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HOUSTON - More than 500,000 Houston households are in food deserts, which means there is no grocery store for at least a mile, and often in these low-income neighborhoods, there's also a lack of education on how to cook and eat a healthy diet. But one store in the 2nd...

Katy's Howdy Homemade Ice Cream Shop is known for serving up over 20 flavors of finger-licking good ice cream and its commitment to employing those with special needs. For National Ice Cream For Breakfast Day (Saturday, February 4th) Howdy Homemade Ice cream will host an ice cream breakfast! They are inviting the community, including friends with special needs to join them for the ice cream breakfast wearing their favorite pajamas. Guests will have the opportunity to enjoy ice cream, jam to music, and simply be themselves in a safe place.

Is this our America? A longtime form of housing discrimination called redlining still harms American families.

More than 500,000 Houston homes are in a food desert where there is no grocery store for at least a mile. A Second Ward grocery store in a food desert is now offering meal kits and recipes. FOX 26 Consumer Reporter Heather Sullivan shares more on the grocery store and the delicious recipes available.

HOUSTON - Houston Public Libraries are the latest to be victimized by criminals in the city. Throughout the last couple of months, thieves have been targeting several Houston Public Library locations during off hours to steal cash. "What’s happening with humanity," asked Josetta Hawthorne, a library visitor. "People not carrying...

PASADENA, Texas - Exclusive Furniture is helping local storm victims impacted by the tornado last month. The company will be gifting 50 mattresses to those impacted by the tornado that roared across Pasadena, Deer Park and Baytown on Jan. 24. To apply, the company asks residents to submit a 60-second...

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas - A new K-9 is taking to the streets of Houston to help protect and serve, and he's got the name of a Houston mattress icon. Harris County Constable Precinct 4 Office announced their newest police K-9 named Mattress Mack! They said the 4-year-old Belgian Malinois was named after Mack who is a community leader and businessman.

Nettie Davis with Immersive Gaming Experience talks with FOX 26 about the popular interactive arcade venue that's opening a new location in downtown Houston. The first location in the Houston-area was set up in The Woodlands.

HOUSTON - Black History Month has arrived and many places in the Houston area are celebrating the achievements and contributions of Black people in America. This February, Houstonians can find locations around the city hosting events, performances, exhibits, and more to honor the month. We've put together a list of...

The Houston Home and Garden Show is officially underway in the Bayou City! There's about 150 exhibitors, mostly all from the Houston area. FOX 26's Coco Dominguez speaks to the manager of the show and a few vendors about that attendees can expect.

Two fronts coming this week. The first one arrives Tuesday night and could bring some stormy weather with it. The second front blows in Friday and sets up Houston for a pleasant February weekend.

HOUSTON - A lawsuit has been filed after online hackers used fake business emails to steal more than $800,000 from a Houston company. According to the U.S. Attorney's Office in the Southern District of Texas, authorities seized a total of $834,157 held in a Houston bank account. Online hackers reportedly...

HOUSTON - A firefighter has been taken to the hospital Saturday after working to put out flames at a home in southeast Houston. Officials with Houston Fire Department announced via Twitter they were called to an apartment complex in the 6700 block of Telephone Rd. The fire was described as...

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas - A young child is in serious condition after reportedly being hit by a car in north Houston. Details are limited at this time, but Harris County officials say a toddler was struck by a car in the 2300 block of Brea Crest Street near Greenwood Village around 4:58 p.m.

HOUSTON - George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston (IAH) announced their subway train will be temporarily out of service starting Monday. If you plan on traveling through IAH, be aware. Starting on Monday at 12:30 a.m., the subway train connecting all five terminals pre-security will be out of service for up to seven days for advance construction of the new international terminal.

Houston police described a 'chaotic scene' outside a southwest Houston venue after a shooting injured three juveniles. FOX 26’s Shelby Rose reports on the ongoing investigation.

HOUSTON - On Friday evening, a three-year-old boy in Wharton was killed by a self-inflicted gunshot wound after finding a gun in his mother's nightstand, according to police. It’s a story firearms instructor Mark Giordonello has heard more times than he can count. "It’s frustrating for me that people...

A few really nice days with warming temperatures for Houston. Mostly sunny, warm and dry until a midweek cold front ends the unseasonably warm temps and bring rain back to the forecast. Rain will end by Thursday afternoon, bringing cooler temps back with clear skies to end the workweek.

HOUSTON - Police are investigating a possible fatal drive-by shooting in southwest Houston. Assistant Chief Yasar Bashir with the Houston Police Department said police received a call around 4:50 p.m. about what is believed shooting that occurred in the 14100 block of Buffalo Speedway. When police arrived, they found one person shot dead.

SANTA FE, Texas - A Santa Fe woman says she was wrongfully arrested after trying to remove a neighbor's Confederate flag from her parents' property. Rosie Yanas lives next door to her 80 and 90-year-old parents. On the other side of her parents' fence hangs a confederate flag owned by their next-door neighbor on the opposite side.