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HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A mother was gunned down on Friday, allegedly by her on-and-off-again boyfriend, in front of her children in southwest Houston, police say. The Houston Police Department says the mother was found shot on Bird Run Drive in the Missouri City area around 7 p.m. on Friday. According to Lt. Larry Crowson, the man and woman got into …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Transportation to and from the airport can be a headache, requiring time, patience, and focus. But METRO has big goals to make it easy with light rail to Hobby Airport. When asked airline passenger Leigh Pugh about the possibility of light rail to Hobby, she liked that it might be not only easy but less expensive than …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — The Houston Astros have scheduled a Monday news conference where the team is expected to announce bench coach Joe Espada’s promotion to manager, multiple reports state. As USA Today’s Bob Nightengale first reported on Sunday, Espada, a fixture in the Astros’ dugout since 2018, is getting the nod to succeed Dusty Baker, who retired after 26 seasons managing baseball, including …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — The Houston Police Department is investigating the murder of a man in northwest Houston. Around 4 a.m. Sunday, North Patrol responded to reports of shots fired on the 4800 block of West 34th Street, authorities said. At the scene, police reported finding a man in his mid-20s with a gunshot wound to the neck. He was pronounced …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — On an all-new episode of This Week in Texas, we look at the final results of Tuesday’s general election. At the top of Houston’s ballot sits the race for mayor, which is headed for a runoff election scheduled for Saturday, Dec. 9, 2023. It will be between Congresswoman Sheila Jackson-Lee and State Senator John Whitmire. Neither of …

HUFFMAN, Texas (KTRK) — An investigation is underway after a deadly shooting happened outside of a church in northeast Harris County on Sunday morning, according to deputies. The Harris County Sheriff’s Office posted on X, formerly known as Twitter, that shots were fired inside the Methodist church located at 23606 FM-2100. Update #1: shooting occurred in church parking lot (not inside). …

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) — Police are investigating a cyberattack against the Harris Center for Mental Health and IDD that was discovered on Tuesday. Authorities reported that the ransomware attack encrypted employee files, making them inaccessible to Harris Center staff. To prevent the spread of the attack, the facility reported preemptively shutting down its network. The center says its staff is …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — We have a big beneficial rainfall on the way, though it will come with the risk of slick roads throughout the day tomorrow. Light showers have started to move into southeast Texas from the southwest and will become more widespread overnight. These showers will stay put for Monday and last throughout the day. Besides that it’s another …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — As Houston mourns the deaths of three former University of Houston football players who died in a car crash that killed three other people, the family of another victim behind the wheel wants to make sure her memory is not forgotten. Lauren Robinson Holliday, 32, was driving the Acura SUV when Houston police say another car, speeding, ran through …

By: Raja zahid Khanzada Denton, Texas: Dr. Qaisar Abbas, a prominent scholar and former President of South Asia Democracy Watch, has passed away after a brief illness. His funeral was held in Denton, and he was laid to rest in a Muslim cemetery in the same city. Dr. Qaisar Abbas, born in Pakistan to Syed Bakshish Abbas Rizvi and Fatima …