Many North Texas students and teachers are about a week away from a return to class. In what has become a necessity across the country, many teachers create wish lists and seek help from the community to purchase school supplies for the coming year, hoping to ease their burden of paying out of pocket. These ‘wish lists’ also include teachers in specialized units like special education. Sharolyn Irvin, an early childhood special education teacher in the Arlington Independent School District, said she’s more than ready to return to the classroom. “One of the teachers asked me today: Are you ready to…
Author: Hasnain Abid Khanzada
A behavioral center in North Texas is being sued for $1 million after being accused of hiding and falsifying details about the physical attack of a little boy diagnosed with non-verbal autism. Ramila Chalise and Prabesh Poudel have taken legal action against ABA Interactive, an applied behavioral analysis (ABA) center in North Richland Hills, where they had enrolled their 7-year-old son, known in the lawsuit as “Y.P.” The suit accused ABA Interactive of vicarious liability, negligence, negligent hiring, training, supervision, retention, and gross negligence. The parents are seeking putative damage due to the reported physical pain and suffering and mental…
A North Texas traveler didn’t go far after checking a bag for a recent flight. She asked NBC 5 Responds for help with a luggage reimbursement claim. FLIGHT CANCELLATION While waiting to board a flight for a long weekend in Mexico, a North Texas traveler named Sakeitha said she learned the flight was canceled. It happened during severe weather on May 30. Sakeitha said the airline couldn’t rebook her party for a couple more days, so she scrapped the trip and received a refund for the ticket. When Sakeitha tried to retrieve the luggage she checked in, she said she…
Fort Worth city council members are considering an ordinance amendment that would require hotel developers to go through a Planned Development zoning process before building within 1,000 feet of a school. This comes after a weeks-long controversy earlier this year between the City of Fort Worth, Keller Independent School District, Basswood Elementary Parents, and a Studio 6 extended-stay hotel. Even though the hotel owner went through proper protocols and even started construction, he eventually packed up after the backlash and closed-door meetings with the city and Keller ISD. District 4 city council member Charlie Lauersdorf has been working on changes since and proposed the ordinance change…
Developers say they’re stuck after the city of Dallas issued stop work orders for homes under construction in a historic neighborhood. It comes after the city admits it mistakenly issued build permits that didn’t comply with new zoning meant to protect the Elm Thicket / Northpark neighborhood near Love Field. Diane Johnson sees a lot more than houses in the Elm Thicket / Northpark neighborhood she’s called home for 65 years. “Memories, the sacrifice my dad made working two jobs to pay for it.” Outside her childhood home Tuesday, Johnson says she can turn in any direction and see change.…
HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — The final suspect tied to Lamar High School student Delindsey Mack’s killing was convicted of murder and handed her punishment on Tuesday, according to records. Five years after Mack’s death, Keona Mouton, who was a teenager at the time, was sentenced to 23 years in prison for her role in the case. Mack was shot to death in November 2018 near Lamar High School as a result of a war between two gangs, according to the district attorney’s office. Mouton was reported to have lured Mack and another girl outside of the school as part of a coordinated…
HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A federal criminal complaint unsealed Tuesday alleges a Pakistani national came to Houston to recruit people for his alleged plot to assassinate U.S. officials. Asif Merchant, 46, has been charged with “murder for hire.” The arrest warrant unsealed Tuesday doesn’t mention Donald Trump by name, but our partners at ABC News report Trump was one of the targets in Merchant’s alleged plot. According to the federal arrest warrant, Merchant flew to Houston in April to recruit before eventually heading to New York. Merchant returned to Texas, and according to FBI Houston Field Office Spokesperson Connor Hagan, FBI National Security…
HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Brandie Dowda is a veteran teacher who has spent eight years in the classroom. She has a master’s degree and is a library expert who suddenly found herself without a library to work in. “Because my campus became (a New Education System school), they don’t have staffed libraries, and the libraries were converted into team centers,” Dowda said. With no job progression in sight, she made the hard decision to leave the district and work elsewhere. “It was a rough year. I’m really happy in my new position in my new district, but when (Superintendent Mike) Miles…
HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Harris County will move forward with a program designed to improve voter registration numbers leading up to the November election after a 4-1 vote during Commissioners Court on Tuesday. Pct. 1 Commissioner Rodney Ellis, who proposed the program, said that Harris County’s voter registration percentages have been consistently lower than Travis and Dallas counties in the past three election cycles. Travis County’s voter registration rate ranged between 96.2% and 99.5 %, and Dallas County’s percentages teetered between 89.4% and 91.8% between November 2018 and November 2022. Meanwhile, Harris County’s numbers stayed between 87.8% and 91.4% during that…
ARLINGTON, Texas (KTRK) — Only one out separate Houston Astros hurler Framber Valdez from a history-making second career no-hitter. Unfortunately, the hard-hitting reigning World Series MVP, Corey Seager, crushed those hopes in the ninth inning. Valdez threw 107 pitches through 8.2 innings, striking out five batters and allowing three walks and a two-run homer to Seager in Houston’s 4-2 victory on Tuesday. Valdez had a perfect game heading into the sixth inning when an Alex Bregman throwing error gave the Rangers their first baserunner of the night, Jonah Heim. Valdez quickly erased the blemish when Robbie Grossman hit into a double…
