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HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A toddler died after undergoing surgery for a gunshot wound in the face last week, according to the medical examiner’s office. On Wednesday, the medical examiner’s office confirmed the boy died on July 1, but hasn’t declared a cause of death. Detectives are still investigating how the 3-year-old boy wound up being shot at a home in …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — With less than two months before school starts for Houston ISD, some questions remain about what the landscape will look like for teachers and staff now that the Texas Education Agency (TEA) has officially taken over the district. HISD’s new superintendent, Mike Miles, announced a new reform program at the beginning of June called the New Education System (NES). It …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A pregnant woman was shot when gunfire was exchanged at a liquor store in northwest Houston Wednesday night, police said. The case at the 5700 block of Bingle remains under investigation as Houston police work on gathering more information. According to investigators, two masked men, with firearms in hand, got out of a vehicle and approached the …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — The burned skeletal remains found in a backyard BBQ pit last July have been identified as belonging to Miranda Rodriguez. Rodriguez, 24, was reported missing in August 2017. Her family last heard from her right before Hurricane Harvey flooded the city, and was with her parents as they searched for her in the days following the storm. …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — The state’s largest school district is blaming a technical glitch for delaying paychecks for some employees this week.  Houston Chronicle report some workers didn’t get paid on time, and the Houston Independent School District says its IT and payroll departments are working to resolve the issue. Just last week, some teachers were accidentally sent termination notices, which …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Tropical moisture moving into southeast Texas will allow for more rounds of showers and storms Thursday. A few light showers have developed off the coast this morning, setting the pace for the rest of the day, Rounds of showers and storms will roll through the region today. You’ll need to watch out for gusty winds, brief street …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A new mural unveiled in Houston on July Fourth is dedicated to hostages and wrongful detainees. It’s located on an exterior wall at the Light Bulbs Unlimited building in the 1200 block of Westheimer Road in Montrose. The mural depicts 15 Americans who are either held hostage or wrongfully detained in foreign prisons. Seven of the 15 …

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) — A 19-year-old was charged with assaulting her grandmother after she tried confronting the teen for destroying personal property, documents state. Lakeria Robinson was arrested on July 2 in the 13800 block of Ella Boulevard. Harris County Precinct 4 Constable deputies responded to a home for a disturbance. At the scene, authorities talked with the victim, Robinson’s …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Families of American hostages wrongfully detained around the world spent this Independence Day in Montrose with the Bring Our Families Home Campaign. They were there to unveil a new mural, but the main focus of the event was a call to President Joe Biden to get their family members home. “Our campaign urges President Biden to meet with our …

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) — An inmate died after he was found unresponsive inside his cell at the Harris County Jail on Saturday, according to the sheriff’s office. The Harris County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release that 30-year-old Ramon Thomas died after suffering “an apparent medical emergency.” Deputies said Thomas was found with a low pulse inside his cell. …