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HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Houston police are asking for the public’s help identifying and locating six suspects accused of stealing wigs and assaulting employees from a beauty supply store in north Houston last month. The Houston Police Department’s Robbery Division said the incident happened at about 5:30 p.m. on Monday, April 17, when three young men and three young women entered …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — 13 Investigates has found that adults guilty of allowing children to get ahold of guns in Harris County rarely serve jail time, but that’s exactly what one family is hoping for this week. Back in October 2021, two little boys found a gun in Katina Smith’s car, and one of them wound up dead. Khalid Mendez’s mother …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Ozone pollution could reach unhealthy levels for everyone in and around Houston Tuesday afternoon and evening. It takes sunshine and warm temperatures to start the chemical reaction that creates ground-level ozone, but it’s the light and variable winds that allow it to build to unhealthy concentrations. Ozone is a lung irritant that can trigger asthma attacks in …

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) — A vote happening in the Texas House on Tuesday has huge implications for the way elections are run in Harris County. The House gave initial approval on Monday night to two bills that will impact elections. On Tuesday, Senate Bill 1750 is up for a final vote, and it’s expected to pass. It will then be …

The Seabrook police chief charged with assault was voted out of a job Tuesday night after a city council meeting. The city and police department have been doing their best to keep his employment status and the investigation quiet. However, ABC13’s Brooke Taylor obtained a copy of a severance and separation agreement that the city council voted on at 6 …

Strengthening Pakistan Rally in Houston Sends Strong Message of Support to Armed Forces & Security Agencies By: Raja Zahid Akhtar Khanzada In Houston, Friends of Karachi organized a “Strengthening Pakistan Rally” in Houston to express solidarity with the Pakistani armed forces and security agencies and paying tribute to martyrs and heroes. A large number of Pakistani-American men and women participated …

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) — An 18-year-old accused of killing a man outside a Bombshells restaurant and stealing the victim’s truck is expected in court on Monday. The victim’s family learned of the arrest as they were visiting a memorial for the murdered father of four. The shooting death of 26-year-old Jaime Torres happened on May 7, and since then, the …

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) — An investigation is underway in northeast Harris County after a man was shot after an alleged argument with his roommate’s friend on Saturday, according to officials. Deputies with the Harris County Sheriff’s Office responded to the 5800 block of Twisted Pine Court after a call of a disturbance between the man and two women who were …

HOUSTON, Texas — Attorney General Ken Paxton is investigating Texas Children’s Hospital in Houston for providing gender transition-related care to minors, his office announced Friday. This is the second such investigation in as many weeks, as the Legislature moves to formally ban gender-affirming care for minors. Gender-affirming care is an umbrella term for the treatment of gender dysphoria, or the discomfort that comes …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Public health officials lifted a precautionary shelter-in-place that was issued after a chemical fire ignited at an aviation plating facility in the Gulfton-Bellaire area early Saturday morning. Firefighters began battling a fire at about 4:30 a.m. that heavily damaged the facility warehouse on Royalton Street. An Eyewitness News viewer submitted a video near Elm Street that shows …