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HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A deadly shootout erupted after a man confronted two suspected car burglars outside his home in west Houston overnight. The Houston Police Department said the shooting happened at about 3:30 a.m. on Saturday at a home on Woodway near Fondren. Investigators said a 60-year-old man saw two men trying to break into his fence through surveillance cameras. …

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) — Two days after a powerful line of storms blew through the Houston area, some CenterPoint customers tell ABC13 they went without power all day on Saturday. After losing power Thursday night, Klein resident Robin Bennett had to throw away insulin and two freezers worth of food. It’s a major safety hazard to leave people without electricity …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — It’s about to feel the way it so often does in Houston in the summertime… hot! The weak ahead is all about high pressure that will keep the rain away and the heat in play. High temperatures each afternoon will warm to near 100 degrees, with feels-like temperatures pushing around 110. Those numbers I’m seeing would be …

The Houston Astros have placed slugger Yordan Alvarez on the 10-day injured list with right oblique discomfort, it was announced Friday. The outfielder will return to Houston for further evaluation. The video above is from a June 2022 report when Alvarez signed his $115 million extension. Alvarez, who was serving as the designated hitter, left Thursday’s game against the Toronto Blue Jays after a ground out in the …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — The Houston Independent School District officially has a new administration in charge. The first meeting since Texas Education Agency Commissioner Mike Morath appointed a new superintendent and board of managers to the district was interrupted multiple times by protestors. It’s easy to miss in the chaos, but the board did approve an interim contract for Mike Miles. …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — has confirmed that the 12-year-old boy who survived a drunk driving crash on Wednesday evening is the son of its two victims. Saul Eduardo Claros has been charged with two counts of intoxicated manslaughter due to the incident at the intersection of Waxahachie and Boyles streets in Houston’s Denver Harbor area on Wednesday at about 6 p.m. …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Insurance experts say you’ll most likely see a double-digit increase in protecting your home from floods. If your flood insurance premium went up, know that you’re not alone If your home gets hit with flood water, you won’t be covered unless you have flood insurance. “Your typical homeowner’s insurance policy does not cover flood, and 60 to …

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) — A man was reportedly shot to death in front of his north Harris County apartment Friday afternoon. Deputies with the Harris County Sheriff’s Office responded to the shooting at the Palms at Cypress Station apartment complex around noon. The agency has not released the victim’s name. Sgt. Ben Beall told he was 47 years old and …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — It’s going to be a busy Friday and weekend for people whose homes, trees, and fences were damaged in Thursday’s storms. CenterPoint Energy shows more than 13,000 customers are still without power, as Friday night. In the Cypress area, on Jones Road at Millridge, ABC13’s Courtney Carpenter saw a big downed tree, a broken fence, and still …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A woman was shaking and crying out loud at the sight of a man whom she identified as one of her attackers at a west Houston park, court documents illustrate. She went on to tell investigators that she had just fired this person at her workplace. The detail was part of the emotion jumping off the pages …