CIUDAD JUÁREZ, Mexico — As Mexico moves forward with decriminalizing abortion, residents on both sides of the border are scrambling to understand what Tuesday’s ruling will mean for women at a time when Texas has shifted to severely restricting access to the procedure. Border residents have long found a way to navigate medical disparities on the border, including finding ways …

Medical experts lambasted a claim by Gov. Greg Abbott on Tuesday about the time a person has to receive an abortion under Texas’ new law that outlaws the procedure at six weeks. Asked by a reporter why the legislation forces victims of rape and incest to carry a pregnancy to term, Abbott replied that the question’s premise was false because …

Dallas County reported nine more COVID-19 deaths and 1,285 new coronavirus cases from last Friday, while pediatric hospitalizations for the virus hit an all-time high in the Dallas-Fort Worth area over the holiday weekend. As of Monday, 131 children were hospitalized with the novel coronavirus in the 19-county area that covers Dallas-Fort Worth — the highest number of the pandemic, …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Houston police are searching for the suspects they believe are connected to two area robberies within the last two months. The first incident happened on July 29, at about 10:40 a.m. The victim was delivering a package at a pharmacy in the 6600 block of West Sam Houston Parkway, when he says he was approached by …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Three members of a family of four whose bodies were found in their burning southwest Houston home died from gunshot wounds, the medical examiner confirmed. On Sunday, the bodies of 37-year-old Jairo Escano; his wife Elvira, 44; and their two kids: 13-year-old Isabel and 10-year-old Jairo Jr., were found after Houston fire crews extinguished a fire …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — The University of Houston board of regents voted unanimously on Tuesday to proceed with the move to the Big 12 conference. UH regents sounded off with a series of “Aye!” votes to allow chancellor Renu Khator to negotiate a new conference home for Cougar athletics. The chairman of the board of regents, Tilman Fertitta, said, “We’re …

A deputy with the Harris County Precinct 5 Constable’s Office is recovering after he jumped over a barrier to avoid being hit by a suspected drunk driver. The incident happened during the early morning hours of Wednesday, Sept. 1, in the 600 block of the West Sam Houston Parkway. Deputy Aaron Gonzales was helping a stranded driver when a black …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — If you live in Harris County and still need financial relief due to the COVID-19 pandemic, you have another opportunity to apply for a one-time $1,500 payment. Harris County is partnering with Catholic Charities to provide another $30 million in funding to help people recover. That doubles the original amount to $60 million. The money is …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Two people were shot to death in the lobby of a Marriott hotel in downtown Houston on Tuesday in what police say was a murder-suicide. It happened at the Marriott Marquis Houston hotel on Walker Street at around 3:33 p.m. According to an update issued by Houston Police Chief Troy Finner, when officers arrived, they found …

MEMPHIS, Tennessee (KTRK) — Officers with U.S. Customs and Border Protection found 2.85 kilograms of fentanyl in what the agency called “cute little wooden display boxes” that were headed to Houston. According to the CBP, officers came across the package in Memphis that was described as “wood crafts art.” Investigators said it was sent from Michoacan, Mexico, to a residence …