HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — “This is Your Time,” Valerie Koehler reads out the title of the book by Civil Rights icon Ruby Bridges. “It’s an inspirational book,” she says wistfully. The New York Times bestseller may be written by the first child to integrate an all-white New Orleans public school. But in Texas, it is among approximately 850 book titles …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — As the Braves return to Minute Maid Park to finish the World Series, they arrive in Houston carrying more than just a 3-to-2 series lead. “We somehow, every single time, manage to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory,” explained Atlanta-native Elle Duncan. Duncan is an anchor for SportsCenter on ESPN who was born and raised …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — The family of the man injured in a random shooting outside of a gas station on FM1960 says he’s still in the hospital recovering. On October 11, Raul Saldana was shot in the head while on his way home from work to his wife and two young children. That night, Saldana, who works as an electrician, …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A crowd of several hundred gathered at the softball fields at Houston’s Melrose Park on north side Tuesday night holding candles high into the sky. They came to cry, comfort and reflect on the life and impact of Aleksis Cantu. “The happiest girl, an inspiration to others,” said her father, Richard Cantu. “Aleksis was a beauty …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A family is searching for answers after a teen who was sent to the Harris County Jail is now dead. Fred Harris,19, who died Sunday from injuries he sustained while in jail, had special needs and weighed half as much as his alleged attacker, according to friends and court records. Harris had his head bashed on …

NASHVILLE, Tennessee (KTRK) — Two Houston men and a Spring woman were arrested in Nashville after police say they burglarized a McDonald’s. Rodney Ray Davis, 26; Deandre Butler, 24; and Shaqueria Shaquall Marie Debose, 25, were charged with burglary and possession of burglary tools. According to Nashville police, the suspects were arrested Tuesday morning after a Tennessee Highway Patrol helicopter …

DUBAI: The business end of the Twenty20 World Cup risks becoming a party without a host with timid India staring at an early exit from the tournament they were expected to dominate. England captain Eoin Morgan was merely voicing the popular perception last week when he described his team and Australia as the “joint second-favourites” in the tournament behind Virat …

ABU DHABI: All-rounder Dwaine Pretorius says the secret to South Africa’s success at the ongoing ICC Twenty20 World Cup has been the team effort that means they are not reliant on a few individuals ahead of their vital Group 1 clash against Bangladesh in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday. South Africa have been dependent on big-name players getting them over the …

ABU DHABI: Veteran all-rounder Shoaib Malik said on Monday Pakistan’s morale was “high” from last month’s win over India ahead of this week’s Twenty20 World Cup match against Namibia in Abu Dhabi. Pakistan have raced to three wins in as many games starting with a resounding ten-wicket opening fixture victory over arch-rivals India followed by New Zealand and Afghanistan. They need another win to qualify …