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Mother recalls last words with Zah'Layah Walton before deadly shooting
The man accused of firing five rounds into a car carrying a mother and her five children, killing 5-year-old Zah’Layah Walton, is expected before a judge Tuesday morning. Jeremy Porter, 47, is charged with capital murder in Zah’Layah’s death. Porter was scheduled for an earlier c...
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Truck hits Yale Street train overpass bridge in Washington Avenue area
Traffic had to redirected along a part of a road in the Washington Avenue Coalition area on Monday night after a truck struck a bridge overpass.
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Houston Texans look to regroup after 0-2 start to new NFL season
Raise your hand if you predicted an 0-2 start to the Houston Texans season? Very few locally and nationally perhaps saw a potential split in these two games but now for the third time in four years the Texans are winless after two weeks. It will change and they should begin the t...
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Data centers pause (Sept. 22, 2026)
On Tuesday's show: Gov. Abbott has ordered a pause in permits for new data centers until state regulators complete an audit of those projects. And we discuss the role our city plays in women-led movements and organizations....
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Houston Weather: Upper 90s sizzle Houston’s first day of fall
Tuesday: Another round of scattered showers and storms are possible Tuesday afternoon. Heavy rain, lightning, gusty winds, and small hail are the main threats with the strongest activity. Severe weather is not anticipated. Storms should wind down around sundown, similar to Monday...
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Tractor-trailer fire closes Highway 59 lanes near Fannin St. in Houston
An early morning tractor-trailer fire shut down all northbound lanes of Highway 59 near Fannin Street in Houston on Tuesday. The fire was reported at 2:47 a.m. The Houston Fire Department is on the scene handling the incident. Injuries, if any, have not yet been confirmed. No fur...
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The Black parenting shift: Redefining the way we discipline
Black mothers have long carried the weight of a unique and complicated history when it comes to parenting. For generations, the traditional “tough love” approach—marked by strict discipline and, often, corporal punishment/spanking—was seen as essential for raising children to sur...
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The Engines of Our Ingenuity 3410: Fragile History
Episode: 3410 Some thoughts on how history must get written with vastly incomplete information. Today, fragile history.
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Terrance’s Take: Protect College Sports Act about taking money from Black athletes
By now, we are all becoming more familiar with the proposed law, the Protect College Sports Act of 2026, which is currently working its way through the U.S. Senate. This Senate bill, which is receiving rare bipartisan support, is essentially designed to bring some sensibility to ...
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Where do our Black voices really count?
For decades, Black Houstonians have voted, marched, organized, and made their voices heard, yet many still feel locked out of the decisions that shape their neighborhoods, schools, and city hall. With midterms six weeks away, that gap between being seen and being in control is at...
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U.S. Rep. LaMonica McIver case should worry us all
There are moments when a legal case becomes bigger than the person standing before the judge. The prosecution of U.S. Rep. LaMonica McIver is one of those moments. McIver, a Black congresswoman from New Jersey, is facing three federal felony counts stemming from a May 2025 confro...
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Houston Black community confronts modern lynching fears
America’s sordid history of anti-Black violence has taken many forms. Few were as public, brutal, and socially sanctioned as lynching. Houston knows this story personally. In addition to the 1919 lynching of John White, who was burned to death near the Harris County courthouse, t...