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HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — After changing dates and its golf course, the Houston Open appears to have changed course for the better. On Wednesday, the Astros Golf Foundation and the PGA Tour announced Texas Children’s, the largest pediatric and women’s health system in the nation headquartered in Houston, will serve as title sponsor of the Houston Open in a new five-year …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — After three weeks of jury selection in A.J. Armstrong’s third capital murder trial, 12 jurors and four alternates have been chosen. Of the 10 men and six women, there are two former Marines, engineers in the oil and gas industry, a retired teacher, a Space Center Houston worker, and therapists who work or have worked with mental …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A volunteer group that feeds the homeless does not plan to relocate where they hold their feedings despite receiving 29 citations from police. “Food Not Bombs” has been serving the homeless population since 1994 in Houston. For about the last 15 years, Shere Dore said volunteers have set up outside the Houston Public Library in downtown. Four …

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) — Crews are working to clear the road after a crash on the Grand Parkway near Cinco Ranch sent a juvenile and man to the hospital. The Harris County Sheriff’s Office said the wreck happened on the southbound lanes of SH-99 at Franz Road Wednesday evening. Deputies said one man was taken to the hospital by Lifeflight, …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — It’s been 10 years since a horrific fire resulted in the deaths of five Houston Fire Department firefighters. On May 31, 2013, Robert Bebee, Robert Garner, Mathew Renaud, and Anne Sullivan rushed into the Southwest Inn and never made it out when the building’s roof collapsed. A fifth firefighter, Captain Bill Dowling, survived the initial tragedy. He …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — When head coach Kelvin Sampson and his Houston Cougars tip off their inaugural season in the Big 12 Conference, they will do it with a big star returning. On Wednesday, Jamal Shead announced he withdrew his name from the 2023 NBA Draft and will return to play for his senior season. Shead, along with outgoing senior and fellow …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A man accused of chasing after two women and shooting at them, in what police believe was a case of road rage, is now charged with aggravated assault. Houston police have identified the shooter as Yordan Falcon. A woman told a Houston police officer she accidentally cut off a man, later identified as Falcon, on Fondren Road …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Get ready for the heat as high temperatures climb into the low 90s Thursday afternoon. Thursday is also another ozone action day so you may want to spend the peak afternoon hours indoors if you are sensitive to ozone or have lung disease. And while a spotty shower can’t be ruled out, Thursday and Friday will also …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Thursday marks the day the state officially takes over the Houston Independent School District. As part of the takeover, the district will get a brand new superintendent and board of managers. But the big question is — who will that be? It’s a question we’ve been trying to answer since the Texas Education Agency commissioner announced the …

COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) — A pre-trial hearing for A.J. Armstrong will be held Thursday ahead of his third murder trial. The other two trials ended in hung juries. The 23-year-old is accused in the deaths of his parents, Dawn and Antonio Sr. AJ was 16 years old at the time of their deaths. A brand new jury has been selected …