HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Houston ISD is announcing a new initiative to make sure your child isn’t drinking lead at school water fountains. On Wednesday, HISD held an event to highlight the process it’s making in protecting schoolchildren from lead in drinking water. HISD will begin a project to add bottle-filling stations with lead filters and work with the Texas Commission …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — The man convicted of murdering beloved Harris County Deputy Sandeep Dhaliwal during a traffic stop in 2019 has been sentenced to death. Robert Solis showed no emotion as the sentence was read on Wednesday. Jurors deliberated for just 35 minutes before recommending the death penalty in the punishment phase of the trial. They deliberated for 25 minutes …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A luxury hair extension company in north Houston was robbed by a man and woman posing as customers. The theft happened on Tuesday afternoon at She’s Happy Hair along the North Freeway. Anita Bates, chief operating officer for the luxury hair store, said the suspects asked for a specific type of 40-inch extensions. “Once the sales consultant …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — It’s crazy to think that if it wasn’t for the MLB lockout, the Houston Astros and the Philadelphia Phillies facing off with each other during this past regular season would be a distant memory – a six-month-old memory to be exact. The two World Series combatants were slated to begin 2022 against each other. Their three-game series …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A luxury hair extension company in north Houston was robbed by a man and woman posing as customers. The theft happened on Tuesday afternoon at She’s Happy Hair along the North Freeway. Anita Bates, chief operating officer for the luxury hair store, said the suspects asked for a specific type of 40-inch extensions. “Once the sales consultant …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — After jurors deliberated for 17 hours and 58 minutes, a mistrial has been declared for the second time in the capital murder case of A.J. Armstrong, who is accused of killing his parents, Dawn and Antonio. Dawn and Antonio were killed as they slept in the family’s southwest Houston home in 2016. A.J. was just 16 years …

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) — Promising statistics were shown this week during commissioners’ court about violent crime across Harris County decreasing. %uD83D%uDEA8Violent crime in Harris County is down 12% since 2021. The work is not done, but our $46M efforts are working:%u2B07%uFE0FHomicide down 13%%u2B07%uFE0FRape down 34%%u2B07%uFE0FRobbery down 11%%u2B07%uFE0FAggravated assault down 11%Don%u2019t believe the falsehoods. %u2014 Lina Hidalgo (@LinaHidalgoTX) October 26, 2022 Statistics …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — The World Series isn’t the only thing rolling into Houston Friday. A round of severe weather is also possible as a line of thunderstorms sweeps through much of Texas. We’ve designated Friday an Weather Alert Day. A line of storms moving through during the midday hours could produce damaging winds, brief street flooding, and isolated tornadoes. Please …

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) — After blocking a vote to bring in millions in new tax revenue, one Harris County commissioner defended his decision and explained why he should still receive his paycheck. Tuesday was the deadline to increase the tax rate. If passed, $250 million in additional funds would’ve come into the county to hire more cadets, expand flood mitigation …

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