HPD: Westbury HS student shot and killed near campus; HISD says school in 'secure mode'
Police confirm a 17-year-old student was shot and killed on Dryad Street and Chimney Rock near the school on Friday morning.
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How police solved a Massachusetts student's 1986 murder
For decades, Claire Gravel's family didn’t know who killed her. A DNA hit cracked the case.
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The John Cooper School Director of Wellness publishes New Book on Cultivating Well-Being in Education
The John Cooper School is proud to celebrate Director of Wellness Dr. Juan-Diego Estrada on the publication of his new book, Beyond Thinking: Cultivating Awareness and Well-Being in Education, published by Bloomsbury Academic. Drawing on more than two decades of experience......
weather
Lower humidity brings nice weather Friday, rainy pattern develops next week
There's no fall cooldown in the forecast, but there is a humidity drop that will bring us delightful mornings and evenings. A rainy pattern looks to develop for most of next week....
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Houston Methodist The Woodlands Hospital recognized as a 2026 top performer by Vizient
All eight Houston Methodist acute care hospitals are top performers in Vizient's Bernard A. Birnbaum, MD, Quality Leadership annual rankings, which provide a national hospital scorecard focused on patient safety and quality metrics. Houston Methodist Hospital finished No. 3 in......
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Military data centers are sparking opposition, but local leaders may be powerless to stop them
As the Pentagon considers building data centers on or near bases, some local leaders are trying to balance neighbors' concerns with their community's traditional support for the military. Source...
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Tropical Storm Gonzalo forms in Atlantic
Tropical Storm Gonzalo has formed in the Atlantic Ocean.
schools
Houston ISD Westbury High School student killed in shooting near campus
A student was killed in a shooting near Houston ISD's Westbury High School on Friday morning, police say.
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Who leads 2026 Texas Senate race? Paxton vs. Talarico poll tracker
Polls have shown the hotly contested U.S. Senate race in Texas is in a dead heat.
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Houston ISD student dead following shooting outside Westbury High School
The Houston Independent School District said the high school was operating in “Secure” mode.
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Months after Texas' most famous owl abandoned her nest, surviving owlet is released into the wild
After about five months of rehabilitation, rescuers say the owlet is ready to survive on its own. Source
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Ex-'We Buy Ugly Houses' franchise owner in Dallas gets 15 years in prison for $39 million scheme
Charles Carrier, 67, sentenced Wednesday to 15 years in prison. Prosecutors say he fraudulently got over $39 million from investors.
government
Today on Texas Standard: Texas voter registration backlog leaves thousands of applications unprocessed
Tens of thousands of Texas voter registration applications — some submitted at least a year ago — remain unprocessed ahead of the November midterms. County election officials have linked the backlog to a Texas Department of Public Safety error, while DPS says the issue has been.....