A heat advisory is currently in effect. Temperatures are expected to reach the mid-90s, with heat indices potentially rising to 109°. Rain is forecast to be isolated over the next two days.
Further information on the weather is available, including forecast details.
A heat advisory extension is in place until 7 pm Tuesday, due to the ongoing heat threat.
schools
A federal judge has temporarily blocked a major immigration rule that could have affected thousands of international students attending universities in Houston. The Department of Homeland Security’s new rule was set to take effect Tuesday. It would have changed how long certain i...
Local
Harris County Precinct 1 deputies and Harris County Sheriff’s Office SWAT responded to an incident scene Tuesday morning after a man reportedly evaded deputies during a traffic stop and climbed onto the roof of a nearby residence. The incident is happening in the 6000 block of Do...
safety
Houston police are investigating a fatal hit-and-run after a woman was struck and killed late Monday night on Little York Road. At approximately 10:54 p.m., officers with the Houston Police Department and Houston Fire Department responded to the 7901 Little York Road area after r...
government
James Talarico, the Democratic U.S. Senate candidate, held another rally in Houston’s historic Third Ward, appealing to Black voters ahead of the midterm elections in November. Polls show that the Texas Senate race is shaping up to be one of the most competitive in the state. In ...
News
Episode: 3408 When Molecules Bump. Today, a historical injustice.
schools
Black students have been excluded from high-quality mathematics for generations — with dire outcomes academically and professionally, a California-based math equity group found. Just Equation’s recent report, “ Calculated Barriers ,” notes that while these students make up 15% of...
News
Beyoncé turned back the clock for the BeyHive. The superstar released a sprawling 27-track deluxe edition of her sophomore album, B’Day , on Sept. 4, her 45th birthday and the 20th anniversary of the original 2006 release. The expanded collection folds in the classic tracklist, r...
schools
There is, without question, a major divide between so-so Power 4 football programs and even the best HBCU football programs. That was never clearer than this past weekend, when a lineup of SWAC versus Power 4 schools – otherwise known as Monday Games – produced some of the most l...
government
Every election season, we hear the same message: Register to vote. And yes, you absolutely should. But this National Voter Registration Day, Sept. 15, and National Black Voter Day on Sept. 18, I want us to think bigger. I’m asking you to Round Up Five. Not five strangers. Not fiv...
