A man driving a pickup was arrested early Sunday in downtown Dallas after he crashed his truck into a pedestrian, a Dallas police horse and a car. The pedestrian was taken to a hospital in critical condition, police said. The horse and the two people who were in the car were not injured. The driver, Adonis Hartfield, 25, didn’t stop …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — The owner of a new restaurant in Houston’s East End said he plans to fight against city officials who say it’s illegal for him to have a portable sign up in front of his building. The Harris County General Store Barbecue Juke Joint may be a new occupant in its building on Lawndale Street, but the …

HOUSTON, Texas — If the current rate of U.S. job creation continues, the nation should recover all jobs lost during the COVID-19 pandemic by mid-2022, according to Patrick Jankowski, senior vice president of research at the Greater Houston Partnership. “If that happens, this would be one of the quickest recoveries we’ve ever had for a U.S. recession,” he said during …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — An off-duty police officer was shot and killed outside a restaurant near the Galleria after taking a road trip to Houston with fellow members of a well-known New Orleans social club. “He was out there getting some much needed rest and relaxation,” New Orleans Police Department Chief Shaun Ferguson said. Everett Briscoe, 41, spent his career …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — As Houston ISD students prepare to return to school Monday, a group of volunteers with Safe Walk Home will be helping them get to and from school safely. The volunteer-based neighborhood group, will kick off the event around 7 a.m. in front of Marshall Middle School. The event is set to start with a prayer, followed …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Drivers, we’ve got some great news! Crews completed roadwork Sunday ahead of schedule, allowing all main lanes of I-69 Southwest Freeway northbound at I-610 West Loop to be reopened. TxDOT originally stated that roadwork wouldn’t be completed until Monday morning, but luckily officials said they were able to finish before the weekend ended. During the closure, …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Houston police are looking for two suspects after an off-duty officer from New Orleans was reportedly shot and killed while eating at a restaurant near the Galleria Saturday afternoon. According HPD Chief Troy Finner, a group of out-of-towners decided to visit the Grotto Ristorante while in Houston. A group of individuals were in Houston from out …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Police have arrested a man who reportedly shot his wife after an argument Saturday afternoon which led to him barricading himself and four children inside his house, authorities said. SWAT officers with the Houston Police Department responded to the shooting call in the 6300 block of Belmark Street around 4 p.m. Officials said 33-year-old Raul Garcia …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A 9-year-old girl and her 6-month-old brother were taken to the hospital after a road rage incident ended in a shooting on the North Loop, police say. According to Officer Almugerh Alobaidi with the Houston Police Department’s Major Assaults Division, a mother and father were in the car with two children driving eastbound on the highway …

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana (KTRK) — The victim in Saturday’s fatal shooting at a Galleria-area restaurant has been identified as a veteran New Orleans detective who was part of a well-known social club visiting Houston. RELATED: Off-duty officer killed in shooting at Galleria-area restaurant, suspects still on the run Everett Briscoe, 41, was eating with a group at Grotto, an upscale …