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HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) — New court documents are detailing the severe abuse of a 5-year-old child at the hands of her father, who is now facing felony charges. Documents allege the child, who was 3 years old at the time, was singled out by the family for physical abuse. Three other children were in the home at the time, all …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — All eyes are on the gulf and not because there’s a tropical storm or hurricane, but because of how warm the water temperatures are. Just last week, Meteorologist Elyse Smith discussed how these record-warm water temperatures across the gulf directly result from and now contribute to these long heat waves. And specifically for South Florida, it’s part …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Victims’ family members cheered as a man was given the maximum sentence for two counts of injury to a child in what the prosecutor called “the worst one” he has handled. Austin Reid, 25, entered guilty pleas on both charges and was sentenced by a judge to 50 years on each. He was in a relationship with …

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) — Days after an inmate was hospitalized with a preexisting condition and died, we’re learning more about his cause of death. Oscar Villazana, 49, who was booked into Harris County Jail in October 2022 for a family assault charge, was taken to Memorial Hermann Hospital on July 13, 2023 – days later, on July 16, he would …

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) — A series of crimes led to the end of a chase and an arrest at an apartment complex in northeast Harris County on Wednesday. It all began with a shooting at a Costco off of West Townsen Boulevard in Humble at about 1:30 p.m., according to police. Humble police said a female victim was shot when …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — From mold to mice and security gates that get left open, hears from a lot of viewers about problems with where they rent. This week in Renters’ Rights, Eyewitness News is taking a look at what the city, specifically the Houston Police Department, is doing to try to address some of the issues. Day in and …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Wednesday will mark the peak of a heat ridge over Texas, then it will move away for the weekend allowing rain chances to return. It will remain dangerously hot through the weekend despite the chance for rain. A Heat Advisory in effect through 10 p.m. Wednesday. Heat index values will peak between 108 to 110 degrees in …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Houston ISD announced on Tuesday that 845 teachers were hired under the “New Education System,” or NES, schools across the district. The district says there are only 65 vacancies left on those campuses. The hiring spree is a part of new Superintendent Mike Miles’ plan to reshape the district. Miles was appointed to the position as part …

SUGAR LAND, Texas (KTRK) — Yordan Alvarez’s comeback to the Houston Astros is back on. On Tuesday evening, the Sugar Land Space Cowboys announced they are scheduled to include the All-Star designated hitter in their lineup on Wednesday when they face Albuquerque. The game is set for an 11:05 a.m. start. Alvarez was originally slated to begin his rehab assignment in Sugar …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — What will it take to get two dozen powerfully passionate, exceedingly complicated, and all-too-human individuals to settle their differences, while they hold the very future of a nation in their hands? American Repertory Theater at Harvard University/Roundabout Theatre Company’s new production of the Tony Award-winning Best Musical, “1776,” is a tuneful, witty, “bold and exuberant” (Variety) reexamination …