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Students Design Aquarium Pumps to Save Babies’ Lives
Babies are surviving in the poorest parts of Africa thanks to the ingenuity of students in a Rice University design class. Faced with the...
Man Rescues Dying Dog From the Middle of a Busy Highway
When Rickey Young heard on the radio that there was a dog in the HOV lane on a Houston highway, he rushed over to...
How Much Longer Can One Man Feed Millions?
A second-generation rice farmer from Danbury, a tiny Texas town of 1700, is a local legend.
He’s a legend thanks to the almost six million...
Cop on Patrol Stops to Throw Football With Lonely Kid (WATCH)
Thousands of people have watched a police officer near Houston get out of his car to toss a football with a boy in a...
Engineering Students Design Robotic Arm for Teen With Brittle Bones
It was a big day for Dee Faught when a team of Rice University students gave him a helping hand. In fact, they gave...
TV Viewers Help Marine with Vandalized Car in Big Way
On Monday, the news on channel 2 in Houston featured a story about a former Marine whose car was senselessly vandalized, and now a...
Boy Finally Gets Autograph Then Gives it to Boy In Wheelchair
Kanye Ortiz loves the football players on the Houston Texan team, so his family showed up at their practice field to try to get...
Harvested Seaweed Could Help Protect Texas Shoreline Against Hurricanes
It can be a nuisance when seaweed piles up on the beaches after high tide, but the leafy, brown plants might be the key...
Father and Son Both Make Hole-in-One on Father’s Day
Collecting a hole-in-one on Father's Day is about as good as it gets for a golfing dad, unless his son gets one, too, right...
The Power of Spontaneous Community Caring
The Eastern Market neighborhood near Capitol Hill was the scene of a remarkable community rescue during a sudden eviction of one of their most...
Tornado Survivor Finds Buried Dog During TV Interview (WATCH)
An elderly woman being interviewed by a television crew was literally counting her blessings after her beloved schnauzer peaked out from beneath the rubble...
United Airlines Holds Plane So Passenger Can Say Goodbye To Dying Mother
Kerry Drake needed to get to Lubbock, Texas, and fast. His mother was dying, so he booked the next flight from San Francisco. “I...
Basketball All-Stars Show They Care With Day of Service
On Friday, Feb. 15, more than 1,500 members of the NBA family, including the NBA All-Stars, joined in service projects throughout Houston, including the...
Waiter Defends Boy with Down Syndrome, Refuses to Serve Table
Two families seated in neighboring booths at a Texas restaurant produced a situation ending with neighborly support for a special needs child.
After the waiter...
Cheetahs From Zoo Get Workout at Horse Track (UPDATED w/ VIDEO)
As the world's fastest animals, the big cats can run up to 65 mph and need to get up to speed to burn off...
Hundreds of Executives and Officials Sleep Outside, Raising Millions for Homeless Teens
In 12 cities across two countries, nearly 500 business executives, advocates and celebrities slept outside on the streets Thursday night to let homeless kids...
San Antonio Marathon Had Sweet Finish for Surprised Wife
Jonathan Gillis likes surprises, the bigger and more elaborate, the better. A Texas Army National Guard sergeant, he was supposed to be in Afghanistan...
Wounded GIs Build Fancy Cars and New Lives
The "Automotivation" program began eight years ago after the founder of San Antonio-based Operation Comfort talked with a soldier in Brooke Army Medical Center's...
Couple Tips Waiter $5000 After his Car is Destroyed
Greg Rubar still can't believe how his bad luck turned into good fortune.
On Saturday, he was working in the Italian cafe where he's been...
Hero Award Recipient: ‘I Can’t Let This Baby Die’
Tom Porter says he doesn't think he's a hero, but he'll soon have a bronze medal that says he is.
The Texas resident was awarded...