HOUSTON, Texas — For Abe, Gus, and Rudy Pena, their journey to losing a combined 300 pounds started with a promise to their mother. Their mom, Lourdes, had diabetes and suffered from kidney failure before she passed away in 2015. “My mom said ‘Hey, you need to start working out. You need to do something because you’re going to end …

  HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Houston police Sgt. Harold Preston, who was killed while responding to a domestic violence call, will be laid to rest next Thursday. A viewing and service for the 41-year veteran of the department are scheduled on Oct. 29 at Grace Community Church, which is located on the Gulf Freeway between Dixie Farm Road and Beltway …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — The COVID-19 pandemic continues to take a toll on the country. More than 8 million Americans have fallen into poverty since May, according to Columbia University researchers. This means more people are in need of housing or other assistance. Since COVID-19, things haven’t gotten any easier for Johnny Salce. “Right now, they have cut down on …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Africa’s most populous nation is seeing the most unrest it has seen in years. “It was so sad. They killed people and unfortunately, the kids who were protesting. They were innocent,” Houstonian and march organizer Tunde Aogo said. Oct. 20, 2020 will forever be etched in the mind of Nigerians and Nigerian Americans. That’s when soldiers …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Beloved transgender rights advocate and Houston blogger, Monica Roberts, who died of natural causes on Oct. 5, will be honored with a memorial service and laid to rest on Saturday. Supporters can pay their respects between 9 a.m. and 12:45 p.m. at UH Cullen Performance Hall, before the service begins at 1 p.m. She will then …

As fall progresses, Texas public school superintendents are realizing that virtual instruction simply is not working for thousands of students across the state. Report cards from the first weeks of the school year show more students than last year failing at least one class. Students are turning in assignments late, if at all; skipping days to weeks of virtual school; …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A crisp fall morning with temperatures starting out in the 50s across SE Texas Saturday. We’ll start with mostly cloudy skies, but I expect more sunshine to peek through the clouds this afternoon, warming us up to a pleasant 70 degrees (with low humidity). Sunday will still be nice, but a warm front will push the …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A Houston police sergeant was severely burned while saving others during a southwest Houston apartment fire. It happened just after midnight Saturday on South Braeswood near South Gessner. The sergeant and other officers were in the area when they saw the flames coming from the building, according to HPD. The officers got on the roof and …

Dallas County reported 533 more confirmed coronavirus cases Friday, including 531 which the county considers new and two from previous months. Four new COVID-19 deaths were also reported. Labs either report coronavirus cases directly to the county health department or to the state health department, which then relays the information to individual counties. Of cases reported Friday, Dallas County health …

In Candace Valenzuela’s latest television commercial, three voters look straight into the camera and cover their noses and mouths with masks. Then, as images of Beth Van Duyne — Valenzuela’s Republican opponent — and President Donald Trump flash across the screen, a narrator says they “downplayed the pandemic.” Trump’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic has become the dominant political storyline of the …