houston Police Department confirmed. The crash happened around 1:12 a.m. at 2500 South Loop West, in front of Pappasito’s Cantina. According to HPD, the driver exited ...

KPRC 2 Click2Houston (NBC) - LocalAug 30, 2026