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HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) — On Saturday, two members of Congress are discussing the decision to grant $750 million to Harris County in Hurricane Harvey aid money. A news conference will be held at about 9:30 a.m. in Houston with congressmembers Al Green and Sylvia Garcia. That plan will give federal flood mitigation money to Harris County. Last week, the …

HOUSTON, Texas — U.S. oil field services company Baker Hughes said Saturday that it was suspending new investments for its Russia operations, a day after similar moves were announced by rivals Halliburton Co. and Schlumberger. The steps from the Houston-based businesses come as they respond to U.S. sanctions over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. In its statement, Baker Hughes, which also has …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — An investigation is underway after a man was fatally struck by a vehicle inside the Galleria parking garage on Saturday afternoon, police say. HPD responded to multiple calls of a shooting inside the red parking garage just before 3 p.m. The man was in a fight with other men before he was fatally struck, police say. …

SEGUIN, Texas (KTRK) — Police are looking for a man accused of using “magic” to steal money from cashiers at two Walmarts in Seguin, Texas. The man reportedly used a technique called “quick-changed.” It is a technique that involves secretly pocketing some of the change given back by the cashier and claiming you were short-changed. Deputies say the magic thief …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Bodycam footage was released nearly a month after an HPD officer fired a weapon while serving a felony warrant in the north Houston area. On Feb. 21, officer A. Lopez and a team developed a suspect as part of their investigation on the rise in so-called ‘Glock switches.’ HPD Assistant Chief Thomas Hardin told that police …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A single-vehicle crash led to multiple gravesites being destroyed Saturday evening, police said. Houston police responded to a crash at the Forest Park Lawndale Funeral Home at about 7 p.m. Upon arrival, suspects fled the scene despite there being multiple witnesses and video, police said. One witness told that the driver was speeding in the cemetery …

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) — A woman was killed in a crash overnight, moments after fighting with her husband and driving away, according to Harris County sheriff’s deputies. Deputies responded to a one-vehicle crash in the 700 block of Westgreen near Kingsland in west Harris County around 11:40 p.m. Thursday. Tatyana Ruiz was driving southbound on Westgreen when she hit …

HOUSTON, Texas — Not long after being named the best airport in the nation, George Bush Intercontinental has landed yet another honor. Houston’s gateway to the world comes in at No. 15 in a new ranking of the world’s best airports. Personal finance website money.co.uk looked at a number of factors at the world’s 50 busiest airports, such as flight delays, parking …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — The investors on Shark Tank will hear the pitch from a Houston area businessman with an idea of using wedding rings to help fund clean drinking water around the world. Krish Himmatramka, a Houston-area entrepreneur born and raised in the Bayou City, is an oil and gas guy by trade. Himmatramka says he started his company Do …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Two shootings involving teenagers happened just hours apart in the city of Houston. Now, a 13-year-old and a 16-year-old are dead, and police are trying to find their killers. Both young victims were boys caught up in crimes involving gun violence. Investigators said one shooting was the result of a drug deal gone wrong. The youngest …