FOX 26 Digital News Brief for Oct. 12, 2018

The Houston Independent School District will have a new interim superintendent starting on Monday. The HISD Board of Trustees conducted a surprise vote at the end of a meeting on Thursday night, which has led to some major backlash.

Parents are concerned after someone at Pearland High School was diagnosed with tuberculosis, a contagious bacterial infection that attacks the lungs.

Republican U.S. Senator Ted Cruz took part in a campaign rally at Firehouse Saloon in southwest Houston on Friday afternoon.

Houston Astros fans are arriving in Boston, Mass., eager to watch the first game of the American League Championship Series on Saturday when the Astros take on the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park.