HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is now recommending an additional dose of the Pfizer or Moderna COVID-19 vaccines for immunocompromised people. This move only applies to people who are considered high risk, which is estimated to be around 3% of U.S. adults. Dr. Rodrigo Hasbun, an infectious disease specialist at UTHealth Houston, to answer …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A man once named a “person of interest” by police in the death of a 3-year-old boy has now been charged and remains on the run. Houston police are looking for 20-year-old David Ajanel Ixcayau. He was identified as a suspect on Friday and has been charged for his role in the boy’s death. The toddler, …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — With some students back in school and others gearing up for the start of classes, some school districts are defying Gov. Greg Abbott’s COVID-19 orders and requiring masks. Below is a list of what school districts are doing to keep your child safe amid the surge in COVID-19 cases. Alief ISD: The school district is not requiring masks, …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A little girl’s parents are suing the Houston Astros more than two years after the child was hit by a foul ball that a lawyer says caused a skull fracture and her brain to swell. Court documents show the lawsuit was filed by attorney Richard Mithoff on behalf of Jonathan Scott and Alexandra Colchado, the parents …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A mother was robbed late last month at a gas station in north Houston, and her kids witnessed it from the back seat of the vehicle. Now, the Houston Police Department is asking for the public’s help in identifying the suspects responsible for the crime. The crime happened just after midnight on July 27 in the …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Police are looking for one of three men they say broke into an apartment in southwest Houston and stabbed another man to death. Osmin Menjivar-Cortez, 25, has been charged with capital murder and burglary in connection with the death of 26-year-old Robert Campos.   The incident happened at the Oaks on Bissonnet apartment complex located at …