Court victory for student expelled for protesting pledge

When India Landry refused to rise for the Pledge of Allegiance at Winfern High School, her principal expelled her from campus.

Reality of healthy obesity

"Healthy obesity" may sound like an oxymoron but it is a concept that is primarily affecting women.

Pregnant woman competing in triathlon

Just when you thought any excuse was good for not exercising, along comes Dr. Alexia McClerkin. She is not only pregnant but she is preparing to take part in a triathlon in Fulshear!

Waiter without a car surprised with one by local attorney

This is in the Factor Angel file: Houston personal injury attorney Edward Pollard really got into the Christmas spirit this year. 

Rising costs & rising numbers of Alzheimer's cases

Alzheimer's disease affects more than five million people in the U.S. alone. It's also the sixth leading cause of death in the country.

Binge eating & obesity

A lot of people have trouble with binge eating. Experts say it's now the most common eating disorder in the U.S.

Man fakes his death to help police catch wife in murder-for-hire plot

You said "I do", and then she says "I don't". But instead of divorcing you, she tries to kill you. That's the bizarre story of what happened to one local man.

59 dead, 527 injured in mass shooting in Las Vegas

On the Factor to discuss this tragedy is University of Houston criminal justice professor Dr. Kevin Buckler.

Emergency medical response during a mass casualty event

After Sunday night's shooting, the rush of wounded people into Las Vegas hospitals was something few cities have ever had to deal with before, with reports that ambulances just couldn't keep up with the number of wounded.

Hotel security concerns

Paddock was reportedly a high-roller who frequented high end hotels, businesses that have their security on staff to keep an eye on things. Hotel security expert professor Stephen Barth is on the Factor to talk about how something like this could have happened.

Mental impact on survivors of a mass shooting

On the Factor to discuss how these kinds of mass shootings can affect people mentally is UH professor of psychology Candace Alfano.

The dangers of injection parties

Here to talk about the dangers with these so-called injection parties is Dr. Danish, UTMB pain fellow with the department of anesthesia.

How should JJ Watt's hurricane fund be used?

Heard it time and time again from hurricane victims - what happened to all of that money JJ Watt collected?

Breaking up with your hairstylist

On the Factor is our panel of hairstylists: Javier Huerta with Genesis Houston, Wanda Anderson with Serenity Hair Studios, and Nicholl Serrato with Serendipity Salon.

Woman spreads awareness after being jailed for at-home injection parties

“I already had a big butt, but I got it popped out here a pop out here. The prospective that I had at the time was, I’m going to get the look. Oh that’ll be so cute if I get this look. That was the stupidest thing I ever did.” CC Foster just served five years behind bars for participating in at-home injection parties.