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Part Three of ‘Our America: Trouble on Tap’ To Begin Airing Oct. 28
Part Three of ‘Our America: Trouble on Tap’ To Begin Airing Oct. 28 press release title ‘Drilling into California’s Water Crisis’ Delves Into the Impact of California’s Extreme Weather Conditions and the Recent Influx of Water After Years of Drought A trailer for the episode can be viewed here. “Our America: Trouble on Tap” the…

ABC13 Anchor Art Rascon Announces He’s Leaving the Station After More Than 20 Years
ABC13 Anchor Art Rascon Announces He’s Leaving the Station After More Than 20 Years Rascon Legacy Continues With Son Jacob Joining the Team Photos Courtesy of ABC13/KTRK-TV Houston Art Rascon, who joined ABC13/KTRK-TV Houston as an anchor in 1998, will leave the station at the end of the year, announced Wendy Granato, president and general…

ABC13/KTRK-TV Houston Names Texas Native Rita Garcia As New Weekday Morning Anchor
ABC13/KTRK-TV Houston Names Texas Native Rita Garcia As New Weekday Morning Anchor Rita Garcia Joins Station From KTTV-TV Los Angeles Photos courtesy of ABC13/KTRK-TV Houston ABC13/KTRK-TV Houston President and General Manager Wendy Granato named Rita Garcia to co-anchor its weekday morning newscast and appear on-air on Monday, July 26. Garcia joins the morning Eyewitness Team…

Houston’s Longtime Broadcast Anchor Tom Koch Leaves Lasting Legacy at ABC13/KTRK-TV Houston
Houston’s Longtime Broadcast Anchor Tom Koch Leaves Lasting Legacy at ABC13/KTRK-TV Houston Tom Koch, who joined ABC13/KTRK-TV Houston in 1982 as a reporter before becoming the co-anchor of Houston’s No. 1 morning newscast, will celebrate his last day on air Friday, May 28, 2021, announced Wendy Granato, president and general manager, KTRK. As co-anchor of the…

ABC13/KTRK-TV Houston Addresses Vaccine Concerns in Black and Latino Communities in a Two-Day Virtual Town Hall Series
ABC13/KTRK-TV Houston Addresses Vaccine Concerns in Black and Latino Communities in a Two-Day Virtual Town Hall Series ‘COVID-19 Vaccine and Our Communities of Color’ Streams LIVE on Jan. 27 and 28 (7:00-8:00 p.m. CST) atABC13.com, ABC13 news app and ABC13’s connected TV apps on Amazon Fire TV, Android TV, Apple TV and Roku ABC13, Houston’s…

Friday Night Lights Just Got Better As ABC13/KTRK-TV Houston Teams Up With Texan Live to Stream High School Sports With a Football Kickoff
Friday Night Lights Just Got Better As ABC13/KTRK-TV Houston Teams Up With Texan Live to Stream High School Sports With a Football Kickoff ABC13 Will Stream Two High School Games Each Week Viewers Can Stream Live Two Games Each Week on ABC13.com, ABC13’s app and ABC13’s Connected TV Apps on Amazon Fire TV, Android TV, Apple TV and Roku ABC13,Houston’s news leader,…

Houston’s Longtime Broadcast Journalist Deborah Wrigley Celebrates an Illustrious Career and Lasting Legacy at ABC13
Houston’s Longtime Broadcast Journalist Deborah Wrigley Celebrates an Illustrious Career and Lasting Legacy at ABC13 Mayor Sylvester Turner Declares Sept. 4, 2020, ‘Deborah Wrigley Day’ Deborah Wrigley, who joined ABC13/KTRK-TV Houston in 1978 as a reporter, will celebrate her last day on air Sept. 4, 2020, announced Wendy Granato, president and general manager, KTRK. Wrigley…

ABC13/KTRK-TV Houston to Host Town Hall Empowering Texans to Vote Early in the 2020 Elections
ABC13/KTRK-TV Houston to Host Town Hall Empowering Texans to Vote Early in the 2020 Elections ‘YOUR VOICE, YOUR VOTE: Countdown to Early Voting’ Will Stream LiveThursday, Sept. 3 (7:00 – 8:00 p.m. CDT) Exclusive Stream Live at ABC13.com, ABC13’s Facebook Live and YouTube and ABC13’s Connected TV Apps on Amazon Fire TV, Android TV, Apple TV and Roku ABC13, Houston’s news leader, is bringing…

ABC13/KTRK-TV Houston To Host a Two-Night ‘COVID-19 and Our Schools’ Town Hall July 29 – 30
ABC13/KTRK-TV Houston To Host a Two-Night ‘COVID-19 and Our Schools’ Town Hall July 29 – 30 The Two-Night Town Hall Airs July 29 – 30 (7:00 – 8:00 p.m. CDT) Exclusively Stream Live at ABC13.com, ABC13’s Facebook Live and YouTube and ABC13’s connected TV apps on Amazon FireTV, Android TV, Apple TV, Roku ABC13, Houston’s news leader, presents, “COVID-19 and Our…

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott Joins ABC13/KTRK-TV Houston’s Virtual Town Hall to Discuss COVID-19 and Reopening Texas
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott Joins ABC13/KTRK-TV Houston’s Virtual Town Hall to Discuss COVID-19 and Reopening Texas Virtual Town Hall Is TODAY, July 2 (7:00 – 8:00 p.m. CDT) Exclusively Stream Live at ABC13.com, ABC13’s Facebook Live and YouTube and ABC13’s connected TV apps on Amazon FireTV, Android TV, Apple TV, Roku ABC13, Houston’s most-watched television station, presents ”Reopening Texas,” a one-hour virtual town…