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Multiple Houston ISD neighborhoods saw an increase of more than 20 percent in average residential property values in 2019, according to data from the Harris County Appraisal District. Property values are based on a number of factors, including what other homes are selling for the in the area and improvements to the property. Homes saw the sharpest increases inside the …

Earlier this year Buc-ee’s debuted its first location outside of Texas, in Robertsdale, Ala. to much fanfare. Little did we know the next place the famous beaver would be spotted: Amman, Jordan. Maurice Chammah, a writer for the The Marshall Project — a nonprofit newsroom covering America’s criminal justice system — pulled over when he saw the famous beaver cartoon splashed …

Officers chasing a motorist and a passenger accused of three robberies were shot at in north Houston, police said. The chase started around 7:45 p.m. Wednesday near the 2900 block of Bingle Road when the two suspected robbers fled a traffic stop. In the middle of the chase, in the area near Homestead Road and Interstate 610, one of them …

XALAPA, Mexico (AP) — A tour bus and a semi-trailer collided Wednesday on a mountain road in the Mexican state of Veracruz, and the bus rolled over and caught fire, killing at least 21 people and injuring 30, officials said. Roberto Hernández, the civil defense director for Nogales township, said the bus turned onto one side and the ground blocked …

A man suspected of killing an employee of a Cleveland area plumbing company that evicted him from their property and then later shooting a Liberty County Sheriff’s Office deputy fatally shot himself after eluding authorities for hours Wednesday, officials said. The man, identified as Pavol Vido, was found behind a house about mile and a half away from the deadly …

A foul ball struck by Cubs center fielder Albert Almora, Jr. during the fourth inning hit a small child along the third-base line at Minute Maid Park on Wednesday night, causing a stoppage in the game and a sobering scene. Play was halted for a brief stoppage after the incident. Almora dropped to two knees and needed to be consoled …

HOUSTON (AP) — Houston Texans star J.J. Watt is engaged to his girlfriend, professional soccer player Kealia Ohai. Both tweeted word of their engagement Sunday with photos showing Watt down on one knee before Ohai along a waterfront and rocky coast with a beautiful sunset Watt, the three-time NFL Defensive Player of the Year, tweeted , “I’m the luckiest man …

A Harris County judge on Tuesday denied a motion to dismiss a lawsuit against a Houston man accused of making false statements in a criminal case that sent his former in-laws to prison for aiding his ex-wife in the kidnapping of their child. An attorney representing the man tried invoking a First Amendment protection statute under the Texas Citizens Participation …

LOS ANGELES, California — The landlord under fire for evicting a 102-year-old woman from her home of nearly 30 years is defending his actions. Thelma Smith recently got an eviction notice. Her landlords want to have the unit back to move in their daughter, who is graduating from law school. She was given a notice to vacate by June 30. …

KATY, Texas (KTRK) — The FBI confirmed to ABC13 Eyewitness News they are part of the investigation into Katy ISD coach Bradley Britton. The 33-year-old married father was arrested at his home on Friday, May 24, the very first day of summer for KISD students. Britton, who worked as a teacher and girls’ basketball coach at Seven Lakes High School, …