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HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A new report from Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse (TRAC) at Syracuse University found that the IRS audits low-income workers at a rate five times higher than everyone else. Local experts said there are a number of reasons that may be contributing to this statistic, but believe it’s mainly due to the inadequate staffing at the IRS and dishonest …

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) — A woman has died after jumping out of a moving vehicle in northwest Harris County, according to Sheriff Ed Gonzalez. The incident happened Wednesday night on Highway 290 near Cypress Rosehill. Transtar video showed heavy law enforcement activity at the scene. Gonzalez said the driver involved called authorities and told them the woman in his …

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) — A woman has died after jumping out of a moving vehicle in northwest Harris County, according to Sheriff Ed Gonzalez. The incident happened Wednesday night on Highway 290 near Cypress Rosehill. Transtar video showed heavy law enforcement activity at the scene. Gonzalez said the driver involved called authorities and told them the woman in his …

This week, Gov. Greg Abbott directed the Texas Department of Emergency Management to charter buses to take migrants who have been released from federal custody to Washington, D.C. White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki called Abbott’s immigrant bus plan to the nation’s capital a “publicity stunt.” The plans come as the Title 42 public health order is set to end …

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) — The family of a woman who was shot multiple times says they are now more concerned than ever for their safety after a judge allowed the suspect to have his GPS ankle monitor removed. Aaron Wright was arrested shortly after the Harris County Sheriff’s Office responded to a shooting at a north Harris County home …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A number of apartment complex tenants in the Houston area wrote to ABC13 about trucks failing to pick up the trash from the dumpsters. Eyewitness News went to check it out and found piles of trash, debris, and junk scattered near dumpsters at Lakecrest Village Apartments on Tidwell Road. “You are looking at (cigarette) butts, nasty …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Houston Independent School District’s former chief operating officer and a former landscaping contractor for the district face new tax charges related to an alleged bribery scheme involving millions in taxpayer funds. On Thursday, the U.S. Attorney’s Office announced a federal grand jury returned a 33-count superseding indictment on former HISD COO Brian Busby, 43, and Southwest …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — On Wednesday, meteorologists said the pollen count was the highest they had ever seen it. By Thursday, those numbers were even worse. People with allergies are in agony. They’re looking for relief and the reason behind why things are so bad this season. The numbers coming out from the Houston Health Department are breaking records. For the tree …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A new report from Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse (TRAC) at Syracuse University found that the IRS audits low-income workers at a rate five times higher than everyone else. Local experts said there are a number of reasons that may be contributing to this statistic, but believe it’s mainly due to the inadequate staffing at the IRS and dishonest …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Drivers along the East Loop at Clinton can expect some heavy traffic backup as crews work to clear the scene of a major crash and hazmat spill. On Thursday, TxDOT shared that crews were working to clear the scene of a crash involving two heavy trucks on the northbound lanes of the 610 East Loop at …