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HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Houston landed a marquee professional boxing bout in nearly two years and it featured one of the sport’s biggest stars in Ryan Garcia. The special catchweight attraction featured Garcia winning in spectacular fashion with an eight-round knockout over junior welterweight contender Oscar Duarte. On Friday’s weigh-in, Garcia weighed in just at 143 pounds while Duarte arrived in …

HOUSTON (KTRK) — We’re celebrating Chief Forecaster David Tillman, who was named a 2024 Media Powerhouse by the Houston Association of Black Journalists. Tillman was recognized Saturday night during HABJ’s 2023 Sneaker Ball Scholarship Gala, at the Eldorado Ballroom in Third Ward. The annual gala kicks tradition to the curb, inviting attendees to show off their most unique sneakers and other …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — The No. 1-ranked private school in Texas, St. Thomas, fell short of a state championship on Friday, falling to Dallas’ Parish Episcopal. The Eagles were seeking to end a 27-year state title drought in their title fight with the Panthers but couldn’t overcome their opponents, 40-29. The Panthers entered the lunchtime kickoff at Waco ISD Stadium as …

Officials plan to widen a tributary in the Clear Lake area, but some residents aren’t on board. Horsepen Bayou is a tributary in the Armand Bayou Watershed. Both Horsepen Bayou and Armand Bayou flow southeast toward Clear Lake, which flows into Galveston Bay and eventually the Gulf of Mexico. During Hurricane Harvey, several homes near Horsepen Bayou took on 20 …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — CJ Stroud scored for two! Coming off a close defeat by the Jacksonville Jaguars, the Houston Texans’ first-year quarterback was named the NFL Offensive Rookie of the Month and the AFC Offensive Player of the Month. The double awards for November marks just the fifth time in league history that a player has won both awards in …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A mother and father have been charged with causing lifelong injuries to their 1-year-old son, who doctors believe may never walk again, according to court records. Reginald Stacy, 35, and Lorie Angel Ramos, 27, are each facing a count of serious bodily injury to a child by omission and commission. Stacy and Ramos are both in custody …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A few showers and storms will stick around early tonight. The rain will slowly lose its intensity as we approach midnight. After that clouds will stick around overnight with temperatures falling into the mid-upper 50s by Saturday morning. Will showers and storms continue this weekend? The first weekend of December looks mostly dry! We’re not ruling out …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — The family of Robin Simpson, who police say was stabbed to death by her husband last month, is shedding more light on her murder. According to investigators, the brutal attack took place in front of the couple’s 8-year-old daughter. Family members continue to question whether the police arrived in a reasonable time frame. submitted an open records …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Before Texas Longhorns’ defensive tackle T’Vondre Sweat was gobbling up opposing running backs and quarterbacks, the Huntsville High School product was feasting on anything and everything to add 100 pounds to the 6-foot-4-inch frame of what, at one time, was a tall, skinny high school recruit. “I mean, I was a little small guy,” Sweat admitted this …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Friday is day two of Greyhound downsizing and operating fully at their new hub in east Houston near Harrisburg Boulevard and 70th Street. The smaller terminal has come to life in the last two days as buses and passengers crowd the hub. “It’s going to be a big change there,” Adrian Martinez said as he biked by …