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HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — ERCOT, the embattled power grid operator for most of Texas, is urging customers to conserve energy for a five-hour peak period on Saturday and Sunday as it confronts both unseasonably hot weather and six power generation facilities tripping offline. The nonprofit agency’s CEO, Brad Jones, revealed the facilities going offline Friday afternoon resulted in the loss …

Houston (KTRK) — On Friday, a 12-year-old boy was released from the hospital after being injured in a shootout at a club across the street from his home in northwest Harris County. Corderro Stevenson has a long road to recovery after a bullet from a shootout hit him in the groin while sleeping on the couch in his home. “I …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — As many as five people are suspected in a shooting on campus that wounded a Heights High School student, and one of those suspects is in custody. Houston ISD police confirmed to on Friday that an 18-year-old is being held for the shooting that took place Thursday in an outside parking lot. The school district refused …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — First-year Texans head coach Lovie Smith compared his team’s three-day rookie minicamp to both an orientation and a finals week – as the young players are attempting to cram so much into the brains underneath their helmets. “It’s like finals week into two days,” Smith told reporters Friday. “We’re trying (to get) them to cram as …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Could this be the eighth year in a row a named storm develops before the start of hurricane season? On Friday, our partners at AccuWeather identified a potential development zone centered over the Caribbean that starts late next week on May 20 and runs until May 25. For the past few days, our computer models have …

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) — received a new video of the suspect wanted in the murder of an A/C repairman in southwest Harris County. A 51-year-old repairman was shot to death on Thursday evening in the 3900 block of Summit Valley Drive. Deputies responded to the shooting at about 6:35 p.m. When they arrived, they found the victim unresponsive from …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — On Thursday, contractors remodeling a northeast Houston home uncovered a grim discovery beneath the floorboards: a set of skeletal remains. People who live near the dilapidated home under restoration on the 5700 block of Rietta Street said the last person they remember living there was reported missing shortly after the winter storm in 2021. Property records …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — There’s a small chance you could encounter a big thunderstorm on Saturday, otherwise it’s going to be another unseasonably hot afternoon with an Ozone Pollution Watch. Morning sunshine will rapidly warm temperatures into the 80s, then clouds will build through the afternoon as a small upper air disturbance moves overhead. This disturbance will give us a …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Sylvia Castillo knew something felt wrong when she woke up on Aug. 30, 2021, so she called her husband, who left earlier that morning for his job as a mechanic at the City of Houston’s Fleet Management Department. “If I called him, he always answered and if not, he would, a few minutes later, he would …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — May is AANHPI Heritage Month, a time to recognize and celebrate the culture, history, and heritage of Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders. However, not everyone in these communities feel comfortable with grouping these ethnicities under one umbrella. Those who have mixed feelings about the acronym say the term can often blur the lines between …