Michael Horton<\/a><\/p>\nMichael is a Kingwood native who loves visiting local restaurants and overreacting to Houston sports. He joined the KPRC 2 family in 2024. He earned his BA from Texas A&M University in 2022 and his MA from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2023.<\/p>\n
3.5 million Texans will not get food stamps next month if government shutdown continues<\/p>\n
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3.5 million Texans will not get food stamps next month if government shutdown continues5-year-old with autism left outside Atascocita school, found in traffic<\/p>\n
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5-year-old with autism left outside Atascocita school, found in trafficThe man accused of hitting Roda Osman in the face with brick speaks out<\/p>\n
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The man accused of hitting Roda Osman in the face with brick speaks outMeals on Wheels services being limited across Houston due to loss in federal funding<\/p>\n
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Meals on Wheels services being limited across Houston due to loss in federal fundingLarge police presence in Baytown<\/p>\n
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Large police presence in BaytownResources to get you back on your feet as many Texans face layoffs<\/p>\n
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Resources to get you back on your feet as many Texans face layoffsHeavy police presence in Baytown<\/p>\n
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Heavy police presence in Baytown What is ‘penny rounding?’ | Breaking down how the U.S. Treasury is shifting how change is handled <\/p>\n
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What is ‘penny rounding?’ | Breaking down how the U.S. Treasury is shifting how change is handled Single mother loses life savings in Houston food truck investment<\/p>\n
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Single mother loses life savings in Houston food truck investmentCourt weighs whether complaint against expert impacts AJ Armstrong\u2019s murder conviction<\/p>\n
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Court weighs whether complaint against expert impacts AJ Armstrong\u2019s murder convictionHouston City Council approves $16 million \u2018superhub\u2019 for homeless despite neighborhood pushback<\/p>\n
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Houston City Council approves $16 million \u2018superhub\u2019 for homeless despite neighborhood pushbackHouston\u2019s viral \u2018Brick Lady\u2019 found guilty in GoFundMe theft scheme<\/p>\n
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Houston\u2019s viral \u2018Brick Lady\u2019 found guilty in GoFundMe theft schemeFast-moving fire swept through Houston apartment; residents jump from windows<\/p>\n
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Fast-moving fire swept through Houston apartment; residents jump from windowsKPRC 2 helping feed Houston families with food drive<\/p>\n
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KPRC 2 helping feed Houston families with food driveTexans safety Jalen Pitre helps out at Salvation Army!<\/p>\n
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Texans safety Jalen Pitre helps out at Salvation Army!Where does Hurricane Melissa rank for longest running category 5 hurricanes?<\/p>\n
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Where does Hurricane Melissa rank for longest running category 5 hurricanes?FRIDAY FOOTBALL FRENZY GAME OF THE WEEK: C.E. King Panthers vs. North Shore Mustangs<\/p>\n
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FRIDAY FOOTBALL FRENZY GAME OF THE WEEK: C.E. King Panthers vs. North Shore MustangsHouston weather will be FANG-TASTIC for Halloween<\/p>\n
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Houston weather will be FANG-TASTIC for HalloweenLarge west Houston apartment fire under control after dramatic rescues<\/p>\n
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Large west Houston apartment fire under control after dramatic rescuesHouston! Fall is finally here with windy Wednesday and crisp temps<\/p>\n
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Houston! Fall is finally here with windy Wednesday and crisp tempsData shows 189 bodies recovered from Houston bayous since 2017<\/p>\n
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Data shows 189 bodies recovered from Houston bayous since 2017Hurricane Melissa in the record-books as one of the most intense in history<\/p>\n
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Hurricane Melissa in the record-books as one of the most intense in historyINSIDE HURRICANE MELISSA: Hurricane Hunters forced to abort mission due to heavy turbulence<\/p>\n
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INSIDE HURRICANE MELISSA: Hurricane Hunters forced to abort mission due to heavy turbulence13-year-old girl fights off would-be kidnapper who tried to abduct her while she walked to school<\/p>\n
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13-year-old girl fights off would-be kidnapper who tried to abduct her while she walked to schoolHouston Food Bank steps up food distribution as thousands face interrupted SNAP benefits<\/p>\n
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Houston Food Bank steps up food distribution as thousands face interrupted SNAP benefitsPrevious photoNext photo<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"FILE – Texas Gov. Greg Abbott speaks to reporters outside the West Wing of the White House, Feb.…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":29050,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[392,56,66,223,287,4250,27,5600,29,28],"class_list":{"0":"post-29049","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-texas","8":"tag-greg-abbott","9":"tag-houston","10":"tag-local","11":"tag-news","12":"tag-politics","13":"tag-snap-benefits","14":"tag-texas","15":"tag-texas-democrats","16":"tag-texas-headlines","17":"tag-texas-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29049","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=29049"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29049\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/29050"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=29049"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=29049"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=29049"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}