US employers added a surprising 165,000 jobs in October; unemployment rate dipped to 4.1%
Unemployment dips to %4.1 after US employers add over 165,000 jobs in the month of October
Summary by The Bellaire Editorial Desk · Byline on the source page: KTRK / ABC, as published by ABC13 Houston (KTRK / ABC) · · 1 min read
Unemployment dips to %4.1 after US employers add over 165,000 jobs in the month of October

safety
Allan Filgueiras, a pilot who helped teach Nathalia Gadelha Filgueiras to fly, said he marveled at how "she's tough" even as the plane plunged straight toward the ground Sunday....
ABC13 Houston (KTRK / ABC) · Nov 7, 2026

safety
The suspect, Ronny Guanipa-Chrinos, allegedly made threats to kill President Donald Trump, according to DHS.
ABC13 Houston (KTRK / ABC) · Nov 7, 2026
News
Episode: 1653 Aeolian harps, transmission wires, and vortex wakes. Today, the Aeolian harp.
Houston Public Media (NPR/PBS) · Nov 7, 2026

News
A father and his toddler escaped injury Friday morning after a heavy metal tie-down bracket detached from an 18-wheeler and smashed straight through their windshield along I-69 in Montgomery County....
FOX 26 Houston (KRIV) - Local · Nov 7, 2026

schools
Sigma Nu National Fraternity confirmed to the ABC11 I-Team on Friday that the Beta Tau Chapter on NC State University's campus will shut down.
ABC13 Houston (KTRK / ABC) · Nov 7, 2026

safety
Three men were hospitalized after a stabbing in the Gulfton area on Friday evening, according to the Houston Police Department.
ABC13 Houston (KTRK / ABC) · Nov 7, 2026
safety
A father is fighting for his life, and a mother is recovering in the hospital after throwing her two young daughters from a third-story window to escape a raging house fire in northwest Houston early Thursday morning. In a remarkable rescue, neighbors rushed to help and caught th...
KPRC 2 Click2Houston (NBC) - Local · Nov 7, 2026

News
The homeowner showed conflicting responses from city employees about her sewage issue.
FOX 26 Houston (KRIV) - Local · Nov 7, 2026

News
One person reportedly stabbed the victims during an argument Friday night.
FOX 26 Houston (KRIV) - Local · Nov 7, 2026
government
Six years after two students filed a lawsuit challenging Barbers Hill ISD’s hair policy as discriminatory, the district says it has reached a settlement in the lawsuit. RELATED: Barbers Hill teen returns to school after district bans on dreadlocks ruled discriminatory The distric...
KPRC 2 Click2Houston (NBC) - Local · Nov 7, 2026

parks
Veteran State Rep. Senfronia Thompson has formally launched her campaign to become the next Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives, declaring that she has already secured the necessary majority backing to lead the chamber in the upcoming legislative session....
FOX 26 Houston (KRIV) - Local · Nov 7, 2026

News
Hinojosa said she wants rules and guidelines for data centers, which are powering the artificial intelligence boom.
ABC13 Houston (KTRK / ABC) · Nov 7, 2026