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HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) — A Houston man is in hot water after investigators said he faked a kidnapping story about his 6-month-old son to bring attention to his stolen Jeep. On Thursday, Anthony Gray, 38, called 911, saying his Jeep Cherokee had been stolen from a gas station with his son inside the car. This propelled Harris County Sheriff’s Office …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — It’s a beautiful start to your Friday across SE Texas, with morning lows in the upper 60s and low 70s. We do have an Air Quality Alert for Harris, Galveston, and Brazoria counties, but otherwise the day will be quiet pleasant. A relatively dry flow will persist over Houston through the weekend as an upper level low …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Houston police are trying to track down a killer who stabbed a man to death outside a hotel near Bush Intercontinental Airport. Officers said they found a blood trail outside the Courtyard by Marriott on JFK Boulevard. Police said they’re not getting a lot of help from witnesses regarding what happened. The deadly stabbing happened around 1 …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Another woman has come forward claiming she was also a victim of a murder parolee massage therapist who has been banned from practicing in Texas for the rest of his life. The Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (TDLR) revoked Jimmy Simerskey’s license for teaching and practicing massage therapy after allegations of sexual misconduct with clients. Simerskey is also on …

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 …