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HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Hundreds of people in the Galleria area protested against the Iranian government on Sunday afternoon. A sea of people gathering and chanting, waving Iranian flags, seeking change, and calling for support of all local, state, and national leaders. This is due to global protests that have erupted following the death of a 22-year-old woman, Mahsa Amini. They …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Whenever Rosalyn Babers sits down and speaks about her daughter, 20-year-old LaQuenta Housley, her eyes fill with tears. Housley was killed after being hit by an alleged drunk driver in December 2021. “It’s devastating. I stay prayed up,” Babers said. “She didn’t have a chance at life. She was just beginning life. She didn’t get to live …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Our first front of the fall season arrives Monday, but it’s not time to pull out the sweaters just yet. Around sunrise it will still be sticky in Houston as the front begins to push in. You won’t notice an immediate change, but the north breeze will gradually drop the dew points and the humidity through the …

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) — Sheriff Ed Gonzalez spoke to reporters outside of a homicide scene on Thursday about the rising problem of domestic violence in Harris County after a woman was shot to death with her baby in her hands. “There was a couple living here who had domestic violence-related issues for some time now,” Gonzalez said. This is unfortunately …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — An investigation is underway after a child drowned in a bathtub at a southwest Houston home Saturday night, according to police. At about 10 p.m., Houston Police Department officers said they responded to a possible drowning call at the 15600 block of Corsair Road near Arthington Avenue. Officers said when they arrived to the home a man …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Court records show that charges were filed against a second suspect for his role in the fatal shooting of a Lamar High School student. The suspect, 17-year-old Abdon Enriquez, is charged with capital murder after he and 17-year-old Ramiro Hernandez are accused of killing 14-year-old Axel Turcios. Axel was in the parking lot of an apartment complex …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A man is undergoing surgery after being shot multiple times at a food truck in southwest Houston Sunday morning, according to police. Houston Police Department officers responded to a shooting at the 9500 block of South Main Street at about 2:20 a.m. Upon arrival, a man was found with a gunshot wound to the abdomen, according to …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — The new installment of This Week in Texas looks at redistricting, specifically a newly drawn congressional district in Houston. The 38th congressional district features Republican Wesley Hunt and Democrat Duncan Klussmann. political reporter, Tom Abrahams, sits down with both candidates to learn what’s important to them as they seek to represent one of the two new districts …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — An investigation is underway after a man was killed in an intentional fire at a motel in northwest Harris County on Sunday morning, according to the Harris County Fire Marshal’s Office. Capt. James Singleton said crews responded to a fire in the 13300 block of West FM 1960 just after 5 a.m. Upon arrival, first responders said …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Patrol cars, heavily-armored SWAT officers, and a tactical robot were spotted in an otherwise normal northwest Harris County neighborhood on Friday evening. At 6:25 p.m., Sheriff’s deputies responded to a shooting at a home at the Meadows of Northwest Park neighborhood in the 9700 block of Phil Halstead Drive. Investigators said a mother called 911 saying her …