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HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — While Astros fans are healing from the fresh wound left by Carlos Correa’s departure, another former Houston star who chased green pastures and even greener paychecks re-enters the picture this weekend. George Springer, who collected three All-Star appearances, a championship ring and the 2017 World Series MVP during his seven seasons in Houston, is in town as …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Criticism against CrimeStoppers in Houston have made it to the front page of the nation’s largest newspaper. The New York Times and the Houston Chronicle are both reporting on significant criticisms about the organization. Their reporting includes claims the organization’s mission has changed to a focus on cases of people out on bond because of a …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — The future plans of the LyondellBasell refinery in southeast Houston are up in the air after the company’s announcement that it will close by the end of 2023. The European company announced Thursday that they are getting out of the refining business. Their interim CEO, Ken Lane, called it the “best strategic and financial path forward …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Drought is building across Texas, and it is likely to worsen in May. NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center says the weather pattern next month will favor warmer than normal and drier than normal conditions across much of the state. Chief Meteorologist Travis Herzog says the drought across Texas is the most extensive for April in about 10 …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Houston police are involved in an active pursuit of a suspect on the northwest side of town. The driver of a silver sedan led officers westbound on Highway 290 before pulling over to a stop on the inside shoulder just past Fairbanks/North Houston. SkyEye was over the scene of a chase that ended with two people …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Emotions ran high in court Thursday during another attempt by prosecutors to have bond revoked for the 17-year-old accused of killing his 15-year-old girlfriend. Frank DeLeon is charged with murder and accused of shooting Diamond Alvarez 22 times at a park in their southwest Houston neighborhood on January 11. During a hearing, one of Alvarez’s male …

Thirty-two years after Houston police officer James Irby was murdered, his killer is set to die. Carl Wayne Buntion, 78, will be executed on April 21, unless state officials intervene. Buntion is currently the oldest person on death row in Texas. Irby’s widow, Maura Irby, says Buntion’s execution means her family can finally close this chapter. “I hope we can …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — LyondellBasell is leaving the refining business. On Thursday, the company announced it plans to shut down its refinery by the end of 2023. The company is calling this a “strategic and financial decision.” “LyondellBasell’s Houston Refinery has a rated capacity to transform 268,000 barrels per day of crude oil into transportation fuels and other products including …

SPRING, Texas (KTRK) — It was a scary morning for a family in northeast Harris County when a stranger wouldn’t leave their front porch, and moments later, shots were fired. SkyEye video from above the home in the 2500 block of Joyful Forest Drive in the Breckenridge Forest Subdivision showed a lot of blood on the driveway and in the …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Katerin Celeste Torres Martinez, a Greenspoint-area mother, is accused of abandoning her five young children, one of whom has serious medical needs. Torres Martinez, 25, was arrested on Wednesday and charged with abandoning a child with intent to return, and endangering a child, according to records. Authorities say Torres Martinez left all five of her children …