Lileana Pearson

1 week ago | abc13.com | Jeff Ehling |Lileana Pearson

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- The YMCA in Alief has a little over a month before it closes its doors. Houston city leaders call the move devastating. Alief Family YMCA will close May 30, and council member Tiffany Thomas says it's because of financial problems after COVID-19 and ongoing federal funding cuts. The organization has been around since the 80s, but the building reopened in 2023. It has been used as a warming and cooling center for those in need.

2 weeks ago | abc13.com | Lileana Pearson

BRAZORIA COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) -- Their official name is amusement redemption devices, but they are often called eight liners or gaming machines. You see them in game rooms, gas stations, and convenience stores, but now, the small town of Clute has banned them, and it's getting mixed reactions. "It's not about trying to take away peoples fun, it's about what's legal is legal, and we have to go by the law," Clute police chief James Fitch said.

3 weeks ago | abc13.com | Lileana Pearson

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- The Houston Police Department is looking to piece together a series of crashes that left two young women dead and a man injured on the Gulf Freeway early Saturday morning. Officials said that at around 1:18 a.m. on Griggs Road, a black sedan was stranded in the middle of the road facing the wrong way. A passenger in another vehicle that pulled over, a woman, got out of a Ford Explorer to check on the initial crash.

3 weeks ago | abc13.com | Lileana Pearson

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- News first broke over a year ago that the Houston Police Department had suspended a quarter million incident reports with a controversial SL-code -- SL meaning the incidents weren't being investigated due to a lack of personnel. HPD promised to review all cases and improve their record keeping to ensure citizens were never wronged like this again. Just last month, HPD assured ABC13 that a new $31,000,000 records management system (RMS) would be ready to launch on April 1.

4 weeks ago | abc13.com | Lileana Pearson

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Through HTV's social media and website, you can stream city meetings and consume other city-related video content. Now, the city says it wants to spend over $1 million to invest in new studio equipment and upgrade its system to operate in 4K. However, there is currently no mechanism to support 4K broadcasting from HTV to cable providers, and with the city operating with a $350 million budget deficit, is this the best use of money?