HOUSTON, Texas — Voters in Texas gave President Donald Trump its 38 electoral votes, while holding negative views about the country’s direction, according to an expansive AP survey of the American electorate. The race between Trump and Democratic rival Joe Biden concluded Tuesday as the nation remains in the throes of a global public health crisis and mired in the …

HOUSTON, Texas — Musicians and music venues facing financial trouble from coronavirus-related shutdowns will soon have an opportunity to apply for aid from the city of Houston. Houston City Council approved putting $3 million worth of its allocation of CARES Act funding toward a music industry relief program Nov. 4. It has been six months since RodeoHouston, arguably the largest event …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg will serve a second term as the county’s chief prosecutor after defeating challenger Mary Nan Huffman in Tuesday’s general election, according to final but unofficial totals. Ogg won the race with 54% of the vote to Huffman’s 46%, or by nearly 118,000 votes cast, after all Harris County precincts reported …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — The brothers of George Floyd, who died at the hands of Minneapolis police earlier this year, carried on his memory this election season by making a number of stops across the country to urge people to vote. They delivered drinks to voters in line in Houston and participated in rallies in cities like Chicago. The day …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — President Donald Trump’s false claim that he’s already won re-election, along with his baseless claims of election interference, are making activists nervous. Protests have broken out across the U.S. Wednesday evening against his calls for vote counts to stop in Michigan, Pennsylvania and Georgia, where just a small margin separates him and Democratic challenger Joe Biden. …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Two men were found shot to death inside a running Porsche on Houston’s southside overnight. The men were found around midnight inside the car on Bricker Street near Coffee Street when Houston police responded to a 911 call reporting a shooting. Police say both men were in their 20s. Neighbors say they heard gunshots and saw …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — From their temporary home in Nigeria, Kristi and Okey Okwuonu watched the election returns and wondered if they will ever be able to come home. “There’s no doubt there’s been a lot of non-sleeping and non-eating so the election has been stressful because the election really determines our future,” said Kristi. Speaking through a crackly Zoom …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A statewide rapid testing program in schools is getting a lot of interest from school systems across the state. The program is voluntary and school systems must apply. As of Monday night, 247 school systems had been accepted into the program, less than a week after the program opened up statewide after a pilot program. Some …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Americans who voted on Election Day may feel uneasy over political divisions and are anxious about what will happen next. Eyewitness News spoke with a Houston-area doctor on Wednesday to learn how to overcome anxiety caused by the election.   Americans voting on Election Day are exhausted from constant crises, uneasy because of volatile political divisions …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A man found shot to death at a high-rise apartment in Midtown Houston has been identified as a former member of the UH Cougars and Spring High School football teams. The Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences identified the victim from a deadly shooting early Wednesday as 22-year-old Ka’Darian Smith. According to police, Smith called his …