HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — New research out Monday from the National Commission on COVID-19 and Criminal Justice suggests the pandemic and protests after the death of George Floyd both played a role in 2020’s historic increase in murder across the country. In Houston, murder was up more than 40% in 2020 and continues to climb. The city recorded its 33rd murder on …

An investigation in Louisiana led to the arrest of two Kingwood-area residents for their alleged participation in the human trafficking of a 15-year-old victim from Houston. According to Louisiana State Police, officers were conducting a traffic stop on a vehicle when an assist was requested on an investigation of a missing 15-year-old that was found in the car. Through the …

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi does not plan to include a pathway to citizenship for undocumented essential workers, Dreamers and Temporary Protected Status recipients as part of an upcoming coronavirus relief package, despite calls from Democrats and immigrant advocates to do so. “President Biden proposed comprehensive immigration reform, which includes protections for frontline immigrant workers, separate from his Covid relief plan, …