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Key Takeaways for Families ✅ Parents: Regulate yourself first before talking to your child ✅ Ask what they know before adding new information ✅ Keep communication open -- make it clear they can always come to you ✅ Watch for two weeks of behavior changes as a signal to seek help ...
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A Public Hearing on the proposed tax rate will be held on October 5, 2026 at 6:00 pm at 7008 S. Rice Avenue, Bellaire, Texas 77401.
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Chinese President Xi Jinping wrapped up his state visit to Washington on Friday by announcing that he expects to meet President Donald Trump two more times before the end of the year....
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A family member has identified the victim of this morning’s deadly school shooting as LePaul Warren, who was a senior at Westbury High School in southwest Houston. Warren, 17, was a wide receiver and starter on the school’s varsity football team and a shooting guard for varsity b...
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A new report on Charlie Kirk's assassination last year says his Turning Point USA organization insisted he speak outdoors despite security concerns.
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Homicide detectives are investigating after fetal remains were discovered inside a freezer at an Independence Heights home. Investigators say the remains were found Friday morning after a woman—whose age has not been released—experienced a medical emergency. She reportedly did no...
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Taylor Swift said her new music was recorded in celebration of "The Life of a Showgirl."
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Khanna continues to campaign on behalf of candidates spread across the country – though he’s not coy about his political ambitions ahead of the 2028 presidential race....
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The Starship 14 flight in South Texas could bring a massive fully reusable rocket and spacecraft into Earth orbit. If successful, the flight will bode well for both private space exploration and NASA’s upcoming Artemis missions....
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Hi, I’m Cheryl Bright, your Community Relations Administrator. You might know me from such classics as “Have you signed up for PrepareBellaire?” or “There’s a City holiday on Monday, no solid waste collection.”...
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Pope Leo XIV has warned that a "paradise of machines" could undermine humanity.
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Shocking video captured the moment a man was struck and nearly run over following what appeared to be a parking lot fender bender at a busy Southern California shopping plaza....
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Deputies with Constable Mark Herman’s Office are asking for the public’s help identifying people wanted for a burglary at Lakeway Baptist Church in the 5800 block of FM 1960 Road East. Investigators said two male suspects riding bicycles forced entry into a locked shed on the chu...
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Nearly half a million people across the world could lose their lives by February due to El Niño-driven extreme heat, according to a sobering new report....
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Democrat James Talarico is continuing to attract the support of independent voters in the race for U.S. Senate over his Republican opponent, Attorney General Ken Paxton....
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Hurricane Polo is raging off the Pacific coast of Mexico, but forecasters in Texas are keeping a close eye on the monstrous storm.
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A 17-year-old Westbury High School senior was shot and killed Friday morning just steps from campus, prompting a massive law enforcement response and hours of heightened security for thousands of southwest Houston students and families. Officers were called to the scene around 9 ...
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For decades, Claire Gravel's family didn’t know who killed her. A DNA hit cracked the case.
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The Houston Matters panel of non-experts weighs in on stories from the week’s news and decides if they’re good, bad, or ugly.
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A 17-year-old Westbury High School senior was shot and killed near the southwest Houston campus on Friday, and authorities are searching for the person responsible, Houston Police Chief Noe Diaz said. RELATED: LIVE UPDATES: Senior killed near Westbury High School; shooter at larg...
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Tropical Storm Gonzalo has formed in the Atlantic Ocean.
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The Houston Independent School District said the high school was operating in “Secure” mode.
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Charles Carrier, 67, sentenced Wednesday to 15 years in prison. Prosecutors say he fraudulently got over $39 million from investors.
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Police are responding to a reported shooting near Westbury High School in southwest Houston, located at 11911 Chimney Rock Road, according to the Houston Police Department . LATEST UPDATE: Westbury High School senior shot and killed near campus, Houston police say HISD said the h...
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For some homeowners, a minor repair can quickly become a major financial burden. A new program in Houston’s District J is working to prevent that by helping seniors, veterans and homeowners with disabilities make necessary exterior repairs at no out-of-pocket cost. The Good Neigh...
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The Trump administration is running a pro-Trump ad on cable news featuring Trump boasting about his record and vowing the US "will never be a communist country."...
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The U.S. has tapped into its strategic oil reserve to help drive down rising gasoline prices in the wake of the war with Iran. Can oil from Venezuela help fill it back up?...
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Meanwhile, Gov. Greg Abbott, who appoints the state’s top election official and is locked in a tight race in November, hasn’t commented on the error.
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Shane James allegedly killed his parents, then went on a shooting spree in Austin in 2023. He was previously deemed unfit for trial, and now his attorney has indicated he will enter a plea of insanity....
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The Texas Health and Human Services Commission proposed cuts to more than 20 client services programs. Dozens of Texas advocates testified at a legislative budget board hearing Thursday to ask state lawmakers to protect those programs....
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It won’t feel like fall, but Friday should be noticeably less humid.
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Cities and communities across the country are celebrating Dolly Parton Day.
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The Fort Bend County Fair and Rodeo is celebrating 90 years in the community with its opening-day parade Friday morning. The parade begins at 9 a.m. Sept. 25 near the Historic Courthouse in downtown Richmond. Nearly 200 entries will travel west along Highway 90A before ending at ...
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The official autopsy report from the State Medical Examiner's office in Mississippi found that teenager Nolan Wells' cause and manner of death are "undetermined."...
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The NFL fined San Francisco 49ers All-Pro fullback Kyle Juszczyk for what it deemed an "offensive" celebration
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Cool Start Saturday: Low humidity will help temperatures cool more efficiently tonight into Saturday morning- expect lows in the upper 60s to low 70s. While 70° in Houston doesn’t seem that cool, the last time temperatures were below 71° was May 28th. It’s been a long humid summe...
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On Friday's show: We learn how tens of thousands of voter registration applications got caught in a backlog. And cellist Yo-Yo Ma and his son, filmmaker Nicholas Ma, talk about a performance they're a part of in Galveston....
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Prescription medications can be expensive, especially for people without health insurance. In Texas, about 5.1 million people are uninsured, meaning many patients may pay the full retail price for their prescriptions. But there are ways to lower the cost. Compare prices before yo...
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James Copenhaver, one of three campaign rally attendees shot in 2024 during an assassination attempt on then-candidate Donald Trump, has died, his lawyer said Thursday....
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Episode: 1633 In which a Cambridge don doubts his own calculus teaching. Today, a mathematician misses the point.
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Powerful Hurricane Polo sent bands of heavy rain across Mexico's Pacific coast Thursday as a growing Tropical Storm Nolo approached Hawaii with the potential for catastrophic flooding....
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Mayor Whitmire said Houston will review some of the hundreds of claims filed by people whose property was damaged during law enforcement operations, following an ABC13 report....
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told world leaders Thursday that attacking Iran "was one of the easiest decisions I've ever had to make."
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A 14-year-old girl had to be flown to a Houston hospital Wednesday following what her family describes as an unprovoked attack by fellow students at Livingston High School....
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You are going to love the way it feels Friday: Dry air moves in late Thursday, we’ll wake up to a refreshing feel Friday morning. Some cities north of I-10 we’ll start in the 60s! Along I-10 and south we’ll be in the 70s. But even those of us with mild temperatures will feel good...
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A man has been sentenced to 22 years in federal prison tied to a robbery and rape case, the FBI said. The case went uninvestigated for years because of HPD's 2024 case backlog....
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Houston police are asking for the public’s help identifying a suspect accused of robbing a man in east Houston. The robbery happened around 10 p.m. on Wednesday, August 26, near a business on Sultan Drive. Police say the victim was sitting in his parked vehicle when a man approac...
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The Harris County Pct. 4 Constable’s Office says a fatal motorcycle crash has occurred on the ramp connecting I-45 to Beltway 8 in the Greenspoint area. The crash happened on the ramp connecting southbound I-45 to westbound N. Sam Houston Tollway. Deputies have blocked off the le...
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Multiple arrests have been made after a search warrant was executed in North Houston on Thursday evening, DPS officials said.
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The Richwood police department is warning residents about a cryptocurrency machine in a gas station on North Brazosport Boulevard. They say scammers reportedly told victims to deposit cash into the machine at a Shell station and then send them a digital wallet address. Officials ...
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ABC13 reached out to Harris, Fort Bend, and Montgomery Counties to see what the local impact of a statewide error causing major voter registration backlogs....
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Multiple law enforcement agencies executed a search warrant at a building in north Houston Thursday evening. The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) confirms they are leading a multiagency initiative involving the Houston Police Department, Harris County Sheriff’s Office, Har...
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A local attorney accused of bringing his client drugs inside the Harris County Jail cut a deal to stay out of jail himself, court documents reveal.
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As polling shows Americans are growing concerned about data center development, researchers are exploring an option they believe could ease some power concerns....
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Donny Osmond has extended his Harrah's Las Vegas residency through June of next year and explains why the show remains one of his favorite projects.
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Randle High School running back Landen Williams-Callis might go down as the best running back to come out of the Houston area. ABC13's Joe Gleason caught up with the football standout....
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Starbucks plans to close 250 North American stores later this week.
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An 18-year-old has been charged with manslaughter six months after her boyfriend died while they were handling a gun, HPD said.
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Grammy-nominated recording artist Frankie J is pleading for the return of more than $100,000 worth of stolen studio equipment and career awards taken from his New Caney, Texas, storage unit....
