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HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — An alleged drunk driver and bystander are facing charges after a crazy chain of events unfolded in a north Houston bar parking lot on Monday. The Houston Police Department announced Tuesday that Enrique Cantu, 41, is charged with intoxication assault and Armando Garcia, 27, is charged with aggravated assault. It all started at about 2 a.m. in …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Meyerland residents told packs of dogs are terrorizing them, and they haven’t been able to get the city to stop them. Jerry Bell lives off of Braeswood Boulevard, where reports show there have been six incidents involving dogs requiring a response from BARC, the City of Houston’s municipal animal shelter, from October 2022 to May 2023. …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Neighbors living in northeast Houston petitioned one last time on Tuesday to City Council for more money to combat flooding in their area, ahead of its scheduled budget vote on Wednesday. Some of the residents who spoke during the public comment session expressed frustration and exhaustion from dealing with the poor drainage infrastructure in their neighborhoods. Carolyn …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — We are now six days into the TEA’s takeover of the Houston Independent School District and there are already big changes. Houston has a new superintendent, a new board of managers, and hundreds of HISD employees are re-applying for their jobs. Superintendent Mike Miles has been meeting with teachers and administrators. He’s been clear, starting with changing policies …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A man has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for sexually assaulting a child, the Harris County District Attorney’s Office announced on Tuesday. James Joseph King, 75, was convicted of aggravated sexual assault of a 5-year-old girl from an attack that took place in May 2011. King was a friend of the victim’s family and hosted …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A series of robberies along the Columbia Bike Trail are believed to be the work of the same criminals, and on Tuesday, Mayor Sylvester Turner said two of those suspects had been arrested. The Houston Police Department announced 17-year-olds Deion Christian and Willie Carroll have been arrested. There have been at least five reports of people getting …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A Harris County free child care program is set to start in days, and advocates say it couldn’t come at a better time because the child care centers across the state are in crisis. Sending your kid to child care is too much for some parents. “If you want to go to a better place and a …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Operations at Bush Intercontinental Airport weren’t impacted despite a response to a reported person trespassing on the tarmac Tuesday evening. Houston Airports System said a woman was on runway 15L – one of the five serving the airport – causing a closure of the tarmac for about 15 minutes. The apparent trespasser was taken into custody at …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — The Houston Police Department is creating a task force in response to the increase in “juggings” over the last year, Chief Troy Finner announced Tuesday. “Juggings” are crimes during which the crooks follow victims from banks or stores in order to rob or steal from them. As ABC13 has reported, police have seen an uptick since last …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Another round of thunderstorms will pop up Wednesday afternoon, and some of them could be strong with wind gusts over 40 mph, pea size hail, and a quick inch or two of rain that could flood some neighborhood streets and feeder roads. Where it doesn’t rain, temperatures will easily climb to around 90. Another ozone pollution watch …