UT flagged safety shortfalls and ordered most of KUT’s inaugural festival off campus, forcing a last‑minute move to two East Austin venues and refunds for paid badges. The dispute has wound into a sharp exchange between the station and university lawyers.

A ground stop at Houston's Bush (IAH) on April 30 has frozen inbound flights; average delays near 1 hour 44 minutes.

Susan Wright, paroled in 2020 after serving 16 years for the 2003 killing of her husband, was arrested in Harris County on a hit‑and‑run charge, court records show.

A Cy‑Fair ISD behavioral specialist faces a felony charge after a non‑verbal student at the Carlton Center suffered a medical emergency and later died.

Flood Watch in effect Friday with heavy downpours and gusty northeast winds. Expect street flooding and hazardous coastal seas.

Washington, D.C.-born cafe Toastique has filed permits for new Dallas and Beaumont locations as the chain continues its franchise-driven Texas rollout. Construction timelines are listed in recent filings but no official opening dates have been announced.

Nine original Founding‑era documents arrive at HMNS May 8–25. Free entry but expect long lines and timed tickets.

An overturned heavy truck spilled material and closed IH‑610 North Loop westbound at McCarty early Friday, forcing closures and long detours as hazmat crews worked the scene.

A 10-month-old dog named Phineas was pulled from Houston's BARC shelter with severe head trauma and bite wounds; prosecutors are now weighing possible cruelty charges.

Ohio‑born Brassica is bringing its build‑your‑own pitas and hummus plates to Sugar Land; construction is slated to start in mid‑June with a planned November finish. Local reporting and state filings outline the fit‑out.

A 10-year-old Venezuelan boy appeared alone in Houston immigration court after his mother was detained; his guardian says federal officials sought his removal to Ecuador.

Jabari Smith Jr. led Houston’s balanced attack as the Rockets beat the Lakers 99-93 in L.A., forcing a Game 6 at Toyota Center on Friday.

Multi‑agency raids in Houston recovered about $700,000, two luxury cars and roughly 150 pounds of marijuana; three people were charged in the operation.