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HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A new court filing this afternoon shows the Republican operative charged in a bizarre voter fraud investigation knew about the plan to crash into what turned out to be an innocent air conditioning repairman. In October 2020, Dr. Steven Hotze funded The Liberty Center, a group to investigate voter fraud. According to court records, Mark Aguirre, …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A 14-year-old boy is in critical condition after a shooting in west Houston, according to the Houston Police Department. On Friday at about 8 p.m., Houston police responded to a shooting at the 2500 block of Tanglewilde Street. Police say a teenage boy was transported to a nearby hospital in critical condition. No other injuries have …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — People are calling it a miracle, a plane crash near Hobby Airport that ended with no injuries. SkyEye flew over the neighborhood on Heathglen Lane just off of Monroe Boulevard and the South Sam Houston Parkway. Video captured the small plane at rest and damages to a backyard fence. The damage on the ground also included …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Get ready for another hot day Sunday with temperatures in the low to mid 90s and heat index values close to 100. We will start off Sunday with some cloud cover but we should see it move out by the late morning to early afternoon. You’ll want to take the necessary precautions from this heat and …

KATY, Texas (KTRK) — Sherry Noppe, the 63-year-old grandmother who has been at the center of an intense search since earlier this week, was found safe Friday morning, Harris County Precinct 5 said. According to officials, she was found at about 3 a.m. “by a group of tireless volunteers and deputies who were alerted by her dog, Max, barking in …

HOUSTON, Texas — The acquisition of Tilman Fertitta’s Golden Nugget Online Gaming, Inc. (Nasdaq: GNOG) by digital sports entertainment and gaming company DraftKings Inc. (Nasdaq: DKNG) is complete. DraftKings announced that it has completed the acquisition, worth at approximately $1.6 billion (dubbed the “GNOG Acquisition”) on Thursday, May 5. “This will be an alliance unlike any other in the digital …

HOUSTON, Texas — Climbing prices and rising interest rates have created a climate of unaffordability for potential homeowners as the minimum required income to meet expenses of a median-priced home in the Greater Houston Area rose 26.9% in the last year, according to the Houston Association of Realtors. This trend is not exclusive to Houston or other Texas metros areas, …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A Brinks armored truck guard was shot in the arm during an ATM robbery that happened around 10:40 a.m. at a Chase Bank in the 10300 block of the North Freeway near West Road. The guard was taken to a hospital with non-life threatening injuries. “He was transported to Houston Northwest Hospital and he is in …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A 46-year-old Houston man has been arrested for participating in a telemarketing scheme that scammed over 100 victims, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery. From January 2015 to August 2019, Michael K. Laurendeau and others allegedly received over $1.2 million in fraudulently collected funds. The indictment alleges the money was then spent on trips, dinners, a …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A new court filing this afternoon shows the Republican operative charged in a bizarre voter fraud investigation knew about the plan to crash into what turned out to be an innocent air conditioning repairman. In October 2020, Dr. Steven Hotze funded The Liberty Center, a group to investigate voter fraud. According to court records, Mark Aguirre, …