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HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Southeast Texas is getting some much-needed rain, but experts say it’s a double-edged sword. The ground is so dry right now that just these past few days of showers can cause flooding. Brazoria County bared the brunt of the rain on Wednesday. “I was gone awhile, and I came back and said, ‘Ugh.’ I woke her up …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A man was shot by a security officer Wednesday evening after police say he tried rushing toward the officer and his K9. At about 6:45 p.m., officers with the Houston Police Department were dispatched to a shooting at a scrapyard at 1115 Jensen. Police said the security guard was making his rounds with the K9 when they …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A criminal case against a former Houston police officer accused of assaulting a man during an arrest has been dismissed. Lucas Vieira is no longer facing a charge of aggravated assault by a public servant after the Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas ruled that the Harris County District Attorney’s Office failed to indict the officer in time. “We …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Harris County Public Libraries started the month of October by announcing a book sanctuary for banned books. A book sanctuary combats censorship and protects the right to read. The library system says more than 600 of the banned titles are in circulation at their libraries. According to the American Library Association, libraries in Texas have banned more …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A trailblazer in Houston broadcasting, who made history at and in our city, has died at 81. Charles Porter Jr. was the first Black reporter and anchor in Houston, covering major events like the swearing-in of late-Congresswoman Barbara Jordan, who was the first Black woman elected to Congress from Texas in 1972. Charlie, as he was …

HOUSTON, Texas — For Celina Manzano, Pugh Elementary School in East Houston is no longer the welcoming place it used to be. Manzano’s family mostly speaks Spanish, so her son Maycol’s teachers used to provide them with translations of his homework and make time for her to ask questions. But under the leadership of the state’s recently appointed superintendent, most of …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Houston parents like Jessica Campos are angry, claiming HISD dual-language schools are moving away from the 50-50 teaching method and shifting to focus more on English. “This is how the students are coming home feeling like they are dumb, like they are not smart enough,” Campos said. Campos is a mother to a Pugh Elementary School student and volunteers …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — State and local officials are calling on Texans to help close a digital divide across the Lone Star State. With enough votes, Proposition 8 would create the broadband infrastructure fund. Now, the question is, will this be at taxpayers’ cost? The answer is no. The money in this fund was already appropriated in the legislative session. Public officials …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A gunman caught on video robbing a Waffle House two months ago in west Houston is now wanted by police. The Houston Police Department said that on Aug. 14 at about 3:30 a.m., the suspect walked into the restaurant on Westheimer at Wilcrest. Clear surveillance video shows the man walking up to the counter and pointing a …

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) — A woman is dead after crashing with a Cy-Fair ISD school bus with three students on board in northwest Harris County on Tuesday afternoon. Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez said the crash happened at about 1:20 p.m. at Barker Cypress and Queenston. Authorities said a 26-year-old woman, identified as Lidia Salgado Carranza, was driving a small …