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HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Undercover officers performing surveillance for a narcotics investigation were shot at by someone unrelated to the case, the Houston Police Department said on Tuesday. No one was injured, but one person was detained after the shots were fired in the 3200 block of Wayne Street, off Collingsworth, in the Greater Fifth Ward. According to HPD, the incident …

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) — There were 81,468 evictions filed in Harris County in 2023, according to the website JanuaryAdvisors.com. That’s up from 79,626 in 2022 – a year when filings were up 27% from the county’s historical average, according to Rice University’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research. As a result of such numbers, two justices of the peace in Harris County have received …

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) — You may remember surveillance video that only showed you a few weeks ago of vicious stray dogs causing hundreds of dollars in damage to cars at a FM-1960 dealership. The two dogs behind the damage are now in the custody of BARC, the the city of Houston’s animal control, according to G Motors’ management. A Stafford …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Over the past week, viewers have been coming to the Weather Team with questions about a possible arctic blast later this month. Those rumors came from a weather blog in north Texas that posted about the “polar vortex” a few days after Christmas. At the moment, there is no cold air outbreak in the forecast, even extended. …

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) — Harris County Judge Frank Aguilar has taken the week off from the bench in the 228th District Court after his arrest in Galveston for family violence. A newly released and redacted probable cause affidavit states Aguilar caused bodily injury to his girlfriend by striking her “in the face and head with a closed fist multiple times” …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Houston Mayor John Whitmire hosted his inauguration party Tuesday night at the George R. Brown Convention Center to honor first responders. On Wednesday, there could be a pivotal point in the city’s long-standing feud with the fire department. Whitmire told he will start negotiations with the firefighters union at 10 a.m. Wednesday. It’s noteworthy because the department has …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Houston’s new mayor is now on the job. John Whitmire was sworn in right at 12:01 a.m. on Monday. Whitmire promised to get right to work. After he was sworn in, he spoke about his commitment to making Houston more safe. He also said he wants to make improvements to infrastructure and city services as Houston’s 63rd …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — The man accused of being behind the wheel of a semi-truck that stopped in the middle of the I-10 East Freeway last week has been charged. Trinidad Cutshall was charged with evading arrest and detention in a motor vehicle. Records show that the charges were filed on Dec. 30, days after the Harris County Sheriff’s Office identified Cutshall …

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana (KTRK) — As Texas prepares to face Washington in Monday’s Sugar Bowl, the Longhorns roster, naturally, is loaded with local talent. However, the Washington roster features six players who attended high school in the state of Texas. But only one is from Houston. Washington sophomore defensive back Jaivion Green, a Lamar High School product, has played in every …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — On Dec. 13, a resident of Haven at Elgin spoke only to ABC13 about his gruesome discovery. “The elevator, whenever it opened, I saw a body. He looked pretty lifeless,” the resident, who wished to stay anonymous, said. When the elevator doors opened, he found a 16-year-old boy shot to death. “I’ve never really seen a body …