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HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A suspect is arrested and charged after intentionally ramming into a patrol vehicle during a chase on Saturday, according to the Houston Police Department. Manuel Elias-Torres, 43, is charged with three counts of aggravated assault on a peace officer and felony evading arrest. Elias-Torres is in custody at the hospital, recovering after he was shot by an …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — With billions of dollars coming to Houston to address transportation issues, the nation’s top infrastructure leader visited to see what needs to be addressed. U.S. TRANSPORTATION SECRETARY INVITED TO LOOK AT HOUSTON’S INFRASTRUCTURE In 2021, Congress passed the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act which allows billions of dollars to be distributed over the next five years. Before …

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) — Drivers whose travels go through the Grand Parkway in west Harris County are being urged to avoid a portion of the roadway south of Bridgeland Creek after a major crash. Harris County sheriff’s deputies were called to a report of a single-vehicle crash in the southbound exit lane of State Highway 99 at 4:41 p.m., Sheriff …

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) — Harris County officials knew 19-year-old Fred Harris was intellectually disabled and not only did nothing to accommodate him, but placed him in a jail cell with a particularly violent inmate more than twice his size, a new lawsuit alleges. That inmate, Michael Ownby, faces murder charges after police say he stabbed and beat Harris to death …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A Houston woman has been arrested and charged for allegedly making voicemail threats to a judge who ordered the appointment of a special master to intervene in the Justice Department’s review of documents seized from Mar-a-Lago last month, reported. Tiffani Gish allegedly left three separate voicemails for Judge Aileen Cannon on Sept. 1 in which she leveled …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — An 80-year-old man who is battling cancer was pistol-whipped and beaten in broad daylight while withdrawing money from an ATM in southeast Houston. On Aug. 28, at about 3 p.m., Joe Garcia was walking back to his car after taking out cash at the Wells Fargo Bank on Almeda Genoa Road, when a masked man with a …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — During the three and a half years that Taste Bar and Kitchen was open in Midtown, the Houston Health Department visited the restaurant dozens of times. Hundreds of health code violations were noted during that time at the restaurant owned by Chef Don Bowie. In the reports obtained by through open records requests, violations included not having …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — It doesn’t exactly feel like fall, but you may have noticed a slight drop in the humidity behind Sunday’s front. Most of us will get to enjoy it for a couple more days before summer’s humidity returns along with a chance for scattered afternoon downpours. For Tuesday the air will be driest north and east of downtown …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A weak cool front moved through Sunday which will bring a nice humidity drop to SE Texas this week. Monday should start off mostly sunny with lows in the low 70s. Mostly sunny to partly cloudy skies are expected through the afternoon. Highs should top out in the low 90s. With the lower humidity in place, it …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Police are investigating after a man was found dead in an apartment in the Westchase area Sunday morning. At about 12:45 a.m., Houston Police Department officers said they responded to an apartment complex at 2851 Wallingford Drive near Westheimer Road after people reportedly heard gunshots. Shooting/Homicide: 2800 Walingford. Male shot deceased. #hounews CC8 %u2014 Houston Police (@houstonpolice) September 11, 2022 …