HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Houston Astros pitcher Lance McCullers and his wife Kara welcomed a baby daughter just days shy of the new year. Kara McCullers posted a photo on Instagram of her holding little Ava Rae in her arms. “2019 brought me my biggest blessing of all,” Kara posted, along with the little girl‘s birthdate of Dec. 27, 2019. Kara’s …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A cloudy and milder start to New Year’s Day. The next big weather system to impact Houston will arrive on New Year’s Day. Isolated to scattered showers will be possible Wednesday afternoon. Widespread rain showers are likely from Wednesday night into Thursday morning, but it now looks like the deepest moisture might remain just offshore, keeping …

A 61-year-old woman celebrating the new year with her family is dead after she was shot, likely by celebratory gunfire, deputies say. This happened just after midnight in the 12300 block of May Laurel Drive in the Laurel Oaks subdivision. Authorities told ABC13 the woman was standing at the end of her driveway while family and friends in the cul-de-sac …

The forecast isn’t expected to cause any problems for the southernmost NHL Winter Classic ever. When the Dallas Stars and Nashville Predators take the ice Wednesday at the Cotton Bowl, temperatures are expected to be in the low 50s, with no chance for rain, KXAS-TV (NBC5) meteorologist Grant Johnston said. In its history, the hockey game has been played in …

TONIGHT: Chilly with passing clouds. Low: 38. Wind: S 5-10 mph. NEW YEAR’S DAY: Cloudy, breezy, and chilly. Isolated shower possible east. Low: 38. High: 54. Wind: S 10-15 mph. THURSDAY: Cloudy and milder with a 20 percent chance of rain, mainly south and east of DFW. Low: 48. High: 66. Wind: SW 15-20 mph. FRIDAY: Mostly cloudy, colder and breezy. …

AUSTIN — The new year is shaping up to be a huge political one in Texas. With the presidential race, a competitive battle for the Texas House and an increase in voter turnout expected in this year’s elections, there is a large amount of uncertainty and excitement in the air for Texas politics in 2020. Here are five things to keep an …

AUSTIN — As she looks confidently to November, and a chance to try to pack U.S. Sen. John Cornyn “off to take his three taxpayer-funded pensions,” MJ Hegar hustles a brand she insists is distinctive. She’s a combat veteran who sacrificed a dream career to sue the military on behalf of other women. She’s also a “mama bear,” fiercely protective …

When a gunman opened fire at a predominantly black church in Charleston, S.C., and killed nine worshippers in 2015, Chris Simmons knew he had to make changes for his congregation in South Dallas. Cornerstone Baptist Church, where Simmons has been the pastor for 30 years, now has its own security team to defend itself from violent attacks like the one …

India has approved its third lunar mission months after its last one failed to successfully land on the moon, its space agency said on Wednesday, the latest effort in its ambitions to become a low-cost space power. The Chandrayaan-3 mission will have a lander and a rover, but not an orbiter, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Chairman K Sivan told reporters …

KARACHI: Almost all of the international currencies gained against the rupee in 2019 but the biggest appreciation was seen in the British pound which gained over 15 per cent. The Forex Association Pakistan on Tuesday issued a compiled report showing the devaluation trend of the rupee against major international currencies in interbank market. The US dollar dominates the country’s trade …