HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Significant changes may finally come to a longtime Westbury neighborhood eyesore. Homeowners told ABC13 the sooner, the better. A quick walk-through of the former Spring Village Apartments on Chimney Rock at Ludington would not be pleasant these days. There are several burned-out units, missing doors and windows, and the air is a mix of mold and decay. Two fires were set on the property over the last six weeks, including one this past weekend. But to hear Becky Edmondson tell it, it’s a pain before the…

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HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A second pizza delivery driver was set up and carjacked miles apart from a similar robbery near River Oaks, the Houston Police Department said. According to HPD, officers were called to Domino’s Pizza on Tuesday on Kirby Drive in the Rice Village at about 12:30 p.m. The caller, a delivery driver, reported he had been robbed of his car and phone while delivering a pizza in the 1700 block of Vassar Street in the Boulevard Oaks neighborhood. The home turned out to be vacant. An employee…

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By6abc Digital Staff Wednesday, April 17, 2024 4:16AM Video shows elephant walking through traffic after escaping circus in Montana BUTTE, Montana — This is not something you see every day. Video captured an elephant walking through the streets of Butte, Montana. It escaped from a traveling circus. The elephant, reportedly a 58-year-old Asian elephant, stopped traffic and knocked over a fence before her trainers corralled her back to safety. She was in the parking lot of the city’s civic center being washed ahead of a performance Tuesday when a car…

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CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — A federal judge is fining Texas $100,000 per day for routinely neglecting to adequately investigate allegations of abuse and neglect raised by children in the state’s struggling foster care system. U.S. District Judge Janis Graham Jack in Corpus Christi ruled Monday that the Texas Health and Human Services agency has shown contempt of her orders to fix the way the state investigates complaints by children in its care. This is the third such contempt finding in a case that began with a 2011 lawsuit over foster…

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HOUSTON, Texas — Since its inception in May 2022, Mala Market has been making waves as a non-profit collective, championing local businesses while prioritizing eco-consciousness. “First thing people always say is ‘It smells really good in here, what is that?’ and honestly all we can say is that it’s a combination of everyone’s amazing things,” Founder Somya Gupta said. Mala Market provides a platform for more than 40 local makers, creators, and artisans to showcase their products, including Signature Sudz. “We make natural household cleaning products and Mala Market seemed…

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