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HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) — A judge revoked bond for a Houston rapper accused of leading Harris County deputies on a chase that topped 130 miles per hour. Albert Walker Mondane, who is better known by his stage name Sauce Walka, bonded out of jail earlier this week. His initial bond was $15,000. Mondane refused to pull over on Wednesday when …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A 9-year-old boy was found safe after authorities say he was last seen leaving his home in the southeast Houston area on Thursday. According to the Houston Police Department, Nyledge Paxton was reported missing by his mother after he left his home in the 2600 block of Reed Road while she was at work. The mother arrived …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Port of Houston fire crews and environmental officials are monitoring air quality levels following a smoldering fire inside a grain elevator near Clinton Drive and McCarty Street. In a statement, the Port of Houston reported that the fire started in a Hansen Mueller grain elevator. The fire is now under control and has not spread beyond the …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Texans rookie C.J. Stroud is on pace to throw for more than 5,000 yards this season. That would shatter the old rookie record held by Andrew Luck with 4,374 yards. Stroud has been the league’s breakout star this fall, and he wants everyone to know his teammates have played a key role in his success. He credited …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — It feels more like spring outside now, but a cold front arriving late Saturday will bring chilly temperatures back to Southeast Texas. A south-to-southwesterly breeze overnight will keep it mild with low temperatures barely dropping below 70 degrees. The sky will start off fairly cloudy, and isolated shower are possible in the humid air. Temperatures will then …

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) — A man was shot and killed during a fight at a bus stop in the Aldine area, according to officials. Harris County sheriff’s deputies said the initial call came in around 9:35 p.m. Thursday about a man lying in the street. When paramedics arrived, they discovered he had multiple gunshot wounds. HCSO units responded to “In …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Body camera footage from six officers on the scene of the deadly shootout on the Southwest Freeway last month was released by the Houston Police Department on Friday. On the morning of Saturday, Nov. 11, an officer was pursuing a suspect, later identified as Jafeth Torres Diaz, who had allegedly carjacked someone in the days prior. The chase ended …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Football has a two-minute warning. This is Houston’s one-month warning. Exactly one month from Friday, Space City will host the 2024 College Football Playoff National Championship inside NRG Stadium. “The interest has absolutely spiked this week,” Zac Emmons, director of marketing and communications for the Houston College Football Playoff National Championship Host Committee, told. “It’s been a …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Early voting has begun! The December runoff elections are around the corner, and Houstonians have already started heading to the polls. Sheila Jackson Lee and John Whitmire are going head-to-head to replace Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner in the highly anticipated runoff on Dec. 9. There are also seven City Council positions and an open controller seat headed to runoffs, …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — The clutter was so dense in a northwest Houston townhome that Houston police called on Texas EquuSearch on Friday to locate a man’s body. The homeowner said to be in his mid-70s had not been seen in months. “A cadaver dog found the badly decomposed body under about four feet of debris,” Tim Miller, founder of Texas …