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HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) — The state commission on judicial conduct has levied three charges against a Harris County criminal court judge, whom they are now seeking to suspend. Judge Franklin Bynum was elected to criminal court 8, which handles misdemeanors, in 2018 but lost his re-election bid this year. The commission is charging him with being biased against the …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Days after barely escaping the Highland Park mass shooting with their children, a Houston family is sharing their survival story. Valerie Dieterich grew up in Highland Park, Illinois. Her parents still live there. On this 4th of July, she was excited to bring her husband Tracy and their two daughters to enjoy the town’s celebrations. “I’m …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A suspect was shot and killed by a Harris County Sheriff’s Office deputy on Friday evening in northwest Houston, deputies said. At about 6:30 p.m., deputies responded to a call for service at a retail store located at 2004 W FM 1960. HCSO said a sergeant began taking a man into custody when the man took …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — More than a month after a 14-year-old Lamar High School student was gunned down in west Houston, a teenaged suspect has been arrested in the case. Police said the shooting happened shortly after 8 p.m. on Friday, May 6 outside of the apartment complex where Axel Turcios lived on Ella Lee Lane. Authorities said a good …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — There was a celebration of life for a Houston pastor killed three weeks ago. His death sparked outrage and grief as police continue their search for the person who shot Reverend Dr. Ronald K. Mouton Sr. during a road rage incident. There was a memorial near the Gulf Freeway and Griggs where the shooting happened. There …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — High temperatures this weekend are headed well over 100 degrees, with feels-like temps more like 110. A weak front pushing through Texas will cause temperatures to spike to record levels ahead of it, but it also brings a slim chance for cooling downpours. The hot southwesterly wind will quickly boost temperatures Saturday into the 90s before …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — The mother of a 1-year-old boy who was found alone outside a southwest Houston apartment building earlier this week is now in custody. The Harris County Jail records showed 33-year-old Dana McGowan in custody on Friday morning. According to HPD, she was located near 10300 S. Wilcrest overnight and taken into custody on two outstanding felony …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — If you hear a loud boom on Saturday morning, NASA says you don’t need to be alarmed. Engineers at NASA’s Johnson Space Center are conducting a pressure test that they say will culminate in a sudden burst of noise between 11 a.m. and noon on Saturday, July 9. Officials said the loud boom might sound like …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Police are asking for the public’s help in identifying a man tied to at least two aggravated robberies in the east Houston area. In one of the incidents, the wanted suspect fired a shot at an employee. The first robbery happened on Tuesday, May 10 around 9 p.m. at a general store in the 9500 block …

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) — Efforts are well underway to ensure November’s midterms are done fairly in Harris County, despite the fact that the new administrator hasn’t started yet. Clifford Tatum was announced on Tuesday as the new elections administrator after the resignation of Isabel Longoria. He isn’t expected to take over until at least next month. When it comes …