We’re tracking another air quality alert and Ozone Action Day in Houston, Galveston, and Brazoria areas. Ozone is vital for blocking UV rays in the upper atmosphere, but at ground level, it harms our air, health, and environment.

An air quality alert is currently in effect for Houston, Galveston, and Brazoria due to elevated ozone levels.

Daily storms but not as widespread going into the weekend

A vigil will be held Wednesday night for two retired men who we gunned down on June 27 while walking at a park near their neighborhood.

Severe risk is low but not zero for SE Texas Thursday evening

The easiest way to understand it is that ozone is great for blocking UV rays up high, but when it’s down at the surface, it messes with our air, health, and nature.

Wind Advisory as southerly winds gust over 30 MPH Wednesday

Higher totals sit southwest of the city of Houston

Scattered storms are hitting parts of SE Texas as a cold front pushes through Wednesday.

One person is dead after a small plane crashed in Brazoria County Tuesday.

Disaster Unemployment Assistance is now available for workers and self-employed individuals in 15 Texas counties affected by Hurricane Beryl, with applications due by September 9, 2024.

More than 1 million CenterPoint customers are still without power four days after Hurricane Beryl hit, with temperatures soaring into the mid-90s. Despite the company's efforts to restore power and their newly launched restoration status tracker, many find the tool confusing and inaccurate. CenterPoint has brought in 12,000 additional workers and aims to restore power to hundreds of thousands by the weekend.

🌩️ Severe Weather Alert 🌩️ A severe thunderstorm warning is in effect for several counties today. Expect scattered rain throughout the morning, with the potential for large hail, damaging winds, and even a tornado or two. Don't forget to share this important update with your friends and family! #SevereWeatherAlert #StaySafe #HoustonWeather #TexasWeather

Prosecutors say George Jimenez, 45, was found guilty after law enforcement officials found he'd sent pictures of his genitals to a teenage girl and five of her classmates.

A new report by the Environmental Integrity Project compiled data on every U.S. plastics plant built, expanded or proposed since 2012, revealing massive growth in Texas.

Authorities are searching for an inmate that escaped from the Clemens Unit in Brazoria, Texas, according to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.

A house fire in the City of Brazoria Friday sent a person to the hospital.

A fatal two-vehicle crash involving a Brazoria County sheriff’s deputy shut down the main lanes of Highway 332 at Elm Street in Brazoria Wednesday, authorities said.

A severe thunderstorm watch has been issued for parts of the Houston region.

There is now more help available if you need assistance paying your utility bills.

HOUSTON – Cold air has settled into Southeast Texas and will be sticking around for a while. We are in the beginning of the longest stretch of cold weather that has hit Houston so far this season. As we head into late Sunday, temperatures will start to drop and wintry precipitation will be getting close to Southeast Texas! Sunday NightAccumulations will be insignificant in Southeast Texas but snow will accumulate north and northwest of our area. Weekend Travel WeatherAfter Sunday’s rain/snow mix event, the rest of the ten day forecast shows a cooler than normal start with plenty of sunshine for the week ahead.

Woman abducted from Liberty County home at gunpoint found safe in Illinois, authorities sayHappy New Year! Here are things to know for Friday, Jan. 1:1. Woman abducted from Liberty County home at gunpoint found safe in Illinois, authorities sayA woman abducted at gunpoint from her Liberty County home Tuesday was found alive and unharmed in Illinois, according to authorities. Erika Rios Valdez, 32, was kidnapped from her home around 9:30 p.m. Tuesday while parking and unhooking a food service trailer on County Road 3404 in the Plum Grove area in north Liberty County. An acquaintance, identified by authorities as Abel Farjado, 38, drove up and forced Valdez into his pickup truck at gunpoint.

Not only must voters decide on the presidency, Senate and local leaders but also bonds and civil service propositions. This proposed increase to the tax rate will require voter approval, but still decrease the overall school tax rate by 3.71 cents, because of state-mandated tax compression. Chambers and HarrisBaytown Crime Control & Prevention Dist. Baytown Fire Control & Prevention Dist. The tax expires on the fourth anniversary of the date of this election unless the imposition of the tax is reauthorized."

HOUSTON – The city of Lake Jackson is moving to enforce a ‘Boil water’ notice, according to a press release from Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. The boil notice lifts the ‘Do not use’ water advisory, which was in response to an ongoing water issue after a brain eating amoeba was found in the city’s water system. State and local officials said they are working on a plan to flush and disinfect the water system. Do not jump into or put your head under bathing water. The advisory was lifted for all areas excluding Lake Jackson on Saturday morning.

HOUSTON – Rain is the only thing left of Beta and it is moving through the Mississippi, Alabama and Tennessee. This batch of rain will continue to push into the mid-Atlantic states Friday before moving off shore this weekend. Here is a look at what Beta left behind in Southeast Texas:Heavy Rain with Storm Totals over 12′'! Beta has dropped over a foot of rain in some locations in southern Metro Houston. The heaviest rain fell from Ellington Field and Pearland to west Houston.

Several counties in Greater Houston recently landed on a ranking of the Lone Star State’s top 10 most generous counties for the year of 2019. Fort Bend County came in at second on the list while Montgomery landed at seventh place and Brazoria clocked in at eighth place. The ranking, released by SmartAsset, was determined by weighing several factors including how much people donated as a percentage of their net income and the proportion of people in a given county who made charitable donations. Here are the top 10 most charitable counties in the state, according to SmartAsset. Kendall Fort Bend Collin Tarrant Denton Gillespie Montgomery Brazoria Smith ParkerClick here for more information on the ranking.

HOUSTON – A Tornado Watch is in effect for many counties in the area until 3 p.m.Those counties include: Austin, Brazoria, Brazos, Burleson, Chambers, Colorado, Fort Bend, Galveston, Grimes, Harris, Houston, Liberty, Madison, Matagorda, Montgomery, Polk, San Jacinto, Trinity, Walker, Waller, Washington, and Wharton. A second round of storms will hit the region Sunday morning and early afternoon.. Like Saturday’s storms, Sunday’s storms could produce hail and damaging wind. Futurecast 10am, April 19, 2020Futurecast 12pm, April 19, 2020The storms will continue through noon and 1 p.m. before exiting quickly to the east. Futurecast 1pm Sunday, April 19, 2020Futurecast 4pm, April 19, 2020As the storms move into Louisiana, they will intensify further. It will be east of Texas where the tornado threat becomes much more substantial.