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HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) — Eleven prosecutors in the Harris County District Attorney’s Office will focus specifically on moving capital murder cases through the court system. District Attorney Kim Ogg said there is currently a 135,000 case backlog. Of those cases, 450 are capital murders. “We have to make a decision about what is most important with the resources we …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — The Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. The opinion was released Friday morning. The overturning of the half-a-century-old decision means abortion rights are now left up to states to determine. In Texas, abortions will be illegal within 30 days of the release of the judgment from the nation’s highest court The state of Texas is one …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Groups that support reproductive rights in Texas had a head start in navigating restrictions on abortion. Last fall, the heartbeat bill made the procedure illegal after six weeks. That’s before many people are aware they’re pregnant. These groups are already in high gear. They’ve been collecting resources, organizing, and educating the community about options for pregnant …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — The parents of a teenage girl who was shot by a Harris County Precinct 1 deputy constable in December have filed a federal lawsuit against the deputy and Harris County. The lawsuit, first filed in April but amended this month, names the now-former deputy Sharmayne Ivory and Harris County as defendants but also mentions Harris County …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Houston doctors worry about maternal mortality rates following the repeal of abortion rights in Texas. “I could not more strongly condemn the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe V. Wade,” said Dr. Rashmi Kudesia, an OB/GYN and fertility specialist. She, along with Dr. Lee Bar-Eli, a family physician, says the ruling intervenes with what is …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Temperatures will remain very hot this weekend. We will be looking at highs around 101 with virtually no rain to speak of. Much needed rain is looking more likely next week. How hot are we talking this weekend? We’ll see plenty of sunshine (especially Saturday) with a high temp around or a bit over 100 degrees …

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas — Barriers to accessing and paying for health care have led to higher rates of maternal mortality in Texas than other parts of the U.S., experts said, with Black women and women older than age 35 facing the highest risks. Dr. Manda Hall is the associate commissioner of community health improvement for the Texas Department of State Health …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — The HOV/HOT express lanes will soon be open for drivers seven days a week as part of a regional pilot mobility program. METRO’s Board of Directors approved the program on Thursday. This change will happen from July 2- Sept. 5, coinciding with the 4th of July and Labor Day holidays, according to METRO. Weekend and holiday …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A Houston-area social media influencer has been sentenced to five years in prison after she scammed investors and duped followers into bogus real estate deals, according to the Harris County District Attorney’s Office. This week, 41-year-old Mikki Lynn Fox, known on YouTube as lifestyle and dating consultant Michaela Pink and, more recently, Summer Black, pleaded guilty …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Welcome to Clutch City, Jabari Smith Jr.! The Rockets selected the Auburn star at third overall in an NBA Draft shocker at the top of the order. Smith, long considered the likely No. 1 pick ahead of the draft, slipped to Houston after the Orlando Magic went with Duke’s Paolo Banchero. Chet Holmgren, whom experts also …