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HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A robbery suspect appears to be on a tear across the Houston area and police are still looking for him. It started last Wednesday when he followed a hotel resident inside and to his room before before tying him up and robbing him, according to police. He followed that crime up the next day by allegedly …

SOUTH HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A woman has been charged after a 4-year-old girl was brought to the hospital with burns. Maria Sophia Davis-Fields, 30, is charged with injury to a child – serious bodily injury. According to Houston police, officers were called on Sunday in regards to a 4-year-old with burns on her buttocks at Texas Children’s Hospital. Police …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — When you get hot in the blazing Texas sun… so do the animals! Neighbors sent videos of some unexpected guests seeking relief from the heat on Houston’s southside. According to many witnesses, stray cows were seen wandering the Hall Park Place neighborhood on Sunday. One neighbor’s video showed a group of four cows relaxing in the …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — El Consejo de Confiabilidad Eléctrica de Texas (ERCOT por sus siglas en inglés) emitió un llamado para que la comunidad ahorre energía el lunes ante las altas temperaturas que se esperan a lo largo y ancho del estado. Los funcionarios de ERCOT pidieron a los residentes de Texas y a las empresas de todo el estado …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Firefighters saved a utility worker from an 8-foot trench in east Houston. On Monday at about 3:30 p.m., the Houston Fire Department said one person was trapped in a trench near the 10000 block of North Loop East. HFD said the person was “alert, oriented, and conscious” after they were working on a utility line and …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — It’s a growing problem. Ever since temperatures began to get hot, the city said more water leak requests are happening. Houston Public Works said there’s a science to it. They explain that the drought we’re experiencing can cause the soil to shift and lead to more pipes bursting. Some residents who are impacted said they have …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — The Houston Texans announced training camp dates that are open for fans to attend as the team takes the field in preparation for the 2022 season. Houston Texans Training Camp will begin on July 29, according to the press release Eight training camp practices will be free and open to all fans: Friday, July 29; Saturday, …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Lauren Thornton, the sister of Dana McGowan, spoke exclusively with ABC13 Friday morning and said her sister denies abandoning her 12-month-old baby in southwest Houston on Tuesday. McGowan told her someone else took the boy and left him at the apartment complex at 10300 South Wilcrest. “She sounded hurt,” said Thornton on her phone conversation with …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Earlier this week, 13 Investigates reported the City of Houston could soon be stripped for funds after the General Land Office says Houston missed almost all of the benchmarks for the city-administered Hurricane Harvey recovery program. On Friday, Houston said it was already stripped of $52 million in post-Harvey said. Even though those funds will be …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — The National Weather Service is warning that reservoir levels across the state are down, trending along the 2011’s drought levels. Experts say you don’t have to worry about water levels in southeast Texas, but if levels in reservoirs like this one start to drop, there is a plan in place. A drought in 2011 led to …