A mother, mourning the tragic loss of her daughter to violence, is now engaged in a legal battle for custody of her grandchild. Tacara Reese-Windom, aged 23, was fatally shot in Dallas last week while her five-month-old child was in the car with her. Dallas Police reported the incident occurred in the 500 block of South Carroll Avenue. Lavone Richardson, …

A family outing to Fossil Rim Wildlife Center in Glen Rose took an unexpected turn when a giraffe grabbed hold of a child, causing a heart-stopping moment. The incident, which occurred on Saturday, June 1st, was captured on camera and has since garnered viral attention. In the video, the family can be seen attempting to feed the giraffe when it …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — The City of Houston’s financial situation has raised numerous questions recently. Firstly, are we facing financial hardship? Secondly, how can we afford a $650 million payout to firefighters for back pay? And finally, how did we manage to balance the proposed $6.7 billion budget for the upcoming fiscal year? Let’s begin with the budget. The city …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — At Wednesday’s Houston City Council meeting, up to $8 billion was on the line just ahead of the new fiscal year starting July 1. The council reviewed a $6.7 billion city budget proposal and a $650 million settlement aimed at resolving a long-standing, contentious eight-year dispute with the firefighters’ union. Controller Chris Hollins estimates that the …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — The Houston police are currently on the lookout for a suspect believed to have robbed a 65-year-old man at gunpoint, stealing his Social Security check in the process. Oscar Lee Benjamin, 38, is facing charges of aggravated robbery with a deadly weapon and unlawful possession of a firearm due to a prior felony conviction in connection …

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) — A Harris County sheriff’s deputy was caught on camera repeatedly punching a man in the head with a closed fist during an arrest, with several deputies struggling to detain him. An onlooker, visibly shocked, captured the incident on their phone as deputies arrested the suspect on Beltway 8 near Woodforest. The suspect, identified as 29-year-old …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Soil testing is currently in progress in Houston’s Fifth Ward at the site of the former Union Pacific Wood Preserving facility, an area identified by the City of Houston as having soil contaminated with cancer-causing chemicals. has been tracking this issue for years. Residents have long voiced concerns that something in the soil was making them …

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) — Although it’s now June, many residents in the Greater Houston area are still struggling to recover from the severe storms that hit in May. Several individuals have contacted , reporting weeks of waiting with no updates on their disaster recovery funds from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). Sandra Edwards, a resident of Houston’s Fifth …

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK)– A $1.5 million settlement has been reached in the lawsuit brought by former deputies of Harris County Precinct 1, according to the county commissioners. The lawsuit, which was filed by four women, alleged sexual exploitation during sting operations. The initial lawsuit named Constable Alan Rosen, Assistant Chief Chris Gore, and Lt. Shane Rigdon as defendants, though …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A Houston Police Department officer discharged their weapon at an individual in an apartment complex on the city’s west side after a neighbor reported seeing three masked individuals via her Ring doorbell camera, authorities said. The incident occurred at the Flats on Tanglewilde apartment complex, located at 2630 Tanglewilde St. in the Mid-West neighborhood. The shooting …