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Donkey killed in Polk County; Dept. of Agriculture joins investigation
A Cedartown police officer has been placed on administrative leave after a donkey was fatally shot in Polk County on Sunday.
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Lindsay Clancy jury at impasse on Day 4; judge sends them back to deliberate
Jurors entered a fourth day of deliberations in the Lindsay Clancy murder trial, weighing whether postpartum psychosis left her not criminally responsible for the deaths of her three children....
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Tropical weather update (Sept. 1, 2026)
On Tuesday's show: We get the latest on Tropical weather moving in from the Gulf, which could bring heavy rain to parts of Greater Houston. And, in this month's installment of The Full Menu, Houston foodies offer their suggestions for the best breakfast and brunch options in town...
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Tropical Storm Edouard (Sept. 1, 2026)
On Tuesday's show: Tropical Storm Edouard has formed moving in the Gulf and could bring heavy rain to parts of Greater Houston today. We have the very latest on the forecast and how area communities are preparing....
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Tropical Storm Edouard: Here’s the Timeline for Houston & SE Texas
We are continuing to monitor Tropical Storm Edouard as it moves towards the upper Texas coastline. A Tropical Storm Warning has been issued for southern Liberty and Chambers Counties including the Bolivar Peninsula and the cities of High Island and Crystal Beach. Winds will gust ...
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The Engines of Our Ingenuity 3405: Beyond Rubber
Episode: 3405 In which rubber mutates from natural latex into various complex Irish Stews. Today, rubber becomes more than just rubber.
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Taquiela Wright launches fashion collection after glaucoma diagnosis
Taquiela Wright spends her weekdays solving problems as a renewable energy engineer. In September, she will trade blueprints for tulle when she debuts her most personal fashion collection yet at New York Fashion Week, a project born from a glaucoma diagnosis that threatened the v...
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OpEd: The changing face of Martha’s Vineyard
Let me start by saying I am by no means a Martha’s Vineyard expert. I’ve only been coming to the Vineyard for seven years, which probably makes me a newcomer to the people whose families have been coming here for generations. In fact, the first time my girlfriend Victoria suggest...
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Houston Realtor Noel Collier brings unconventional homebuyers to HGTV
Noel Collier will tell you she’s not really a Houston girl. She’s a country girl. Raised in Hempstead, Texas, a small town just outside Prairie View with a population of about 4,000, Collier graduated in a class of just 83 students. It is a far cry from the life she leads now as ...
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Galveston County emergency managers prepare as Tropical Storm Edouard approaches Texas coast
The Bolivar Peninsula may be quiet tonight, but Galveston County emergency managers are already preparing for what is expected to arrive Tuesday as Tropical Storm Edouard approaches the Texas coast. The Bolivar Peninsula is under a tropical storm warning. Officials say they are n...
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‘It’s a wait and see’: Northwest Houston neighborhood braces for sewage problems as tropical storm approaches
As Tropical Storm Edouard approaches Southeast Texas, residents of one northwest Houston neighborhood are watching more than just the possibility of flooding and power outages. They’re worried about what could come up from beneath their streets. Residents of Candlelight Oaks Vill...
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More defendants with violent backgrounds found competent within months, released on PR bonds
Since the beginning of this year, we've found about a dozen defendants who spent about six months in a state mental hospital, were deemed competent to stand trial and were released on an unsuspecting public....
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Texas Board of Education considers religious influence and framing in curriculum overhaul
Texas education leaders are debating controversial proposed high school social studies standards that emphasize America's biblical roots while framing early Islam around military conflict....
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Parents raise concerns over ongoing HVAC issues at Houston ISD's Briargrove Elementary
Parents at Briargrove Elementary are raising concerns about ongoing air conditioning problems after several days of HVAC issues at the Houston ISD campus....
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Tropical Storm Edouard impacts Houston and SE Texas Tuesday
Tuesday morning: The first outer rain bands arrive along our coastline at 6:00 a.m. Because this is tropical rain any cell has the potential to bring heavy rain with 2″ falling in an hours’ time. This is what the 10:00 a.m. futurecast looks like. Tuesday afternoon: Landfall of Tr...
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Edouard downgraded to a tropical depression, but rain, flood chances stretch into Wednesday night
Edouard made landfall as a tropical storm near Johnson Bayou, Louisiana, at 2:25 p.m. on Tuesday, September 1st, as a 60-mph storm. The center of circulation continues to impact parts of southeast Texas on Wednesday. Edouard is now a tropical depression and will continue to weake...
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2 Helps You gets fix for mom at ‘wits end’ after district has no bus for child 12 days into new school year
For Erin Houston, getting her 10-year-old son Lincoln to school had become a frustrating battle. Lincoln attends a Fort Bend ISD school through a special program and requires transportation as part of his educational accommodations. However, Houston tells 2 Helps You her son had ...
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Gov. Abbott activates Texas emergency resources ahead of tropical weather threat
Gov. Greg Abbott activated state emergency response resources on Monday as a tropical system in the northern Gulf threatens the coast of Texas and Southeast Texas....