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HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — The agency in charge of making sure every school district across Texas submits school safety plans, including what to do in an active-shooter situation, is “too lenient” and failed to follow-up with hundreds of districts who did not submit their plans on how to keep students safe at school, according to state lawmakers. 13 Investigates found the …

LIBERTY COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) — Liberty County sheriff’s deputies released the name of a 16-year-old girl whose body was found dumped on a rural road over the weekend but didn’t offer much more in a multi-county mystery on Thursday. Emily Rodriguez-Avila was identified as the teenager who was found with a gunshot wound Sunday morning on the side of County Road …

HOUSTON, Texas — Trail improvements are being planned along a stretch of Brays Bayou through the Braeswood and Meyerland areas. Pending reviews by the Army Corp of Engineers and the city of Houston, some elements of the project could be sent out for construction bids by the end of 2022. Ultimately, the goal is to replace existing 8-foot asphalt trails with …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Vice President Kamala Harris is visiting Houston Thursday, where she met with religious leaders and talked about gains made over the past year and a half, particularly in the Black community. This took place at the National Baptist Convention, the nation’s largest African-American religious convention since 1886. There, Harris addressed the crowd for about 25 minutes. “We …

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) — A Harris County jury will now determine the fate of a 21-year-old man, who at just 18 years old was charged in a road rage shooting that severely burned two toddlers. It was a haunting scene on July 4, 2019, as a family’s truck became engulfed in flames with fireworks exploding inside while driving down Highway …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — On Thursday, the City of Houston, along with the rest of the world, mourned the death of the longest reigning monarch in British history, Queen Elizabeth II. In 1991, during her visit, the former mayor of Houston, Kathy Whitmire, gave the queen a key to the city. Whitmire told Eyewitness News that that was the most memorable …

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) — The mother of a Harris County sheriff deputy who was shot and killed, says the reality of losing her son still hasn’t set in yet. Precinct 3 Deputy Omar Ursin was driving home in Atascocita when the shooting happened. “I feel like a string. A string, like, a kite string, I feel like that I’m holding …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — On Wednesday, city leaders gathered to call for what they said is a “sensible sense” of gun reform. Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner, Houston Police Department Chief Troy Finner and several elected officials said they are trying to combat crime, but the lack of restrictions on guns is adding to the problem. So far in 2022, there have …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — The Harris County Jail is in trouble for taking too long to get inmates into the jail. It’s a problem 13 Investigates exposed just 10 days ago. ABC13 sources confirm the jail was issued a notice of non-compliance late Wednesday afternoon. Rules governing Texas jails require new inmates to get to a housing unit within two days. …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A trial is underway in downtown Houston for the man accused of a road rage shooting that sparked a fire and burned two children and their father. Bayron Rivera, 21, is on trial for the shooting that ignited fireworks inside the family’s truck three years ago. The fiery crash happened on July 4, 2019, in northwest Harris County. …