HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Our ABC13 Weather Team will be posting frequent severe weather updates right here throughout the day and night. Refresh your browser or app for the latest information. 12:55 a.m. Friday The Storm Prediction Center just issued their first tornado, wind, and hail probability maps of the day. The greatest threat for severe weather remains north of I-10. …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Authorities have released new information as they continue to search for the man accused in the brutal sexual assault of a 19-year-old woman. During a press conference, authorities say the 19-year-old victim was walking on Dec. 29 after leaving a restaurant near Buffalo Speedway. The woman told police she remembers that, while walking home, she felt …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A robber followed and attacked an 80-year-old woman as she walked to a METRORail stop in a brutal crime that was caught on surveillance video. The surveillance video is hard to watch, but it clearly shows how the robber crept behind Christine Henry in a vehicle as she walked in the 300 block of Erin Street …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A popular Montrose restaurant is closing its doors. After nearly 10 years in business, the Greek restaurant, “Theo’s” on Westheimer is no more. “It’s kind of like another thing that’s leaving so it is upsetting I did go there to make sure I got some food,” says Jessie Bowlin, who lives in Montrose. The restaurant was …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Shoppers were sent into a panic when gunshots were fired inside a Walmart store in southwest Houston. Houston police say they received a call around 10 p.m. Wednesday about a shooter inside the store. Upon arrival, officers found a man had been shot in the torso. According to police, the shooting was a result of an …

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) — Deputies say an off-duty Houston police officer shot a robbery suspect at a Walmart in northeast Harris County. It happened around 2:40 p.m. on Wednesday at the Walmart in the 9200 block of N. Sam Houston Parkway E near Humble. Deputies say the suspect went inside the Walmart with a gun and tried to rob …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A Travis County judge has granted a temporary injunction preventing the Texas Education Agency takeover of the HISD school board. In November, the state informed district leaders it would appoint a board of managers and a superintendent. It also downgraded the district’s accreditation. The move came after years of what the state considers dysfunction and a …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A father-son moment before the Houston Texans comeback win over the Buffalo Bills will always stick with the dad who pulled off an epic surprise. Ben Rushing won tickets to last Saturday’s playoff game at NRG Stadium and decided to bring his 8-year-old son, Braden. “We had a great, great time at the game,” Braden recalled. …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A powerful weather system approaching Texas will bring back mild temps and a humid breeze Thursday ahead of strong thunderstorms late Friday. Instead of sunrise temps in the 30s, we’ll wake up to temps in the 60s with widespread clouds. A few showers are possible during the day, but no serious thunderstorms are expected Thursday. That …

Houston police are investigating a terrifying robbery in the Museum District. Police say gunmen followed a father of young children into his garage, pushed him to the ground, held him at gunpoint, and robbed him in the early hours of the morning Monday. The crooks told the victim there was another gunman with his wife and kids inside the house. …