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HOUSTON, Texas — A new report explores just how pricey household bills are these days, and in Houston, it’s not a pretty picture. Three local counties – Fort Bend, Waller, and Galveston – land among the top 10 most expensive in Texas, and Fort Bend landed in the top five at No. 3. This, according to bill pay servicer Doxo, whose …

MISSOURI CITY, Texas (KTRK) — Gator sightings are not uncommon in southeast Texas, so that’s why one neighbor who spotted the creature said he knew exactly what to do. Cornealous Greigg Jr., a resident in the Quail Valley Thunderbird neighborhood of Missouri City, came across the lengthy gator Sunday at about 12:30 a.m. while driving home. He said he had to …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — On a new episode of This Week in Texas, zeroed in on several bills pending in the House after the Senate passed them. We explore the possibility of a special session this summer focusing on school vouchers and property tax reform. The school vouchers would allow parents in Texas to receive a specific amount of money …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — One man is dead following a robbery near the Galleria area on Sunday, according to Houston police. Investigators were called to the Post Oak at Woodway apartment complex and found one man suffering from a gunshot wound. According to HPD, the 21-year-old man was robbed and shot after reportedly meeting up with someone at the complex to …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — The week ahead brings a few more opportunities for rain before it dries out and heats up in Southeast Texas. Light winds this week could also lead to a few ozone pollution problems until the Gulf breeze kicks back in. Temperatures Monday morning will cool off into the mid-to-upper 60s under a partly cloudy sky. A weak …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Two people — one man and one possible juvenile — were hurt in a shootout at an apartment complex on Houston’s southside. Both of the people who were shot are stable and recovering at the hospital. Houston police said the juvenile could be as young as 13 years old. Video from the scene shows cars riddled with …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A man was shot and killed Friday night during what police believe was a road rage shooting in Downtown Houston. At about 10 p.m., police said the victim was in some sort of disturbance with the suspect when things escalated on IH-45 northbound at San Jacinto Street. When officers arrived at the scene, they found a man …

KINGWOOD, Texas (KTRK) — Authorities are investigating a shooting that sent a teenage boy to the hospital on Saturday morning. Police say the victim, a 15-year-old boy, was walking with a group of friends to a home on Creek Shadows near Rustling Elms at about 12:35 a.m. That’s when three suspects, believed to be teenagers, approached them and got into an …

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 …