AUSTIN, Texas (KTRK) — Gov. Greg Abbott is set to hold a news conference today at noon. You can watch it live in the video player above or you can see it on other streaming devices, including Roku and Amazon Fire. The news conference comes one day after Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick said the state could start the reopening process …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A suspected carjacker is in the hospital after being shot by a man at a gas station off the Eastex Freeway near the Beltway in northeast Houston. The shooting happened just a few feet away from the doors and the pumps at a Valero gas station around 1:15 a.m. Investigators say a male suspect in a …

HOUSTON, Texas — When street artist GONZO247 was growing up in Houston’s East End, graffiti was considered vandalism rather than art. He started experimenting with spray paint as a teen, at a time when most graffiti artists were incognito. But when he decided to turn his passion for street art into his life’s work, he struggled to get recognition as a legitimate …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Some Houston parents want better protection for their children after worrying their kids could meet online predators as they learn virtually. When Roman Pena saw the influx of messages coming to her son on his virtual learning platform, she said, “it made me feel scared.” She said she saw messages like, “Can you tell me your …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Rain chances will increase Thursday as an upper level low moves through central Texas. These thunderstorms will be slow movers, so a quick 1″ of rain will be possible in spots. It now looks like this upper level low will move away quicker, so by sunrise Friday most of the rain should be gone. At that …

HOUSTON, Texas — Back in 1956, postman Jeff McKissack started to create The Orange Show in Houston, Texas. The idea behind the project was to honor his favorite fruit – the orange! He believed the magical citrus promoted longevity. For more than 20 years, McKissack would search around the Houston area for anything to use in his project including tiles, old wagon …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A new study has shown that people are moving farther away from their jobs in order to find affordable housing during the COVID-19 pandemic. One of the key findings from the report by Rice University’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research is the increasing distance between where Harris County residents live and where they work, which results …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A Houston police chase in the Braeswood area turned into a two-hour standoff, before police arrested a robbery suspect without incident. Officers surrounded the suspect in a white minivan that crashed in the 4400 block of North Braeswood, near Greenwillow Street and not too far from the West 610 Loop. According to police, the confrontation began …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — The Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo was cut short this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but organizers said planning is well underway for 2021 and safety will be top of mind. The rodeo has begun to explain how it and its 35,000-plus volunteers will welcome back fans to NRG Park in a safe and healthy way. While …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A Walmart customer’s trip for groceries in southwest Houston turned into a frightful experience just from the simple act of loading items into her vehicle. In a video released by Crime Stoppers of Houston, the shopper was face-to-face with a robber who pointed a gun at her. The video came from the parking lot of the …