HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A group of top Republican congressional leaders worried about the future of oil and gas visited refineries in Houston to send a message to the new administration. Ten congress members, including House Minority Leader, Kevin McCarthy, toured a facility at the Houston Ship Channel and held a roundtable discussion on Tuesday with workers and company leaders. …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — During his first ever, prime time televised state of the state address, Gov. Greg Abbott hit on a series of issues he considers emergency items for this year’s legislative session. One of those items was election integrity. “One thing all of us should agree on, whether you’re a Republican, Democrat, or Independent, is that we must …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Despite the unusually empty streets of downtown Houston, the area is actually growing. Bob Eury, the president of the Downtown District, said a massive, $1.9 billion is being invested in downtown construction. The construction is a mixture of new office and residential space, public projects and renovations to existing buildings.A report recently released by the district …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Police are asking for the public’s help to find 10-year-old Tyler Hamilton who went missing on Tuesday in west Houston. According to investigators, Tyler was last seen in the 12900 block of Briar Forest Drive at around 3 p.m. He was wearing a black, long-sleeve T-shirt paired with black pants and was riding a black and …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Houston police are searching for two men seen in a picture on a cell phone one of the suspects may have accidentally left behind while robbing a woman at gunpoint. The armed robbery took place on Dec. 30, 2020 in the 9500 block of Fairland. Around 7 p.m., the woman met up with one of the …

South Africa’s first coronavirus vaccine doses arrived by airplane on Monday, offering some relief for health workers who have been stretched during the second wave of infections and are first in line for the shots. President Cyril Ramaphosa and other top officials were at the OR Tambo international airport to receive the 1 million shots of the AstraZeneca vaccine. Some …

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Tuesday launched Pakistan’s anti-Covid vaccination drive, with the first jab administered to a doctor at Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) in Islamabad. The first vaccine was administered under the supervision of Prime Minister Imran Khan. Frontline health worker Dr Rana Imran became the first person in Pakistan to receive the Chinese Sinopharm Covid-19 …

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has recorded 63 more coronavirus-related deaths in past 24 hours, surging the overall death toll to 11,746. According to the latest statistics of the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC), the COVID-19 has claimed 63 more lives and 1,220 fresh infections were reported. In the past 24 hours, as many as 1,285 patients have recovered from the virus …

MELBOURNE: Serena Williams found a silver lining in the delayed start to the Australian Open, the season-opening Grand Slam tournament that is starting three weeks later than usual because of the Covid-19 pandemic. Time. Time to recover from an Achilles injury that ended her run at last year’s French Open before her second-round match. Extra time with her daughter, albeit …