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Houston Rockets point guard Chris Paul has sold an opulent mansion on the affluent suburban outskirts of Houston, Texas, for $5.85 million. Unfortunately for the nine-time NBA All-Star, the sale price is notably under the last asking price of $6.475 million and, even more notably, about half a million bucks less than the just over $6.36 million he paid for the extravagant spread …

Nearly 130 people were arrested for Driving While Intoxicated charges in Montgomery County over the course of spring break (March 8-24), according to records from a public information request filed by the Chronicle. The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office partnered with other area law enforcement agencies thanks to a Texas Department of Transportation grant to actively look for intoxicated drivers during spring break, according to …

A man sitting in traffic on Interstate 10 died Saturday morning after another car slammed into him, police said. The impact sent the car careening forward into the back of another car, which was subsequently jolted forward into a pickup truck. The car that had failed to slow down also continued forward and struck the back of an 18-wheeler. The …

Two people have been arrested in the shooting of a 3-year-old child last month at a southwest Houston park, according to city leaders. Leonard Butler, 25, and Mark Wakefield, 27, have been arrested in the case. Authorities with the Houston Police Department describe them as “part of the most wanted sect of the Bloods gang According to initial reports, the …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Vice President Mike Pence is in Houston. He has a full itinerary here today in Houston. He will first visit the Homeland Security Investigations facility and receive a briefing from Homeland Security Investigation and ICE agents on the humanitarian and security crisis at the U.S. southern border. He then will deliver remarks to the agents. Following …

CONROE, Texas (KTRK) — A 15-year-old girl was killed as she got off the school bus in Conroe Thursday afternoon. The deadly crash happened on Browder Traylor at East William Road. According to Texas Department of Public Safety, the teen was walking down Browder Traylor when she was hit. Neighbors say the girl normally walks in the ditch along the …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — It was April 5, 1976 when recluse billionaire Howard Hughes was en route from his penthouse in Acapulco to Methodist Hospital in Houston when he died of renal failure. Hughes had captured the attention of the American public in his early days as a rich, dashing movie-maker and aviator. He was Houston’s most famous citizen and …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A Precinct 4 deputy constable suffered injuries to his head when a suspected drunk driver slammed into his patrol SUV in northwest Harris County. It happened around 2 a.m. on the North Beltway near Veterans Memorial. Authorities said the deputy was parked on the side of the road looking for traffic violations when the suspect’s pickup …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Homicide detectives are working to determine how a man died inside a second floor apartment in Midtown. Authorities responded to the apartment complex on Mosley Court near Holman around 11:30 p.m. Thursday after the man’s girlfriend found his body. Police say the man, who’s in his 40s, sustained an injury under his chin, which appears to …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — We’re keeping a watchful eye on the severe weather potential for this weekend, but current expectations are that Houston will likely remain storm-free through Friday. This fog should lift out by 10 a.m. in most neighborhoods away from the coast. It’ll turn into a warm, humid day with highs in the mid 80s. Today is the …