HOUSTON, Texas — State Sen. John Whitmire, the longest-serving member of the Texas Senate, announced Wednesday night he will run for Houston mayor in 2023. “We’re running for mayor and we intend to win,” he said at a Houston fundraiser captured by journalist Jose de Jesus Ortiz. Whitmire, a Democrat, was joined by several other Houston lawmakers at the event, including his …

AUSTIN, Texas (KTRK) — The amount of Texas unemployment fraud during the COVID-19 pandemic continues to grow, which now totals more than $2.5 billion. UNEMPLOYMENT FRAUD CONTINUES TO IMPACT MORE TEXANS Chelsea Rash just started her first job in eight years, which is why she could not believe what arrived in the mail about a month ago. “My heart sank …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — As Krista Patlovich continues to mourn her beloved father who died last December from COVID-19, Patlovich and community members will be taking a lot of steps to honor his legacy. “We were brought to our knees with the passing of my dad,” Patlovich told. As she takes steps to navigate her grief, the many steps of …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Hundreds of students walked out of Madison High School in southwest Houston Thursday morning in protest over the alleged inappropriate comments by some staffers. Those staffers have been temporarily reassigned. SkyEye captured video of students out in front of the school, with some holding signs. Multiple police cruisers were also seen around the area of the …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Police are still working to figure out the motive behind the deadly shooting that took place inside El Rinconsito De Tela restaurant on Gessner Road in southwest Houston The shooting happened Saturday morning. Police say 34-year-old Boris Jackson Colindres-Herrera was killed, and 40-year-old Gustov Blanda was shot in the torso and taken to the hospital. Authorities …

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) — Authorities are investigating after a woman was found dead inside a home in northwest Harris County. On Thursday, deputies conducted a welfare check at a home in the 18000 block of Clayton Bluff Lane. At the scene, deputies said they found a woman dead inside the home. While the circumstances surrounding the woman’s death are …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Clouds are moving out as cool, dry air blows in behind Thursday’s cold front. That should make for ideal conditions to view the longest partial lunar eclipse in over 500 years! Temperatures Friday morning will drop down in the upper 40s. After a cold start, sunshine will warm temperatures back into the upper 60s. Two more …

LONDON: UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson defended a botched bid to overhaul parliament’s standards system that has prompted a weeks-long sleaze crisis for his ruling Conservatives, as he faced multiple grillings from lawmakers on Wednesday. With opposition parties on the attack and rank-and-file Tory MPs unhappy, the embattled British leader admitted he had made a “mistake” as he faced senior …

VIENNA: The UN nuclear watchdog on Wednesday reported that Iran has again boosted its stock of highly enriched uranium, just days before talks are set to resume seeking to revive the 2015 nuclear deal. In a report, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) estimated Iran’s stockpile of highly enriched uranium at 2,489.7 kilograms — many times in excess of the …

KARACHI: A partial lunar eclipse will take place on Friday (tomorrow) which will be the longest partial lunar eclipse in 600 years, Met officials and astronomy enthusiasts said on Wednesday. The Met office shared details of the approaching lunar eclipse which will not be visible in Pakistan. The Climate Data Processing Centre of the Pakistan Mete­orological Department (PMD) came up …