The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1599: Urban Archaeology

Episode: 1599 Urban archaeology: a privy provides a window to the past. Today, history in a trash bin.
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Episode: 1599 Urban archaeology: a privy provides a window to the past. Today, history in a trash bin.
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Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, a 52-year-old father of three, was on his way to work when he encountered federal immigration officers in Houston’s East End.

Episode: 1599 Urban archaeology: a privy provides a window to the past. Today, history in a trash bin.

Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, a Houston resident originally from Mexico, was fatally shot Tuesday morning during what the U.S. Department of Homeland Security has called a “targeted enforcement operation” in the city’s predominantly Latino East End.

The stars of Disney's live-action adaptation of "Moana" were in Washington Heights for the New York premiere on Thursday night.

Records show Steven Henry has been charged with arson and tampering with physical evidence in the death of 39-year-old Adrean Arrington, whose body was found shot inside a burning vehicle.

Surveillance video is helping to paint a clearer picture of what happened in the moments leading to Tuesday's deadly ICE shooting.

Lamar Consolidated ISD will open its new Career and Technical Education (CTE) Center in Rosenberg next month, designed to help prepare students for careers after high school.

The highway has since been reopened and traffic is flowing through the area.

Three defendants charged with violent felony offenses are now wanted after being released on personal recognizance bonds following competency restoration at Vernon State Hospital.

Lorenzo Salgado's family was photographed with DA Sean Teare following the shooting of their father by an ICE agent on Tuesday.

Season 22 of "Project Runway" welcomes a new group of designers hoping to make a name for themselves in the fashion world,

Residents showed up to Harris County commissioners court to voice their concerns and demand that officials cancel contracts related to Flock safety cameras.

For more than two decades, the Texas Dream Act allowed certain students without legal status to qualify for in-state tuition. The law was abruptly overturned last year.

A Houston city councilmember is proposing a local ordinance to penalize people with unsecured loads on their vehicles.

A high-stakes legal and political power struggle has gridlocked Fort Bend County government over whether Interim County Judge Daniel Wong has the lawful authority to remain in office.

Deeper Gulf moisture starts pushing in Friday, bringing scattered showers and storms back into the forecast. Brief downpours, lightning and gusty winds will be possible in stronger cells.

The defendant in Charlie Kirk's killing told his roommate "he wishes he hadn't done it" the day after Kirk was shot in the neck while speaking to a crowd at Utah Valley University, according to a recording played in a Utah court Thursday.

The Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences has released its report following the deadly ICE shooting in East Houston that took the life of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo.

The fight over who should lead Fort Bend County has brought county business to a standstill, and experts said it could get worse.

Costco has been hit with a class action lawsuit alleging that one of the products it sells contains "dangerous" levels of heavy metals, including lead, arsenic and cadmium.

See what's in store at Disney's San Diego Comic-Con activations, including immersive experiences, major panels and more.

Tropical moisture is coming back, and when it combines with a summer front, storm chances will climb even higher early next week.

Hear from young siblings from California's Central Valley who play the roles of a villager and young Moana in the new live-action film.

A woman has been arrested and is now facing felony charges after police say she helped kidnap a man at gunpoint outside of a southwest Houston nightclub.

In the days following the shooting, Lorenzo Salgado Araujo's family has called for an independent investigation into the case and said they have not heard anything from the Department of Homeland Security or ICE.

The update comes as the family of the man killed in Tuesday's shooting, Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, and local officials are demanding an independent investigation.

There is no state law that specifically guarantees A/C to renters, but for a lot of you, a broken A/C isn't just uncomfortable; it's a major health and safety hazard.

A Waller County judge sentenced Ronald Brandyburg to life in prison Thursday for the 2020 murder of Brookshire resident Clifford Richard.

Wally Funk, an aviation pioneer who was the oldest woman to launch into space, has died. She was 87.

FOX 26 has learned from new information following the deadly ICE shooting that occurred earlier this week in East Houston.

A man charged with the murder of a repairman in July has now been linked in a second death, according to Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez.

Harris County District Attorney Sean Teare confirmed that they are conducting an investigation in connection to the deadly ICE shooting that occurred earlier this week.

The intestinal illness linked to unwashed raw produce, which can cause "explosive" bowel movements, is usually not life-threatening, according to the CDC.

Jaime Garcia is accused of shooting and killing two men: one in late May, and one from last week.

While rates remain slightly below where they were a year ago, higher mortgage costs continue to weigh on the housing market by reducing buyers' purchasing power.

The layoffs come amidst ongoing uncertainty in the industry caused by the United States and Israel's war with Iran.

The money, which amounts to 9% of Hitchcock's annual operating budget, was seized from the city's general fund bank account in June after authorities alleged it was tied to illegal gambling.

A music school at Project Row Houses is striking a chord in the community through free and reduced-cost lessons.

Authorities say a major crash involving a commercial truck with a cargo trailer prompted all westbound lanes of the East Freeway at Thompson Road to shut down on Thursday.

Fashion designer and Project Runway contestant Anna Molinari is transforming discarded materials into runway-ready couture.
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