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4 days ago | abc13.com | Chaz Miller

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- The Texas Education Agency has announced an extension of its takeover of Houston ISD. A letter sent out by TEA head Mike Morath on Monday morning states that the state's takeover of the district will now be extended until June 2027. It also announces four new members to the state-appointed board of managers, which essentially acts as a school board.

4 days ago | abc13.com | Chaz Miller

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Deputies say a man is dead after being shot multiple times at an apartment complex in west Harris County on Monday. The Harris County Sheriff's Office said deputies responded to a welfare check at a complex on South Mason Road around 2 a.m.Sgt. Greg Pinkins said when deputies arrived, they found a 25-year-old man dead by the trash dumpster with several gunshot wounds. He was taken to Memorial Hermann along Katy Freeway, where he died.

1 week ago | abc13.com | Mo Haider

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Texas colleges could soon be allowed to pay their student athletes directly after a bill passed by state lawmakers. It now heads to the governor's desk in a time where college athletics are constantly changing. A federal judge's decision is expected to pave the way for colleges to begin directly paying their athletes on July 1st. Current laws in Texas would prevent that from happening.

1 week ago | abc13.com | Nick Natario

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- The Houston Police Department continues to look for the man who opened fire during a road rage incident along the Gulf Freeway. With his kids in the vehicle, a road rage victim told ABC13 someone pulled alongside him and opened fire on the Gulf Freeway earlier this month. The incident was caught on camera, and HPD released the video this week. No one was hurt. Officers said the suspect remains on the run. The victim told ABC13 he's not sure what caused the road rage incident.

1 week ago | abc13.com | David Tillman |Elita Loresca |Rachel Briers |Kevin Roth

The 2025 Atlantic Hurricane season begins on June 1 and lasts through the end of November. After a record season for the Gulf Coast in 2024, which included Hurricane Beryl making landfall in southeast Texas, ABC13 Meteorologist Elyse Smith has a preview of what to look out for this year. Let's start with the El Niño, or La Niña.