Money sent to the Mexican homeland by U.S. immigrants is soaring, busting monthly records as that country and its economy continue to struggle with the coronavirus pandemic. This year for the first seven months, through July, the flow hit $28 billion, up nearly 24 percent from the same period last year, according to Mexico’s Central Bank. This past July, the flow of …

A web hosting service is dropping Texas Right To Life website that encourages tipsters to report doctors and others who might have helped pregnant women in violation of Texas’ new abortion law. The site went up on Sept. 1, the day SB 8 went into effect. The law bans abortions after fetal cardiac activity is detected or approximately six weeks. …

Ride-hailing companies Uber and Lyft said Friday they will cover the legal fees of any driver sued under the new law prohibiting most abortions in Texas. The Texas law bans abortions once medical professionals can detect cardiac activity, usually around six weeks and often before women know they’re pregnant. Rather than be enforced by government authorities, the law gives citizens …

AUSTIN — Republican House Speaker Dade Phelan won’t campaign against his Democratic colleagues in the 2022 election, saying it would only inflame tensions in a chamber still divided over a weeks-long summer stalemate. “I will absolutely not get involved running against incumbent members of the House,” the first term speaker told on Friday. “I don’t think that helps decorum in …

AUSTIN — A state judge has shielded, for now, Texas abortion clinics from lawsuits by an anti-abortion group under a new state abortion law in a narrow ruling handed down Friday. The temporary restraining order Friday by state District Judge Maya Guerra Gamble in Austin in response to the Planned Parenthood request does not interfere with the provision. However, it …

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) — A woman who deputies say shot and killed her boyfriend during an early morning argument in north Harris County has been charged with murder. The Harris County Sheriff’s Office said 24-year-old Jailene Marie Hernandez is behind bars for the felony count. The charge stems from a shooting call in the 1600 block of Lone Oak …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Rapper Drake dedicated his highly-anticipated new album to Miss Mercedes Morr, a Houston Instagram influencer and model killed in what authorities believe was a murder-suicide. Drake, whose real name is Aubrey Graham, shared the dedication in the footnote about the album on streaming services such as Apple Music, and it’s there where the 33-year-old woman’s name …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Labor Day wouldn’t exist without the work of unions, and if you’re looking for a construction job that could land you in a union, you could start at a home supply store. The Home Depot just launched a Path to Pro program in the Houston area. It’s open to anyone over the age of 18. You can …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — It was March 11, 2020, when the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a global pandemic. Nearly a year and a half later, many of us are wondering when it’ll all be over. Dr. Catherine Troisi, an infectious disease epidemiologist at the UTHealth School of Public Health, answered our COVID outlook questions on Friday. Here’s what we’ve learned. When …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — An Enterprise rental truck looks a bit out of place parked next to the very fancy Valobra Master Jewelers on Westheimer, but Franco Valobra wouldn’t have it any other way. “Sixteen years ago when Katrina hit, there was no way to stay there,” said the Italian turned New Orleans resident who is now living in Houston. …