Houston is experiencing triple digit heat, with temperatures soaring. The city is also being affected by a tropical system. Tropical Depression Two has formed and has strengthened into Tropical Storm Bertha. For the latest updates on the heat and Tropical Storm Bertha, readers can visit Click2Houston for further information and tracking details.
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Houston quietly paused its blight cleanup program. People in Midtown are paying the price
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Spring ISD to offer free breakfast, lunch to all students for 2026-27 school year
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