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Top Houston news: Crates being moved this weekend to cause delays; false active shooter rumors; more

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Published on August 02, 2019
Top Houston news: Crates being moved this weekend to cause delays; false active shooter rumors; morePhoto: Kevin Hernandez/Unsplash

Read on for the most recent top news you may have missed in Houston.

Young boy found wandering in road alone in west Houston

A boy was found on Ranchester Drive near Bellaire Boulevard early Thursday morning.

Read the full story on ABC13 Houston.

Texas school district will have four-day school week, starting Monday

The roughly 3,000 Athens ISD students will begin a new, four-day instructional week starting this school year.

Read the full story on KHOU 11 News.

Massive crates being moved through Houston to cause major traffic delays this weekend

A pair of enormous crates that are scheduled to be moved through Houston this weekend are expected to cause major delays on several roads in the area.

Read the full story on KPRC2 / Click2Houston.

Partially paralyzed woman shot in north Houston

The victim is paralyzed from the waist down, so she didn’t realize she’d been shot until she noticed her leg was bleeding.

Read the full story on KHOU.

Rumors of active shooter in downtown Houston unfounded

Late Thursday afternoon, August 1, reports were coming in on social media about an active shooter in the downtown tunnel system, near the Esperson Building, or near the intersection of Bagby and McKinney. However, according to the Houston Police Department, those rumors were determined to be unfounded. 

Read the full story on HoustonPress.


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