Seven-year-old E’Syntheis Chambers wanted to go to Disney World for his birthday last year, but the pandemic prevented him from going. Beforehand, he asked his mother, Roshanda White, if he and his cousins could go on a Disney cruise. “I told him for him and his cousins to all go, it would be pretty expensive,” she said, ”And he replied …

WASHINGTON — Democrats who fled Austin to halt action in the Texas House on elections legislation are imploring the U.S. Senate to adopt federal protections on voting rights. But they’re getting no sympathy from their home state senators, nor giving any. “Work? You are shirking your responsibility in Austin for a boondoggle in DC,” Cornyn tweeted at state Sen. Royce …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — The FBI is asking for your help in finding a man they believe has vital information regarding a child victim in an ongoing sexual exploitation investigation. According to the FBI, the man, who wasn’t identified and is being referred to as “John Doe 44,” was seen in a video with a child. The video was first …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A Houston woman spent 22 days in the hospital suffering from a rare disorder known as Guillain-Barré that she said her doctor determined was brought on by her COVID-19 vaccine. Jamie Walton said she has been very cautious throughout the pandemic because she is fearful of getting the virus. About three months ago, she got the …

The Family Place, which serves victims of domestic violence in North Texas, rededicated its safe campus, Sally’s House, after February’s winter storm devastated the property, forcing 123 people residing in the facility to evacuate. The effort to provide housing for the clients following the storm was aided by Wilshire Baptist Church Pastor George Mason and Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson. Johnson …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Delivery has become a go-to during the pandemic and it undoubtedly helped save many small businesses. But a Houston restaurant says it’s been a headache. The Garcia family opened Birria Los Primos in the Underground Hall in downtown Houston in March of this year. “It was still very slow. Downtown Houston was a little empty, so …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — What appears to be a bizarre situation is blocking traffic along the northbound lanes of the Southwest Freeway during Tuesday’s rush hour. It’s unclear what is going on, but Cuban flags were visible on some of the vehicles. It appears that 20 to 50 were involved in the situation. This is a developing story. We will …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A Harris County deputy was shot in the hand during a scuffle with an inmate at Ben Taub Hospital as he was walking him to the bathroom. It happened near the hospital’s trauma center on Wednesday. The Harris County Sheriff’s Office said there was some sort of struggle between the two as the deputy was escorting …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Houston police are asking the public for help identifying a man caught on video waving a gun at a driver on the Katy Freeway. It happened May 3 just before 9 a.m. in what police describe as a case of road rage. For the victim, a married father of three children, who asked to remain anonymous, …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A catering truck run by popular Houston restaurant The Breakfast Klub went up in flames Tuesday night at a city council member’s birthday fundraiser. Witnesses tell the fire happened around 5:30 p.m. outside a private home in Tanglewood. Council member Tiffany Thomas, who represents parts of southwest Houston, was celebrating her birthday inside at a typical …