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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) — The heat is on this weekend, and it will be so abnormally hot and humid for early May that the National Weather Service has issued a Heat Advisory for Saturday from noon to 7 p.m. A heat ridge will settle in over the weekend bringing the hottest weather so far this year and possibly the hottest …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Police are searching for a missing 21-year-old woman who was last seen in northwest Houston. Laura Garcia was diagnosed with bipolar disorder and schizophrenia, police say.Garcia was last seen on Monday at the 5300 block of De Soto Street. It is unknown what she was last wearing. The 21-year-old is described as a Hispanic woman, 5 …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Houston Independent School District trustees have just two months left to figure out the district’s budget for next year. As the COVID-19 pandemic has dragged on, students have dropped out, teachers have quit in record numbers, and an outside audit shows $300 million in federal grant money that hasn’t been spent. Now, confusingly enough, the superintendent …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Tenants at an apartment complex in southwest Houston are scrambling to find a roof over their heads, after many of them woke up to eviction notices, and are left with nowhere to go. Many of the residents told their rent was paid on time, and they’re unsure of why they are being forced out. “We are …

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) — Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo is defending her indicted chief of staff one day after the Harris County District Attorney told a judge that Alex Triantaphyllis broke his bond rules. The district attorney asked the judge in the criminal case against Triantaphyllis to decide if the conditions were stringent enough. In a court filing on …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Thursday is Cinco de Mayo, a day commonly celebrated in the U.S. with Mexican food and drinks. But there’s much more meaning behind this cultural holiday, which some even mistaken for Mexican Independence Day. According to a survey by NationalToday.com, only 10% of Americans actually know the true meaning behind it. According to historians, Cinco de Mayo …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Residents can now get a closer look at how the Houston Independent School District is spending nearly $1.2 billion in federal COVID-19 relief dollars aimed at helping schools address education issues related to the pandemic. An online dashboard made public Thursday shows Houston ISD has already decided how to spend $607.8 million of the $1.2 billion that became …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A man accused of assaulting a bailiff and allegedly trying to take her gun during a previous court appearance was back in court Thursday, this time to take a plea deal. The bailiff who was attacked was also there to speak about the incident. Prosecutors say this attack happened in the fall of 2021, right after …