Three school district leaders at The Texas Tribune Festival said the Texas Education Agency’s reliance on state takeovers to improve academic performance threatens local control.

Cunningham helped the USA team capture the gold medal and qualify for next year’s World Cup

The No. 1-ranked player in Texas for the Class of 2025 flipped his commitment from Texas Tech to the Longhorns.

Tomball senior Blaine Lucas knocked in a two-run single in the bottom half of the sixth inning, which put the Cougars in front to stay.

Animal advocates are deeply divided over whether so-called TNR policies are a good idea. A bill signed by the governor last weekend gives them legal protection statewide.

A man was arrested earlier this week after Harris County deputies say he used a remote device to steal fuel at a local gas station.

HOUSTON – It was an emotional reunion for one Tomball, Texas father and his daughter, who were separated at her birth and then came together again after 50 years. Winski’s daughter, Kerri Beggs, said at the age of 19, she began a quest to find her biological father. Beggs, who now lives in Tucson, Arizona, took a plane to Hobby Airport on Friday, a flight that was delayed. For the first time after a lifetime of missing each other, the father and daughter embraced each other. For the last four months, I’ve been looking forward to this day.”Added Winski, “She’s my little girl.

TOMBALL, Texas – Update:The Silver Alert issued for Susan Trlica Edmondson has been discontinued, officials announced Friday evening. Original:The Harris County Constable Precinct 4 is looking for a missing 73-year-old woman who they say poses a credible threat to her own health and safety. Officials said Susan Trlica Edmondson is 5 feet, 7 inches tall, and weighs about 135 pounds. Edmondson was last seen around 9:30 a.m. Thursday in Tomball driving a gray, 2013 Honda CRV with TX license plate CDK 3698. Anyone who has seen Edmondson is asked to call the Harris County Constable Precinct 4 at 281-376-3472.

This week, in Missouri County, locals expressed concern over 17 deaths that occurred from an outbreak at a nursing home. A novel coronavirus outbreak at a Missouri City nursing home, outside of Houston, has killed 17 residents, according to data from state officials. In nursing homes, staff must be tested weekly and only outdoor visits are permitted. The Paradigm at First Colony Nursing Home has the eighth-highest number of deaths among nursing homes in the state, tied with three other nursing homes, according to data from state health officials. So far, there have been over 18,000 coronavirus infections among residents across Texas nursing homes; of those, more than 2,000 have died, according to state data.