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Thirty-two years after Houston police officer James Irby was murdered, his killer is set to die. Carl Wayne Buntion, 78, will be executed in 24 hours, 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) — Masks may be gone from planes, but don’t ditch them just yet as there are still places that require them. There may be times you’ll have to wear a mask on a flight On Monday, a federal judge struck down the public transportation mask mandate that applied to flights, buses, trains, and cruise terminals. The Transportation …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Be on the lookout, Houston. You might see a bot roaming the streets. Coco, a food delivery company, recently launched remotely piloted devices in a partnership with four Houston-area restaurants. The robots are active and deliver food to southwest Houston and Montrose-area customers. “What you see is what you get,” said Joshua Hawkins with Coco. “The …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Houston is home to baseball legend Roger Clemens. He attended Spring Woods High School, played at San Jacinto Junior College, and later for the Houston Astros. His foundation, launched in 1992, is headquartered in the Bayou City. This week, Clemens will be inducted into the Houston Sports Hall of Fame during the 5th Annual Houston Sports …

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) — Two Houston families are grieving as their loved ones were apparently killed by the same man, days apart. That man has since killed himself. Investigators believe Francisco Gonzalez killed the two young people for vastly different reasons. On Wednesday, April 13, Phalyssia Sanders was on a date with Gonzalez, when she texted her little sister. …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Brytani Cavil’s love for reading began when she was just a little girl. But, she didn’t always have access to books with characters that looked like her or the people she was surrounded with growing up. She remembers having to advocate for more diverse literature in school. “I don’t feel that should fall on children. Not …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Houston journalists Jaundrea Clay, Brittany Britto Garley, and Brooke Lewis wanted to provide a solution to a problem they experienced as young girls and continue to see in their work. Covering issues impacting underrepresented communities inspired them to host the city’s first-ever BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color) Book Festival. Clay said the idea started …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — There are new developments in the death of a teenage girl. Since February, we’ve been following Jesslyn Zuniga’s story when she was killed in a crash on the East Freeway. Initially, investigators thought she may have jumped to her death. But days after her death, the driver involved ran from the scene but later told Houston …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Five months after 10 people died as a result of the Astroworld Festival in Houston, statewide experts suggest loopholes in city and state law need to be tightened up and emergency officials need more control over mass events. “A consistent permitting process could have helped established jurisdiction and authority over ultimate event shut down in the …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — We all could use some rain to help fend off the developing drought, and there’s reason to hope that some of us will get a little rainfall overnight. An upper-level disturbance passing overhead will bring widespread clouds and a few showers overnight and Wednesday morning. There’s even an outside chance a stray thunderstorm could pop up …