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HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — On Wednesday, a government group is expected to make loans more expensive to lower rising prices, but economists aren’t sure it’ll have an immediate impact. IT COULD GET MORE EXPENSIVE TO GET A LOAN For months, the federal reserve, which oversees interest rates, has hinted it may increase interest rates to help with rising costs. The …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Police are searching for a woman who they say shot a man to death after an argument at an apartment parking lot in southwest Houston. The shooting happened on March 9 at 1 p.m. in the 6300 block of West Bellfort Street. Police identified the man who was found shot at the scene as 23-year-old Cristino …

SPRING, Texas (KTRK) — Deputies need the public’s help to identify thieves who stole thousands of dollars worth of diesel fuel from a Spring gas station. Harris County Precinct 4 constable deputies responded to the Chevron gas station located at 6114 Root Road in the North Hampton subdivision on Monday in response to a theft call. Investigators said surveillance video …

HOUSTON, Texas — Surveying his kingdom – in this case, NRG Stadium – Houston’s king of hip-hop, Bun B, was all business. Walking the arena dirt and the sprawling, star-shaped RodeoHouston stage, H-Town’s unofficial mayor patiently rattled off orders, sounding as much executive producer as legendary rapper. “I cannot wait for Houston to see this show,” Bun told CultureMap as …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — There’s a way to get child care covered for a year, but parents don’t have much more time to apply. HELPING PARENTS GET BACK TO WORK During the pandemic, Texas has allocated millions to help parents with day care. Jennifer Lopez is one of those impacted, facing eviction just weeks ago. Her life changed when she …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Houston airports expect 1.76 million people will travel through Hobby and George Bush Intercontinental airports during Spring Break 2022. The surge in passengers means traffic might be tricky, especially at IAH. Work is currently underway on a $1.3 billion project to build a new international terminal at the Bush Airport. The construction means people arriving at …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Nearly three decades after we lost the queen of Tejano music, there’s a new Selena Quintanilla album coming out. Selena’s father, Abraham Quintanilla, told Latin Groove News the new album produced by Warner Music will have 13 songs. According to her father, Selena’s brother was able to work on her voice with computers. Some of them are …

In black and white, “discrimination is bad for business” takes up an entire page in The Dallas Morning News. “If we don’t use this major megaphone that we have to stand up for people who really deserve it, we don’t actually live fully into our values in our company,” said Miriam Warren, the Chief Diversity Officer of Yelp. “This directive …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Three Houston police officers and a sergeant, who have been fighting to get their jobs back after shooting and killing a man who was suicidal back in 2020, have been reinstated. The officers and sergeant made their case before an arbitrator last week. In April 2020, police responded to a call in east Houston about a …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Police are asking for the public’s help in the search for a driver accused of hitting and killing a man before fleeing the scene in the Westchase area. The crash happened on Tuesday, Feb. 15. Houston police said the victim, identified as Hector Emilio Mateo-Suar, was struck by a dark-colored SUV with tinted windows while he …