HOUSTON, Texas — The Houston Astros have placed second baseman Jose Altuve, third baseman Alex Bregman, designated hitter Yordan Álvarez, catcher Martín Maldonado and infielder Robel Garcia on the injured list because of COVID-19 health and safety protocols. General manager James Click made the announcement on Wednesday, hours before the Astros were to wrap up a three-game series with the …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Local health officials say the pause in Johnson & Johnson vaccinations this week should not cause much of an increase in vaccine hesitancy and they don’t anticipate it getting worse. President and CEO of Memorial Hermann Dr. David Callender spoke with Eyewitness News on Wednesday and said the halt of the vaccinations due to rare but …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — On Wednesday, ERCOT tweeted saying there are tight grid conditions, but they’re not asking people to conserve energy like they did on Tuesday. The warning sparked customers’ concerns triggered by February’s power outages across the state. Fortunately, ERCOT didn’t issue an energy emergency that day. “What we saw [Tuesday] was a function of having higher demand …

HOUSTON, Texas — Harris County Commissioners Court unanimously passed a resolution April 13 in support of efforts in the 87th Texas Legislature to create a new criminal district court to assist with the county’s growing criminal court backlog. If the efforts are successful, this would be Harris County’s first new criminal district court since 1984 when the 351st District Court was …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A man with a knife, whose family says struggled with mental illness his entire life, was shot and killed by a Harris County Sheriff’s Office deputy in east Harris County Wednesday morning. According to deputies, a woman called 911 around 1 a.m. saying her husband was in a mental health crisis. While deputies were on their …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A 23rd civil lawsuit has been filed against Houston Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson, claiming he assaulted and harassed a massage therapist. The woman is named as the plaintiff in the lawsuit. According to the suit filed in Harris County on Wednesday afternoon, the woman said she was asked by Watson for a massage even though she …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Terry Thomas waited more than 30 years to marry Samantha Amos. They met on the job in 1985. “She was a cashier. I was a sacker,” he said. In 2017, they found each other again on social media and two years later, they married. They had 15 months of happiness. “She was the best thing that …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — It was a single bullet that nearly missed Shevon Reed as she was sitting inside her family’s camper parked in the driveway of a south Houston neighborhood. “Please stop shooting your guns … just stop,” Reed begged. She said on Tuesday, April 6, she was resting inside the camper where she’s been operating her hair styling …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A weak front will slowly push offshore Thursday morning which will bring slightly lower temperatures to much of our area. You can expect highs in the 70s under a cloudy sky. Late in the day a disturbance tracking through North Texas could trigger showers and thunderstorm development north of I-10. If you miss out on that …