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HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — If you’re heading downtown for all the fun at Freedom Over Texas, be prepared for congestion. There are three big events happening all around the same time, drawing in tens of thousands of people. Outside Shell Energy Stadium in East Downtown, the crowds started filing in early for a double-header event in the Concacaf Gold Cup tournament. …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — As Independence Day celebrations kicked off, at least 12 people have been killed and 48 injured in mass shootings across the country since Sunday. Sunday morning, two people were killed and 28 injured at a block party in Baltimore. Around the same time, 11 people were injured at a nightclub shooting in Wichita. The following day a gunman in a …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A woman says she’s grateful to be alive after she was shot at while driving home in the Alief area. The shooting reportedly happened on Bellaire Boulevard at Addicks Clodine Road. A vehicle pulled up alongside the woman and started firing into her truck, the victim said. After she realized what was happening, the woman said she …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — The Shell Freedom Over Texas celebration returned to rock downtown Houston and lit up the night! The event was once again held at Eleanor Tinsley Park. Shell Freedom Over Texas featured live concerts from Chris Young, Yola, and TMF. Street closures to avoid Keep an eye out for these traffic closures. They’re in effect until Wednesday, July 5, 5 …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Neighbors are questioning whether a 25-year-old man found alive after he was reported missing eight years ago was really ever missing. Kisha Ross and her family were shocked to find out Rudolph “Rudy” Farias was found because they never knew he was reported missing. Civil court records reveal his mother lives on the same street in northeast …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Tropical moisture is moving into Houston, so that will up the rain chances even higher for Wednesday and Thursday. The radar should stay fairly quiet through sunrise, but it won’t take long for showers and thunderstorms to blossom. Initially the rain will begin offshore and near our coastal communities, then it will transition inland toward Houston mid-morning. …

HOUSTON, Texas — Does it seem that Californians really are everywhere here in Houston? Here’s why: A new report by online storage finding platform StorageCafe has revealed just how much money the average Californian saves by taking on the title of transplant and relocating to the Lone Star State. And more people from Los Angeles and Contra Costa counties are choosing …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — It’s not exactly the Rebel Alliance attempting to raid the Death Star, but the city of Houston wants to challenge the state of Texas over a law that critics unofficially named after the Star Wars planet destroyer. House Bill 2127, which detractors unflatteringly called the “Death Star” Bill, bars cities and counties from passing regulations and overturns …

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) — A man has been arrested after being accused of murdering his neighbor at a Cypress Station apartment complex last month. It turns out 60-year-old Melvin Walker is accused of committing another violent crime – one against an 86-year-old woman while on the run for the Cypress Station murder, according to police. A new video shows a …

HOUSTON, Texas — Start spreading the news: Houston will eclipse New York City as the 2nd biggest metro area by the year 2100, a new report predicts. An analysis by moving services site moveBuddha published June 22 says Houston’s population could swell to 31.38 million people in the next 77 years. Based on current population and migration trends, in fact, America’s …