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As Greater Houston is being lashed with heavy rain and rising water, FOX 26 has confirmed that a frontrunner has emerged to lead Harris County's Flood Control District.
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One person is dead, and the gunman remains at large, after a double shooting on Tuesday afternoon inside Wilmington Hospital in Delaware.
A new report showed Houston's housing challenge is no longer just about building enough homes, but it's about who can actually afford to live in them.
A second round of STAAR test results was released on Tuesday, showing mixed results in math and reading across the Houston area for third grade to eighth grade.
The FIFA World Cup 2026 watch party scheduled for Wednesday in Sugar Land has been canceled.
We now have an ABC13 Weather Alert through Wednesday as heavy rains produce "potential life-threatening flash flooding" across Southeast Texas. There is also the potential for the first named storm of the 2026 Atlantic Hurricane Season to develop in the western gulf Wednesday.
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As Greater Houston is being lashed with heavy rain and rising water, FOX 26 has confirmed that a frontrunner has emerged to lead Harris County's Flood Control District.
Houston leaders are scheduled to vote on Wednesday on potentially spending more than $35 million on future street and drainage projects throughout the city.
Potential Storm One expected to become tropical storm Arthur and bring flooding rains to Texas and Louisiana Wednesday and Thursday.
Dan Cogdell was Ken Paxton's criminal defense attorney for years, and he successfully represented him as part of a team of lawyers in his impeachment trial. But he publicly endorsed Paxton's opponent in the US Senate race, James Talarico.
A Lubbock judge blocked the NCAA from banning quarterback Brendan Sorsby despite an acknowledged gambling addiction.
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The first invest of the 2026 Atlantic hurricane season has now become Potential Tropical Cyclone 1, and has prompted the first topical weather alerts of the year for part of the Texas Gulf Coast.
The third- through eighth-grade scores in Houston ISD largely mirrored statewide trends, with the district performing especially well at the eighth-grade level.
Fort Bend County Judge KP George has been sentenced after being convicted of felony money laundering.
In March, suspended Fort Bend County Judge KP George was convicted of stealing more than $46,000 from his donors. We could soon learn whether he will spend time behind bars or if it will be delayed.
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Part museum and part store, the Oddporium, in Wilmington, Delaware, specializes in oddities and collectibles.
A 75-year-old man is dead following a crash on Interstate 45 in Montgomery County on Tuesday morning.
It’s been nearly a year since a devastating flood along the Guadalupe River killed more than 100 people in Kerr County. Over the next 27 days, FOX 4 will share 27 updates on the children who who died and how their legacy lives on.
The Lone Star College campus in Tomball was placed on lockdown on Tuesday after a visitor made a “threatening statement” at the library, officials say. The lockdown has since been lifted.
A tropical disturbance moving northeast along the Texas coast had a 70% chance of forming into a cyclone as of Tuesday, according to the National Hurricane Center.
For our busy Houston commuters, we have – The Commuter Cut – a special 40-minute version of our show to listen to during your journey home.
Texas elementary and middle school students showed improvement in social studies and math, but little to no growth in reading, according to STAAR test results released Tuesday.
A shoplifting call in Mississippi led to the death of a 1-year-old boy after a police officer opened fire on the vehicle the child was in, according to authorities and the child’s grandfather. The shooting also injured one other individual.
Hundreds of people turned out to Kamin's swearing-in ceremony at the Sylvester Turner Conference Center downtown Monday where she vowed to fight for vulnerable Harris County communities upon taking the seat.
Rahmanullah Lakanwal, accused in the fatal shooting of a National Guard member in Washington, D.C., pleaded not guilty Tuesday to new federal charges that make the case death penalty-eligible.
President Donald Trump is expected to discuss demining the Strait of Hormuz at the Group of Seven summit amid growing momentum for a peace agreement to end the Iran war.
A tropical storm watch is in effect for a portion of the Texas coast as the National Hurricane Center tracks a potential tropical cyclone in the Gulf. The disturbance could bring heavy rainfall to the Houston area.
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A woman died Monday after her vehicle was swept into a creek by high, fast-moving waters and carried several miles downstream, authorities said.
West University Place officials received $250,000 from a federal program to conduct a pedestrian safety plan.
We are still seeing localized flooding in areas around Houston as heavy rain continues to fall on Tuesday and a flood watch is still in effect. Check out the gallery of photos and videos from viewers.
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