HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Elizabeth Gonzalez Brock assumed leadership of METRO in February. Now, she oversees an agency with a $1.6 billion budget, serving hundreds of thousands who rely on it for safety, timeliness, and convenience. “If a service is easy to use, people will use it,” Brock told. This straightforward principle guides the new METRO under Brock’s leadership. She …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — It’s not your imagination. This year, the Houston area and the country have seen a significant amount of damaging severe weather. In fact, there have been so many weather emergencies that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is already nearing the depletion of its funds. With hurricane season just beginning, typically the most hazardous time of …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A 15-year-old is suspected of shooting and killing a beloved Houston-area softball coach in an attempted truck theft, according to police. The incident occurred on March 31, Easter Sunday, outside the victim’s apartment on the South Beltway near Pearland. The victim, 42-year-old Ivan Ramirez, was a coach for the Texas Magic Fastpitch Travel softball team. His …

CYPRESS, Texas (KTRK) — A Cypress woman has sworn off using DoorDash after her doorbell camera captured a delivery driver’s passenger stealing a scooter from her porch. The incident occurred on Monday afternoon after she ordered Chick-fil-A through the app. Around 4 p.m., a video obtained by shows a gray car arriving at her home. The driver exits the vehicle …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A Houston park ranger has been arrested and charged with official oppression following a man’s harrowing experience at Cullen Park. Joey Lamar Ellis, 33, was taken into custody Tuesday morning. The Houston Parks and Recreation Department confirmed they were notified about the arrest. According to city records, Ellis has been employed since 2019. Houston police reported …

Apple introduced several features including customizable home screen and Apple Intelligence to its iPhone in the latest iOS 18 update. The tech giant also announced its upgraded version of Siri and access to OpenAI’s GPT-4o for its iPhone, iPad, and Mac products during the company’s Worldwide Developers Conference on Monday. The latest update iOS 18 will also allow users customise the iPhone …

Billionaire Elon Musk said on Monday he would ban Apple (AAPL.O), opens new tab devices at his companies if the iPhone maker integrates OpenAI at the operating system level. “That is an unacceptable security violation,” Elon Musk, who is the CEO of electric-vehicle maker Tesla (TSLA.O), opens new tab and rocket maker SpaceX and owner of social media company X, …

South Africa defeated Bangladesh by just four runs in another low-scoring game at the T20 World Cup on Monday, a result likely to spark fresh debate over the suitability of the pitch being used in New York. South Africa were restricted to 113-6 in their 20 overs with Heinrich Klaasen top-scoring on 46 while fast bowler Tanzim Hasan Sakib returned …

MONTREAL: Red Bull’s triple world champion Max Verstappen completed a Canadian Grand Prix hat-trick of victories on a wet, wild and tricky Sunday at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve. Verstappen, who started on the front row alongside Mercedes pole sitter George Russell, stayed clear of trouble on a day of constantly changing conditions, snatching the lead from McLaren’s Lando Norris on …