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HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Police have released new surveillance footage as they try to find out more information about a man who was found dead on the side of the road in southwest Houston. Witnesses say the first sign of trouble was just after 11 p.m. Sunday when they reportedly heard gunshots. Then, at about 5:40 a.m. on Monday, workers saw …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A cold front will blow through Southeast Texas overnight, ushering cooler temperatures for the rest of Thanksgiving week. Those breezy winds will drag in much cooler air for Tuesday with temperatures lingering in the 50s all day! It should be dry, but there will still be clouds hanging around behind the front. What’s the coldest it will …

ATASCOCITA, Texas (KTRK) — Investigators believe a lightning strike may be the cause of a devastating house fire in northeast Harris County just two days before Thanksgiving. The Harris County Precinct 4 Constable’s Office posted on Facebook about the fire around 1 p.m., urging residents to avoid the area in the 16800 block of Fowler Pines Drive. Investigators said the homeowners …

It’s every high school football program’s goal to practice on Thanksgiving. Turkey Day practices mean you’ve made it to the third round of Texas high school football playoffs. Cy-Fair will face North Shore at NRG Stadium on Friday at 2 p.m. as part of a big high school football triple-header. The Bobcats eliminated Katy with a 29-21 overtime win. It …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — For some Houstonians, unexpected guests arrived days before Thanksgiving, completely catching them off guard. Barrels, heavy equipment, and construction crews are not what neighbors living in The Heights expected this week. “I woke up to jackhammers in front of our driveways,” Abby Douglas recalled. “I asked them to stop so we could get our cars out.” Douglas …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A story brought you in April helped law enforcement identify a man it suspects is behind a series of sophisticated thefts around the U.S. Richard Calin is now charged with theft in Harris County. He was accused of stealing credit cards and a SIM card from a Houston man’s gym locker in April. He allegedly used the credit …

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) — The arrest of a 77-year-old attorney may be the first of many in the case of drugs being smuggled into the Harris County Jail. Defense attorney Ronald Lewis is charged with two counts of having a prohibited substance in a correctional facility. He was arrested on Friday during a visit to the jail and found to …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — All main lanes on the inbound US-59 Eastex Freeway at Tidwell were blocked Monday evening as police looked into a crash that left a pedestrian dead. According to the Houston Police Department, officers received a call of a major crash at 6:45 p.m. The driver who hit the pedestrian remained at the scene, police said. Houston TranStar …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — As they waited in the pickup line outside Thomas Middle School, 13 Investigates showed parents and grandparents job applications for some of the Houston Independent School District’s hundreds of uncertified teachers. There’s a former fast food crew member teaching reading, a barista teaching science, a sales associate teaching science and a paralegal teaching fourth grade math, according …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A driver was killed Monday evening after leading sheriff’s deputies on a chase that ended with a crash near the North Loop. The Harris County Sheriff’s Office said the pursuit started from an attempted traffic stop near Little York and Hardy roads at about 8:19 p.m. The driver and lone occupant refused to stop but slowed down …