HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — “I wanted to be a cartoonist.” Instead, Reverend Bill Lawson became Houston’s Pastor. Three years before Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech, Reverend Lawson secretly met with city leaders at the Rice Hotel. When all was said and done, “White Only” signs came down across Houston, department stores welcomed Black customers without …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A convicted sex offender is accused of inappropriately touching two underage teens inside of the Galleria Mall. King Jeron Williams Coleman, 35, is now charged with another sex crime on two counts of indecency with a child, sexual contact. On Friday, two teens were leaving the restroom by the food court in the Galleria, when Coleman …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — After days of begging Texans to conserve, the lights are still on but ERCOT still can’t say if Texans’ voluntary conservation efforts are helping. Since Monday, ERCOT, which manages the state’s isolated electric grid, has sent out appeals asking Texans to do things like turning up air conditioners to 78 degrees or running washer-dryers and pool …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A Clear Lake business owner believes he was possibly targeted after his family was robbed at gunpoint at a relative’s house. The incident happened on May 31 at 5:30 a.m. at a residence near Garden Creek Way and Clear Lake City Boulevard. The victim said moments after he walked into a relative’s home, two armed men …

HOUSTON, Texas — One of the most highly anticipated developments in Houston has just announced new draws for active and food-loving locals. East River, the massive, ambitious, 150-acre waterfront project is teeing up a new public, nine-hole, par-three golf course. Additionally, Midway, the firm behind East River, announced a new family-friendly restaurant and patio bar on the sprawling complex.

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A Houston-area woman is safe after she spent nights on the ground while lost in the mountains of southern California. “I was training to summit Mt. Whitney. It’s the tallest peak in the lower 48,” said Peggy Faulk. “I went on the hike with a friend and she is much faster than me, and I said, …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — More than 100 people have reached out to U.S. Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher’s office regarding issues they are facing with their mail. That information was included in a letter she sent to the Postmaster Inspector General requesting an investigation into three area post offices. “We’ve heard of stolen passports, social security cards, prescriptions, the check washing,” said …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Dry air wrapping around the low in the Gulf brings us hot and sunny weather for Thursday. Temperatures will start in the mid 70s then warm into the mid 90s on an easterly breeze. While we can’t rule out a stray shower or storm, your rain chance is less than 20%. We are also monitoring the …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — On Wednesday, Houston Police Chief Troy Finner hosted a summit of more than 40 law enforcement specialists to address the rise in violent crime. The ATF and FBI were present along with the Texas Department of Public Safety, the Harris County Sheriff’s Office, all Harris County constable offices, Houston-area police chiefs and police chiefs from Texas …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — It was a joyous day for those who know and love Houston’s Fourth Ward. On Wednesday, the Houston City Council officially voted to make Freedmen’s Town a Heritage District and it’s the first designation of its kind. “It’s so important to at least do what we can to hold on to as much as that history …