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HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) — Promising statistics were shown this week during commissioners’ court about violent crime across Harris County decreasing. %uD83D%uDEA8Violent crime in Harris County is down 12% since 2021. The work is not done, but our $46M efforts are working:%u2B07%uFE0FHomicide down 13%%u2B07%uFE0FRape down 34%%u2B07%uFE0FRobbery down 11%%u2B07%uFE0FAggravated assault down 11%Don%u2019t believe the falsehoods. %u2014 Lina Hidalgo (@LinaHidalgoTX) October 26, 2022 Statistics …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — The World Series isn’t the only thing rolling into Houston Friday. A round of severe weather is also possible as a line of thunderstorms sweeps through much of Texas. We’ve designated Friday an Weather Alert Day. A line of storms moving through during the midday hours could produce damaging winds, brief street flooding, and isolated tornadoes. Please …

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) — After blocking a vote to bring in millions in new tax revenue, one Harris County commissioner defended his decision and explained why he should still receive his paycheck. Tuesday was the deadline to increase the tax rate. If passed, $250 million in additional funds would’ve come into the county to hire more cadets, expand flood mitigation …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Baseball is in a league of its own when it comes to numbers, and those statistics can come in handy if you’re looking to predict the outcome of the 2022 World Series between the Astros and the Phillies. “I think it’s the most stat-driven of all the sports, because they have kept the most stats for the …

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) — A man in his 20s was found dead from multiple gunshot wounds in his apartment Tuesday morning. The scary scene unfolded just before 10 a.m. at an apartment complex on Cypress Station, and it led to neighbors ducking for cover. “I was terrified,” Taheera Poe, who lives on the other side of the wall where the …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — If ticket affordability or availability has kept you from seeing the Astros play at home in the World Series, the club has a just as worthy alternative to get rowdy inside Minute Maid Park on gamedays. The Houston Astros’ homefield advantage means the team will have to travel to Philadelphia for at least two games of the …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — The men officials say robbed a 45-year-old man at gunpoint in front of his home in September are now wanted for aggravated robbery. Police say that on Saturday, Sept. 3, at about 11:30 a.m., the victim was exiting his vehicle on his driveway in the 700 block of Trademark Place when a black Dodge Charger with a …

SHELDON, Texas (KTRK) — Voters in northeast Harris County are being asked to reconsider two major spending bonds for Sheldon ISD. Propositions A and B total $247.7 million, and though it would cost each household on average about $48 a year, this same bond failed in May. That’s when school district said only 580 voters, a majority of whom were over …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Closing arguments are scheduled for Wednesday morning in the case of the man convicted of killing beloved Harris County Deputy Sandeep Dhaliwal during a traffic stop in 2019. The state rested late Tuesday, and Robert Solis, who is representing himself in the trial, told Judge Chris Morton, “Your honor, I’m not calling any witnesses. I have nothing …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Jurors in the A.J. Armstrong capital murder retrial deliberated for 12 hours before concluding their second day on deciding his fate in the case. The judge called an end to the day just before 7 p.m. Tuesday. The jury, which is made up of six men and six women, returns Wednesday morning for a third day of …