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HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Cuatro personas fueron arrestadas y acusadas de ocasionar la tragedia en San Antonio, donde 53 migrantes fueron encontrados muertos en un camión de carga, según el departamento de justicia. Homero Zamorano Jr., fue arrestado por su presunta participación en el incidente, según un comunicado del Departamento de Justicia. El 27 de junio, los investigadores de Seguridad …

HOUSTON, Texas — The widow of Houston rock icon Dusty Hill, the legendary ZZ Top bassist who passed away last year, is speaking out in the aftermath of an estate sale of the star’s belongings that she says she never knew about or endorsed, and she has decided to take legal action. Her discovery of the sale she says she …

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) — With more and more people in Harris County getting hitched, one couple marked a milestone for the clerk’s office in June, when it issued its millionth marriage license. According to the county, June is a popular month for weddings. “On average, our office issues about 2,500 marriage licenses each month,” said Harris County Clerk Teneshia …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A man was shot to death and his girlfriend was injured when they exchanged gunfire with another man in the parking lot of an apartment complex in southwest Houston, police said. On Thursday, officers responded to a shooting call at about 3:45 p.m. in the 9900 block of Buffalo Speedway. Officers found a man had been …

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) — A man has been arrested in Mississippi following a police chase after allegedly shooting two women, killing one of them, overnight in north Harris County. Deputies said Kentrell Brumfield broke into his ex-girlfriend’s unit at about 10 p.m. Wednesday at the Rock Creek Apartments in the 200 block of Hollow Tree Lane. As the man’s …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — In a 6-3 vote, Conservative justices limited how the United States Environmental Protection Agency can regulate carbon emissions from existing coal-fired power plants Thursday. This is a major blow to those fighting against climate change. President Joe Biden has a goal of cutting carbon emissions by half by 2030 and believes the EPA has the authority …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — It’s more than a piece of paper. For the last five months, dozens of transgender people have received new identification documents from the Consul General of Mexico that reflect their gender identity and name change. Advocates said this recognition helps remove some barriers for a population vulnerable to discrimination and poor mental health. One of those …

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) — Harris County Criminal Court at Law Judge Darrell Jordan was suspended on Thursday without pay, just days after his indictment for official oppression. Jordan was indicted on the misdemeanor charge nearly two years after he allegedly unlawfully arrested former Investigative Reporter Wayne Dolcefino in contempt of court. Dolcefino was sentenced to three days in jail …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — One person has been detained after an hourslong SWAT scene outside a home in the River Oaks area. At about 10 a.m. Thursday, a SWAT team and officers tried to execute a search warrant at a home in the 3800 block of Del Monte, police said in a tweet. In an update, police said the individual …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A Flash Flood Watch is now in effect from Houston to the coast, but the highest rain totals are likely to fall east of Houston on Friday. This new low pressure center that spun up over Galveston Bay will push the deepest moisture toward Beaumont and Lake Charles. Locally this will put the highest risk for …