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HOUSTON, Texas — While a federal judge on Wednesday declared illegal a revised version of a federal policy that prevents the deportation of hundreds of thousands of immigrants brought to the U.S. as children, he declined to order an immediate end to the program and the protections it offers to recipients. U.S. District Judge Andrew Hanen agreed with Texas and eight …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — The city’s only floating bus stops have been removed. They were part of the 11th Street improvement project in the Houston Historic Heights District. The measures were first put in to improve safety and are now being removed for the same reason. The purpose was to protect the bike lane and make it easier for people to get onto …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A woman has been charged in the murder in which a 7-year-old girl was found alone with her mother’s body inside a Spring Branch apartment, court documents state. The murder happened back on June 27 in the 2600 block of Hammerly Boulevard, but on Wednesday, charges were filed against 25-year-old Lakiri Leeonna Tolliver. An initial investigation identified …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — It’s a problem that’s been frustrating Houston residents and exhausting Public Works crews all summer. We’ve been hearing from viewers about broken water pipes and leaks that are left gushing on city streets for days or even weeks. During Wednesday’s city council meeting, Mayor Sylvester Turner and Public Works officials addressed these concerns. “I hear, and …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A man is in custody after a car chase ended on the eastbound lanes of the I-610 South Loop Wednesday night, according to police. The Houston Police Department told Eyewitness News that the chase started at about 8 p.m. when an officer witnessed a hit-and-run crash near Fannin and the South loop. When the suspected driver took …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A 29-year-old man is in the hospital in critical condition after a shooting in southwest Houston Wednesday. Houston police and witnesses told that the victim, a homeless man, was sleeping in front of a shuttered shop in a strip mall off of Bissonnet Street, near South Dairy Ashford Road, when he was shot several times. “He’s been …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — This weekend, the Astros embark on their penultimate road trip of the 2023 regular season. When they do so, the reigning World Series champions will have just 15 games to go prior to MLB’s postseason. “You just have to worry about focusing about how many more games we can win,” Astros outfielder Chas McCormick told ABC13 before …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — We’ve got another respectable chance for rain coming our way on Friday. We’ve got a few showers and storms around this morning, though the overall coverage is relatively low. Things will again ramp up in the afternoon and early evening, with 60% coverage. High temperatures Friday should top out in the upper 80s, and if you find …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Dramatic video from police body cameras shows the moment a Houston police officer fired his weapon while chasing a man accused of stealing a car. While the man was not injured, the officer’s bullet ended up hitting an apartment nearby. The shooting happened on Aug. 25 at about 9 p.m. at 8701 Town Park Drive in the …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A man accused of being a passenger inside a stolen car that crashed and killed the mother of a Houston police sergeant appeared in court for the first time on Wednesday. Kerrick Chancellor Bettie, 21, is charged with aggravated robbery with a deadly weapon for his alleged role in a carjacking the night before the deadly crash. …