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HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Texas plans to execute a mother in April nearly 15 years after being convicted for the murder of her 2-year-old daughter. Melissa Lucio’s execution is scheduled for April 27. Gov. Greg Abbott could step in and delay the killing. He also could grant clemency if the majority of the state’s Board of Pardons and Paroles votes …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A suspected drunk driver accused of killing a Precinct 7 deputy constable appeared in court for a bond hearing on Friday. Adolfo Serrano is facing charges of intoxication manslaughter of a peace officer and faces a minimum of 15 years in prison, according to Harris County District Attorney’s Office’s Sean Teare. On Friday, the court agreed …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A grandfather is in critical but stable condition after being shot twice during a home invasion on Thursday night in north Houston, police say. Detectives say the man’s 2-year-old grandson was also inside when intruders barged into the house on Carby Road near Foxridge Drive. Four men used a sledgehammer to get through the front door, …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A woman is asking for the community’s help to find her customized airstream trailer that was stolen out of a storage facility in The Heights. Melly McCutcheon said she was diagnosed with lupus, then a severe and life threatening complication called pulmonary hypertension. She says the doctor told her she had 5 years to live. “I …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — The 35th annual Art Car Parade returns to Houston to show off hundreds of mobile masterpieces as they come roaring downtown. Parade Grand Marshal Bun B will lead the parade of wacky cars through Houston’s streets as they display their artwork and vision. Chauncy Glover, Mayra Moreno, Adam Winkler and Chaz Miller will be your hosts …

HUMBLE, Texas (KTRK) — Hundreds gathered on Friday to honor the life and service of fallen Harris County Sheriff’s Deputy Darren Almendarez. Fifty-one year old Almendarez was off-duty, leaving the grocery store with his wife last Thursday when they saw three men allegedly trying to steal the catalytic converter off their truck. Authorities say as he approached the suspects, they shot …

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) — Emergency crews are responding to a deadly crash involving a solid waste truck and an SUV on FM 1960 at Grey Fox, east of Lake Houston. According to HPD’s incidents board, this is fatal. SkyEye was over the scene Friday morning. Sadly, another fatal crash was reported, this time in Pasadena. Pasadena police wrote on …

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 …