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HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Good news! The threat of severe weather is now over and so is our Weather Alert Day. Thunderstorms over eastern Chambers County will move into Louisiana later this evening. Our weather should quiet down overnight with low temperatures in the mid 60s. Extensive low clouds and fog are possible as we head toward sunrise. Sunshine breaking through …

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) — A family is shattered after the senseless murder of a father outside his own home. Investigators say he was ambushed and robbed when he got home on Wednesday afternoon. Marco Antonio Hernandez, 56, is now being identified by his hurting family. His family says he is originally from Honduras and has been working in construction in Houston the …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — The No. 1-ranked private school in Texas, St. Thomas, is back playing for a state championship. It’s been a while since the Eagles played for a state title. It’s even longer since they’ve won state in football. All the past can be updated if the Eagles beat four-time defending state champs Parish Episcopal from Dallas on Friday …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A security guard shot and killed a man inside of a southeast Houston massage parlor Thursday morning, according to police. HPD confirmed officers were called out to the business in the 10900 block of the Gulf Freeway at about 7:15 a.m. for a shooting in progress. Upon arrival, officers found a man dead in the hallway of …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A suspect accused of killing his father, trying to get into an elementary school, and carjacking two people is dead after being shot by a law enforcement officer in Houston’s Spring Branch area on Thursday morning, according to police. It all started about 7:10 a.m. when Houston police officers were called to the 2500 block of Mona …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Two Texas Children’s Hospital locations that primarily serve low-income families will soon be closing down, with one of them shuttering its doors on Friday. The decision left many wondering what this would mean for access to healthcare for vulnerable patients. Parent Olivia Ojeda doesn’t know what scheduling and commuting to her children’s doctor appointments will look like moving forward. …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — The Harris County Clerk’s Office confirmed District D Houston Councilmember Carolyn Evans-Shabazz was asked to leave a Sunnyside polling location at least twice on Thursday. A viewer reported to that Evans-Shabazz was campaigning inside a polling area. found her inside the polling location within the 100-foot markers earlier in the afternoon. The markers signify the area where …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A woman footed the bill for a group’s Galleria Mall shopping spree but didn’t do it out of generosity or the holiday spirit. It happened after she was shocked with a Taser and robbed. The Houston Police Department said four men played a role in the Taser-point robbery, committed when the victim was sitting in her vehicle. …

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) — A family is shattered after the senseless murder of a father outside his own home. Investigators say he was ambushed and robbed when he got home on Wednesday afternoon. Marco Antonio Hernandez, 56, is now being identified by his hurting family. His family says he is originally from Honduras and has been working in construction in Houston the …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Three Palestinian college students are recovering from their injuries after they were shot by a stranger while visiting a relative in Vermont for Thanksgiving break. Police said they were speaking Arabic, and two of the victims were wearing Palestinian headscarves at the time of the unprovoked attack. Investigators are now looking into this as a hate crime, something advocates …