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HOUSTON, Texas — The organization behind America’s most prestigious culinary awards will host an event featuring some of Houston’s top chefs. The James Beard Foundation’s Taste America Culinary Series will kick off in Houston on June 29. Houston is one of only five cities nationally that will host a tasting event, which is designed to celebrate chefs and independent restaurants with …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Handwritten notes released to 13 Investigates on Monday reveal what Gov. Greg Abbott was told about the confusing police response after the May 24 mass shooting that killed 19 elementary school students and two teachers in Uvalde. During a news conference after the shooting, Abbott initially told Texans officers went into Robb Elementary School to confront …

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) — A 7-year-old died after being wounded in a drive-by shooting while inside his bedroom in east Harris County. The sheriff’s office’s homicide unit said that authorities were called to 13800 McNair in the Cloverleaf area at about 10:45 p.m. Sunday after someone inside a silver car pulled up to a trailer home and fired multiple …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — As police continue to piece together what led to a shootout during a party at an Airbnb in Houston’s East Downtown, investigators are looking at nearby home security camera footage after a gunshot hit a man in the head. The shooting happened outside an Airbnb rental at about 10:45 p.m. on Sunday near 2700 Dallas St. …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — All 31 members of the Patriot Front who were arrested in Idaho are now out on bond, including Conroe resident Robert Whitted. Records show that Whitted is a newlywed, having tied the knot at the Montgomery County Courthouse in October 2021. His online wedding registry is still active, and wedding photos show a young man posing with his new …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A Houston family is suing Texas Children’s Hospital doctor after a 4-year-old went in for an inguinal hernia repair and left with a partial vasectomy. Doctor Susan L. Jarosz is being sued for medical negligence. Houston attorneys Randy Sorrels and Tom Omondi said in a press release that the 4-year-old had complaints of right-sided swelling in …

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) — The Harris County Judge wants to improve the economy, increase public safety, and help working families by investing in early childhood education. Half of the kids 3 years old and under with working parents don’t receive care in a formal setting. About 105,000 of these kids live in a quality childcare desert. That means they …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A 9-year-old was shot and killed, and their mother injured in northwest Houston on Monday evening, police say. At 9:54 p.m., the Houston Police Department responded to a shooting at 404 Oxford St. and E. 4th St. Upon arrival, police found a 9-year-old suffering a gunshot wound to the head and his mother who was shot …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Saharan haze is turning the sky gray over Houston, and it’s going to get worse before it gets better. Another large plume will arrive late Wednesday, but it will thin out by Father’s Day weekend. While it’s here, individuals sensitive to the fine dust particles may notice flareups of allergy and asthma symptoms. Temperatures Tuesday morning …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Apple invited students around the world to come up with an amazing app and a teenager from Houston beat out hundreds of others from dozens of countries to take home the top prize. At first, Carnegie Vanguard High School junior, Jones Mays II thought the email declaring him the winner was spam. “I called my dad, …