HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Training camp, which signals the start of football season, often means NFL players are away from their loved ones. However, for Houston Texans defensive back Jonathan Owens, it’s another sport – and another stage – causing the separation. “It was kind of tough,” Owens admitted Thursday when talking about being away from his girlfriend, Olympic gymnast …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — In a sign that the delta variant is affecting more children on a daily basis, an 11-month-old girl from the Houston area had to be airlifted to Temple because no pediatric hospitals in Houston would accept her as a transfer patient. “She needed to be intubated immediately because she was having seizures,” said Patricia Darnauer, the …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A routine traffic stop along the Katy Freeway prompted a chase that left one person shot and injured. According to a tweet posted by Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez, deputies were trying to pull a driver over Thursday afternoon when the chase started. It ultimately ended on the Katy Freeway near Mason Road. Gonzalez said the …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — The superintendent of the largest public school system in Texas says he will consider defying Gov. Greg Abbott’s orders and propose a mask mandate in all schools. On Thursday, Superintendent Millard House II confirmed to that he would bring a mask mandate for consideration. He told that he plans on bringing it up at next Thursday’s …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — J.R. Richard, the legendary Astros pitcher who played all 10 seasons of his MLB career in Houston, has died, the team announced on Thursday. The right-handed pitcher, who began his major league playing career in 1971, is the latest passing involving a member of the team’s Hall of Fame. “J.R. will forever be remembered as an …