HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — When the University of Miami men’s basketball team eliminated Houston and Texas from the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament, it did not mean the city’s Final Four would be without a Lone Star State connection. Anjelica Pack, sister of Miami star guard Nijel Pack, is a Houstonian who has called Texas home for over a decade. “It’s super …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — The city of Houston is proposing to make six neighborhoods “conservation districts,” or areas where certain development standards are established in order to maintain a neighborhood’s culture and feel. While creating these districts is still many steps away, possible development standards include limiting a building’s height and size, adhering to a particular architectural style, and using certain building materials. …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — The Texas Education Agency has confirmed that Commissioner Mike Morath was not attending Wednesday’s community meeting on the Houston Independent School District takeover. The meeting was expected to be crowded to the point that it was moved to Delmar Fieldhouse, and multiple groups called for HPD officers to provide security. Previous meetings have been contentious, with the …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — The Houston Area Women’s Center is launching a new campaign to help victims of abuse with safety planning as a response to the dramatic uptick in domestic violence homicides. Deaths resulting from domestic violence doubled in the Houston area between 2019 and 2022, according to the Texas Council on Family Violence. Of the more than 200 Texans that died from …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — In several cases this week, victims have fought back against their attackers or robbers in Houston. We saw it first on Monday night when a veteran with a disability said a man tried to rob him at the METRO headquarters downtown. “When he took off, I grabbed my pistol, turned the (wheelchair), and started shooting,” Garland Cherry said. …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — It’s an issue that continues to make headlines over and over again — neighbors feeling frustrated by illegal dumping near their homes. On Wednesday, the city of Houston announced the details of One Clean Houston, a new initiative aimed at fighting this problem. Walter Mallett, a resident of Kashmere Gardens, is tired of seeing piles of trash near …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — For weeks, has shown the awful video of a Vietnamese woman in Bellaire being robbed, body-slammed, and ultimately paralyzed. The 17-year-old suspect just had his bond lowered from $200,000 to $100,000, and now community activists want answers. “What happens when he goes out and commits another crime, and we’re talking about it again? We told you …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — There are now two people behind bars facing capital murder charges in the death of a 16-year-old whose last moments were captured on surveillance camera back in February. Records show that Jelani Olukoga, 17, was taken into custody on Tuesday night in connection with Zion Lampley’s killing. Olukoga, like previously-arrested suspect Kyrand Jelks, 18, faces a capital murder …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A family is desperate for answers after their loved one was shot and killed Tuesday night in the Spring Branch area. The victim’s family said he was trying to stop a robbery in west Houston on Long Point Road near Antoine when he was shot to death. Investigators said police still don’t have a description of the …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Gulf moisture is about to push back into Southeast Texas, and that means we get the same cloudy sky with the same small chance for showers. The big difference will be increase in humidity. Temperatures Thursday morning will start out around 60 degrees, and isolated showers are possible for the morning drive. Shower coverage will increase a …