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Before Houston became the sprawling, multicultural metropolis it is today, the fourth-largest city in America and one of its most diverse, Black Houstonians were already writing history. Not in the comfort of acceptance, but in the teeth of Jim Crow, systematic exclusion, and out...
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As preseason football workouts kicked off Monday, schools in the Houston area and across the state were required to measure the wet bulb globe temperature and adjust their practices accordingly....
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Reginald “OG-1” Gordon’s journey has taken him across Houston neighborhoods—from Sunnyside to South Park, Hiram Clarke, and Missouri City—but the place he proudly calls home remains Sunnyside. For nearly 21 years, however, Gordon was far from home, serving four 50-year prison sen...
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Granger was the first Republican woman elected to represent Texas in Washington, D.C.
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High temperatures remain in the mid to upper 90s this week, with heat index values reaching the triple digits.
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A federal judge on Sunday declined to block construction on the Trump administration's Big Bend area border wall, saying plaintiffs could not argue the plan violates a federal law because the administration was legally allowed to bypass that law....
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The latest research on coffee and caffeine and its effect on heart health in the journal "Circulation" says moderate consumption (up to five, 8-ounce cups) is safe and benefits heart health. Drinking more than that may cause problems....
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A demographic data platform has released a new report identifying the animals most likely to kill people in each U.S. state.
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Houston has won six games in a row and 11 of its last 12.
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A three-vehicle crash sent three people to the hospital late Sunday night in northwest Houston. The collision happened at approximately 10:39 p.m. Sunday at the intersection of State Highway 249 and Spring Cypress Road, near a Mobil gas station. Two SUVs and a sedan were involved...
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Karmelo Anthony will return to court this month in his first step to overturn his murder conviction Anthony was found guilty last month in the stabbing death of Austin Metcalf and sentenced to 35 years in prison. His new legal team has filed motions seeking the recusal of State D...
schools
Good morning, Houston.☀️ Texas school districts are starting the new school year with stricter heat safety standards for outdoor practices, requiring coaches to monitor conditions more closely than ever before. As always, follow us for the latest on Click2Houston.com and watch us...
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On Monday's show: We consider how to make the roads safer for Houston drivers. And we offer listeners a chance to vent their pet peeves about life in our city....
schools
For generations, football players and marching band members across Texas have spent late summer afternoons practicing in some of the hottest weather of the year. This school year, that could look different. Beginning August 1, every University Interscholastic League (UIL) school ...
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A Wisconsin woman thought she was protecting her money from identity thieves. Instead, she lost almost everything.
library
Episode: 3394 An old book of WW-I aeroplanes reveals something about technological change in wartime. Today, an old book with an unintended message.
government
Since his election last year, Pope Leo XIV sidestepped one of the most unexpected questions to emerge from his historic election: Is the first American pope also Black? Now, in his clearest public comments yet, the first American-born pope has acknowledged the complicated family ...
government
As Texas’ U.S. Senate race between James Talarico and Ken Paxton intensifies, Black voters say their support will hinge on more than party labels. At a recent Houston community forum, attendees shared what will determine their vote and whether either candidate has done enough to ...
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A New Caney family is pleading for the public’s help finding a woman who has been missing for nearly two weeks as search-and-rescue crews comb a sprawling area near Highway 99 and FM 1485. Maria Veronica Ortiz Estrada was last seen by family members around noon on July 20, accord...
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A new short-term federal spending bill was unveiled Sunday that would fund federal agencies into early December and prevent lawmakers up for reelection from facing voters in the midst of another government shutdown battle....
safety
A family is still searching for answers nearly six months after Michael Shannon was killed in a hit-and-run crash in northwest Harris County. Sunday would've been Michael's 20th birthday....
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Officials say the motorcyclist struck a vehicle as the vehicle was making a turn.
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One agency says a person exited safely. Another says a person was killed in the crash.
parks
Houston Astros take all three games at Daikin Park to create separation atop the division as both Texas clubs enter the stretch run.
safety
19-year-old Jaylon Fox was found fatally shot on Easter Sunday 2025. Crime Stoppers is offering a reward for answers.
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Police have identified the gunman in the deadly shooting at a newly opened In-N-Out Burger in Twin Falls, Idaho, as 24-year-old Chad Williams.
schools
Tuskegee University is implementing a new dress code requiring students to bring a business suit and dress shoes to campus while banning bonnets, du-rags and other non-religious head coverings in classrooms and cafeterias....
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Nearly 23,000 pounds of Ukrop's Homestyle Foods baked spaghetti and chicken cobbler products are being recalled because they may contain metal slivers, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service....
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Police say the exes were arguing Saturday night, and the man allegedly ended up shooting his ex's new boyfriend.
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Harris County Sheriff’s Office deputies were called to a reported shooting at an apartment complex in west Harris County, authorities said. The incident happened overnight at a complex in the 23400 block of Kingsland Boulevard. Investigators said an adult man was found with a gun...
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With measles cases rising , some Texas parents are taking a closer look at how protected their school communities are. The good news: you don’t have to guess. Texas school immunization coverage is published using state data, and one tool makes it easy to find your district’s numb...
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Houston police are investigating after a man was found with multiple gunshot wounds outside a northwest Houston apartment complex early Sunday morning....
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Houston police were called to an apartment complex in northwest Houston early Sunday after a report of gunfire. When officers arrived at Oakwood Gardens in the 5600 block of Antoine Drive around 1:20 a.m., they found a man dead outside. Investigators said the victim appeared to b...
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Episode: 1611 Benjamin Franklin and Cotton Mather: ideologies diverge and converge. Today, Benjamin Franklin and Cotton Mather.
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Carlos Correa’s recovery from surgery to repair a torn ankle tendon is progressing quicker than expected and on Saturday the Houston Astros’ star infielder didn’t rule out a return this season. Correa was expected to miss the entire season after undergoing on his left ankle on Ma...
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Ford is recalling tens of thousands of its trucks over a software issue that can sometimes prevent a driver from seeing the video from the rear-facing camera....
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Taylor Trammell had two RBIs and Christian Walker added two hits and drove in a run to held give the Houston Astros a 5-4 victory over the Texas Rangers Saturday night that increased their lead in the AL West. It’s the fifth straight victory for the Astros and their 10th in 11 ga...
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Texas authorities canceled a statewide AMBER Alert after two girls who were reported abducted in San Antonio were found.
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Federal regulators are recalling nearly 100,000 toddler kitchen step stools after multiple reports of the stools tipping over and injuring children.
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As families across the Houston area prepare for the first day of school, Saturday became another stop on the back-to-school checklist. Instead of shopping for backpacks or notebooks, hundreds of parents visited Harris County Clerk annexes to pick up one document many schools requ...
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Rabe’e Ata Juma’a Alqaq, the Jordanian soccer player whose disappearance from Rice University prompted an urgent search in Houston, says he left on his own after being encouraged by a friend in Chicago — and only realized the widespread concern after he arrived and connected to t...
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Nearly 12 million bottles of Rohto eye drops have been recalled over concerns they may not be sterile, according to a Food and Drug Administration (FDA) enforcement report....
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Houston police said two men were injured after four people inside a vehicle drove up to them and started shooting.
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A social media video posted by the White House is drawing attention after using music from Puerto Rican superstar Bad Bunny to highlight the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement efforts. The video, shared on the White House’s official social media accounts, features Bad...
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The University of Texas tower shooting, one of the worst campus shootings in American history, happened 60 years ago on Aug. 1, 1966.
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Houston police are investigating a late-night shooting that left two men injured in the 6100 block of W. Tidwell Road. According to the Houston Police Department , officers were called to the scene around 10:20 p.m. Friday after reports of gunfire. Investigators said two men were...
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The court ruled the EPA must enforce stricter limits on PM 2.5, which is fine particulate matter such as dust, smoke and soot that can be harmful to health....
parks
Episode: 1610 Thoughts on the nature and purpose of experiments. Today, we wonder why people do experiments.
government
Texas Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham issued cease-and-desist letters to federal entities after a contractor cleared more than a mile of state-owned land near Big Bend for border wall construction without written permission....
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Tracking a front Saturday: High pressure that has brought the hot, humid and dry weather moves west Saturday. This will allow and opening for a front to move into southeast Texas. Because of the heat and humidity any storm that forms along the front has the potential to be strong...
business
A Houston business owner says a repeat offender has become a constant problem after Richard Herrin was convicted of four felonies this year yet spent only days in the Harris County Jail, prompting renewed calls for tougher penalties on habitual felony thieves....
schools
Drivers who use Peek Road in Katy, just south of FM 529, say one stretch has become frustrating. The stretch of Peek Road bottlenecks between Stockdick School Road and Beckendorff Road. View this post on Instagram The nearly mile-long stretch runs directly in front of the Aurora ...
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The Houston Fire Department is on the scene after a fire has been reported at Centennial Tower at Houston Methodist in the Medical Center.
