HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — The Houston Health Department has confirmed the first ‘presumptive positive’ case of COVID-19 within Houston’s city limits. Thursday night, officials confirmed there is a man between the ages of 60-70 years old who has a history of international travel. The man is said to be experiencing some symptoms and has self-quarantined at home. His lab work …

FORT BEND COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) — City leaders in Stafford are now investigating after they were notified about a patient who came back as presumptive positive case for COVID-19 in Fort Bend County. The Stafford fire chief says they responded to a call on Tuesday morning and three firefighters then assisted the patient. “Our personnel on the fire truck assisted …

MEMORIAL, Texas (KTRK) — Our ABC13+ series brought us to the store First Dibs in Memorial. This one-stop-shop is where you can get designer items for a fraction of the original price. “We have perfumes. Tiffany, David Yurman.” said owner Lorett Cuadra. “We have every day jewelry. We have a wall full of Louis Vuitton’s, Prada, Gucci, Chanel.” That’s just …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — In the early morning hours of March 6, 1982, a slow burning fire filled rooms with thick black smoke, killing 12 people and injuring three others at the Westchase Hilton hotel in southwest Houston. The first call came in at 2:28 a.m. and within minutes firefighters were on the scene rescuing people. The fire was contained …

Full sunshine and light winds helped temperatures climb into the low 70s Thursday afternoon. A weak cold front will arrive late in the evening, but it will only be 5 or 6 degrees cooler on Friday. Nice weather will continue into the weekend. Early reminder that Daylight Saving Time begins this Sunday. Don’t forget to set your clocks ahead one …

Expect more pleasant weather today with increasing high clouds this afternoon and highs in the mid 60s. Dry weather will last through most of the weekend, however there will be a chance of showers by Sunday evening, as rain chances begin moving in from west to east. Early reminder that Daylight Saving Time begins this Sunday. Don’t forget to set …

AUSTIN — Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick on Thursday blasted Texas Land Commissioner George P. Bush for mismanaging state efforts to restore the Alamo. Patrick said in a written statement that the project in downtown San Antonio “is badly off track.” He accused Bush, a fellow Republican statewide officeholder, of having “wasted significant public dollars on designs which most Texans would …

AUSTIN — A Texas civil rights group called the secretary of state, Texas’ top election official, to work with local officials to resolve the voting issues Texans faced on Super Tuesday before the November general election. Attorneys from the Texas Civil Rights Project sent a letter to Texas Secretary of State Ruth R. Hughs on Thursday demanding the state to work to …

WASHINGTON — Texas Sen. John Cornyn fired his opening salvo against his two possible general election opponents after the Democratic primary for his U.S. Senate seat advanced to a runoff on Tuesday. “They are trending toward the national democratic radicalism that is not something that Democrats in Texas are going to find attractive, much less independents and Republicans,” Cornyn said …

AUSTIN — In a new federal lawsuit, Democrats are pushing back against the end of straight-ticket voting in Texas, arguing the change is unconstitutional because it will disproportionately affect black and Hispanic voters. The lawsuit against the Texas secretary of state was filed by the Texas Democratic Party, the Webb County Democratic Party and the Democratic campaign arms of the …