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HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — What should have been a game marked by beautiful returns for two sorely-missed Astros stars almost turned ugly Wednesday night at Minute Maid Park. In the top of the fourth inning, the Texas Rangers were handing the ‘Stros a butt-whooping thanks to seven runs scored, including a grand slam by Adolis Garcia, to make it a 13-3 …

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) — A firefighter was taken to the hospital as crews are working to extinguish a blaze in north Harris County. On Wednesday, the Harris County Fire Marshal’s Office tweeted that investigators are at the 500 block of Cypress Station helping the Ponderosa Fire Department. Officials said one person was treated and released on the scene, while a …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Houston Police Officers’ Union President Douglas Griffith is fed up. He said violent offenders are walking free because of the city’s forensic science center. The Houston Forensic Science Center works to process evidence gathered during police investigations. Recent data published by the forensic center shows a backlog of about 4,000 pieces of evidence waiting to be processed. …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Houston’s drag community is coming together to support two Baytown teachers who were fired for attending a drag show. Next Thursday, Aug. 3, Hamburger Mary’s will host a benefit for the women. first spoke with Kristi Maris on Tuesday. She was an education teacher at First Baptist Academy in Baytown until she and her coworker were fired this …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Saharan haze continues to blow in from the Gulf of Mexico, and it will get progressively thicker through Friday. Those of you sensitive to the dust may notice your allergies and asthma flaring up. A small rain chance is still present despite the arriving dust, but it’s only around 20%. Temperatures will start out in the mid-70s …

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — A Houston woman known online as the “Sassy Trucker” has been stuck in Dubai for months after an altercation at a car rental agency, the latest case showing the limits of speech in this skyscraper-studded city-state. The case against Tierra Young Allen, 29, comes as the seven sheikhdoms of the United Arab Emirates have rules that …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — After a Houston-area store owner was robbed, HPD is asking for the public’s help in finding the men who did it. The incident happened at about 10:50 a.m. July 14, police said. The victim was arriving back at his store in the 4700 block of Almeda Genoa when two unknown men approached him and forcibly grabbed the …

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) — A Missouri City woman who led authorities on a 25-mile-long chase is in jail after authorities said she also tried using a child as a shield. Tenescha Selena Henry, 35, was detained on July 20 after leading law enforcement on a chase with speeds up to 100 mph, according to Precinct 8 Constable’s Office. Authorities said …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Nearly a dozen people who were aboard a METRO bus were sent to the hospital after it slammed into a pole in north Houston on Tuesday, according to officials. METRO told Eyewitness News that 11 passengers, including the driver, were taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. SkyEye was above the scene in the 200 block …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A new study shows more renters are struggling in Harris County, a surprising area where evictions are on the rise. STUDY SHOWS HARRIS COUNTY FAMILIES STRUGGLING TO AFFORD RENT Shatrice Brown already has a lot on her mind with five kids and another on the way. But there’s one thing bothering her more than ever. “The rent …