HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — If you need to return a Christmas gift, retailers have new options to safely to do so during the COVID-19 pandemic. This year, the National Retail Federation estimated Americans would spend $766 billion in holiday sales, with much of it being done online. “I didn’t really go to any shops,” said Shrey Jain. “I just did …

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) — A fight over parking between neighbors on Christmas Day erupted into a shooting, leaving one man dead in north Harris County, according to the Harris County Sherriff’s Office. It happened around 7:30 p.m. in the 1100 block of Sawgrass Ridge Lane. Deputies said the shooter called the sheriff’s office and surrendered at a nearby truck …

No suspect was found and no injuries were reported after police responded to multiple calls Friday night of an “active threat” at Great Wolf Lodge in Grapevine. Around 9 p.m. Friday, Grapevine police received several calls of a man making threatening comments at the resort, and within minutes of the first call, more calls were made to 911 that a …

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) — A suspect was shot and killed in a deputy-involved shooting Christmas morning in north Harris County. The shooting happened just before 5 a.m. Friday at an apartment complex on Aldine Bender near Sequoia Bend, which is near the Eastex Freeway and the Beltway.   According to Lt. Robert Minchew with Harris County Sheriff’s Office, one …

Recently, a reader asked Curious Texas: “What happened to the Native Americans that resided in the North Texas area? When were they pushed out, and how come there aren’t any reservations in North Texas?” The three federally recognized tribes in Texas are the Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas in Livingston, founded in 1854; the Kickapoo Traditional Tribe of Texas in Eagle …

After a freezing start to Christmas Day, temperatures climbed to the low 60s by afternoon under sunny skies. With continued sunshine and a south wind, the warming trend will continue through the holiday weekend. It will become breezy on Saturday and downright windy on Sunday. As dry as it’s been lately, that means an elevated fire concern on Saturday and …

Across the state, 4,096 more coronavirus cases and 200 COVID-19 deaths were reported Friday. Texas has now reported 1,657,857 total cases and 26,408 fatalities. Shingle Mountain removal begins Workers begin to remove shingles from what is known as Shingle Mountain, a pile Of the new cases, 3,123 were confirmed and 973 were probable. The state has reported 1,467,898 confirmed cases …

Over about four years, federal agents arrested hundreds of people and seized their assets in a major multiphase crackdown on synthetic marijuana products known as K2 and spice that transformed some users into zombie-like states or outright killed them. But a significant number of those drug trafficking cases have fallen apart, including one of the biggest — against the owners …

A 21-year-old man was arrested in the shooting death of a 38-year-old man Christmas morning in West Dallas, police say. Shingle Mountain removal begins Workers begin to remove shingles from what is known as Shingle Mountain, a pile Junior Gebremariam faces a murder charge in the death of Brigido Cisneros after a shooting at a 7-Eleven, police said. Officers were …

A woman behind bars after a fatal South Dallas shooting last week was involved in a fight that started during a game of dominoes, police say. Shingle Mountain removal begins Workers begin to remove shingles from what is known as Shingle Mountain, a pile Erica Monique Polk, 37, faces a murder charge in the death of 65-year-old Ernest Berry. Officers …