Corporal punishment may seem like a thing of the past, but it is still an option in some schools across the state. While it is not used in every school, it is an option if a school board adopts a policy that allows its use. What is the law? Under the Texas Education Code, a school may use corpor...
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Three people were arrested and face multiple drug and weapons-related charges after investigators executing a search warrant in League City uncovered thousands of dollars’ worth of narcotics and dozens of firearms, authorities said. The arrests stem from a probe that began in Jul...
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The man who oversees Tennessee’s prison system will step down after Christa Pike’s failed execution, the state’s governor said Saturday.
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The SWAT team responded to a home in southeast Houston early Saturday morning after authorities said a man was shot in a garage.
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The principal of Grand Oaks Elementary School will return to campus Tuesday after Tomball ISD says it took “appropriate disciplinary action” over comments captured on a voicemail the district previously described as unprofessional. PREVIOUS: Tomball ISD principal on administrativ...
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The woman reportedly billed Medicaid for "nonexistent mental services" under the company she worked for.
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A Chilean fruit supplier has expanded a recall of its frozen organic berries that were sold in Walmarts and Trader Joe's stores across the U.S.
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Houston police said two men were taken to the hospital after being shot outside a convenience store Friday night.
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The threat of heavy rain continues through the weekend as a stalled front slowly moves offshore.
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Jarred Hostetler never got rid of the posters he made in 2024 to protest his kids’ school district’s decision to eliminate almost 80 school bus routes. Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District cut the transportation budget that year to lower the district’s multi-million-doll...
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Justine May, a South Carolina mother, has been charged with starving her two young daughters to death after police found them dead during a welfare check....
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Saturday’s forecast: There has been a big change to our weekend forecast. There does not look like there is going to be much rain north of I-10. Most of the storms will fall along our coastline. Keep your backup plan just in case but I lowered rain chances to 30% for Houston this...
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Eye drops and other eye treatments sold under nine different brand names have been recalled because they may not be sterile.
