HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A former NASCAR driver, who already faced fraud charges, is in jail accused of trying to sell one trillion N95 masks he did not have. Patrick “P.J.” Abbott, 56, was charged in federal court last week with one count of wire fraud. He was out on bond on two counts of securities fraud and one count …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Like so much else this year, campaigning for the White House looks a bit different. This week, the Joe Biden and Kamala Harris campaign is stumping for votes in Texas without either of the candidates stepping foot in the Lone Star State. The campaign is actively connecting with voters and listening to their concerns ahead of …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — The victims of a deadly crash that caused an Uber car to split in half in northeast Houston were cousins, according to family. Diana Munoz Salazar, 24, and Priscilla Munoz DeLeon, 25, died Saturday night when the car they were riding in was hit by another car that was being chased by deputies. It happened on …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A woman is dead and three children, who authorities said were not wearing seat belts, are in critical condition after a crash Thursday night near the Greenspoint area. It happened around 9:30 p.m. at Swords Creek and TC Jester. The woman was driving a Chevy Traverse with four children inside on Swords Creek, trying to enter …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — City leaders are discussing more COVID-19 testing options as the virus continues to impact Houston and surrounding areas. Experts said they are researching a new, innovative way to help identify virus hotspots by testing wastewater in neighborhoods. If the virus can be targeted to one specific area, health officials believe it could be quicker to contain …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Early voting in Harris County starts in less than three weeks, and so do the job opportunities. You may never have thought of this before, but workers at the polling locations get paid and this year, they need more workers in Harris County than ever before. The reason? Harris County is trying to make voting easier …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — The southbound lanes of the Gulf Freeway were shut down Friday morning due to a truck crash at Griggs Road. It happened around 5 a.m. but it wasn’t known what exactly happened. You’ll want to avoid the freeway this morning while crews work to investigate and clean up the crash. The Gulf Freeway HOV lane was …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A 21-year-old son shot and killed a man who was attacking his father and stepmother in a parking lot along the Gulf Freeway near Fuqua in southeast Houston, police said. Officials told that around 2 a.m. Friday at a restaurant and bar, there was a fight between the father, stepmother and another man. The father, identified …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Two fall fronts are on the way to Houston next week, and the weekend is looking pretty good, too. The clouds will hold thick through the night, preventing temperatures from falling much. Lows in the upper 60s will be common by sunrise. We should get more breaks in the clouds Friday afternoon, allowing temperatures to climb …

“Trump has been empowered by the deafening silence or craven approval of elected Republican enablers,” said Rep. Lloyd Doggett of Austin, casting the election as a “choice between democracy and tyranny…. Every elected Republican who does not immediately denounce his threat to our sacred democracy is no longer fit to serve.” Sen. John Cornyn was among the majority of Republicans …