Oncor says last week’s series of thunderstorms that wreaked havoc across North Texas was the worst in the utility company’s 112-year history. The electric delivery company said Thursday that while the May 28 storm was second-worst in terms of the 650,000 outages reported, it was tops when considering both the outages and the damage done to equipment and facilities needing …

And for that reason, I’m out. Billionaire Mark Cuban used that line regularly when appearing on “Shark Tank” — and he essentially dropped it on the Dallas Mavericks in November when he abruptly sold his majority stake in the franchise. Might he now be having seller’s remorse? Cuban remains a minority shareholder and is in full control of basketball operations, but the Mavs’ newest …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — According to Houston Public Works, the team felt victorious this time last year. They had water main breaks down to less than 100 across the city. However, according to previous reporting, that number only grew. From June 1 to Sept. 30, 2023, the city received 19,170 calls for water leaks. After determining which ones the department was …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Houston rapper and philanthropist Bun B spoke for the first time Thursday from the witness stand about what happened to him and his wife, Queenie, during a home invasion in April 2019. It’s taken five years for the trial to get to this point, and it was clear that Bun B was ready to testify. He explained …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Police are searching for two young suspects accused of shooting and killing an employee at the Houston Farmers Market in the Greater Heights area early Thursday morning. The deadly shooting happened just before 4:20 a.m. on Airline Drive, just south of I-610 North Loop. The family has identified the victim as 36-year-old Damon Price. He was a …

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) — A grieving family is looking for answers about why someone stabbed their son to death as he came home from a job interview. Investigators said on Wednesday, sometime after 4:30 p.m., Rafielle Andrews was standing around the 2600 block of Sandlewood Trail Lane in north Harris County. Authorities said the 40-year-old had a toy in one …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — The Houston Police Department has walked back whether a man shot by officers in an apartment hallway ever fired at them. On Wednesday, HPD said it had proof, but on Thursday, officials said they are investigating to determine if he fired at all. In the Ring doorbell camera footage that a resident sent, officers respond to a …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A program that helped thousands of young people find jobs in Houston appears to be different under a new administration. Hire Houston Youth helps young people find work Luis Moreno knows how important the summer months are for students. “The summer is where I learned the most,” Moreno recalled. “Nothing beats on-the-job training.” He received this experience …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — When the Houston Police Department shelved more than 260,000 incident reports, it blamed staffing. Now, city officials are looking to expand their ranks. Sixty-eight cadets became HPD officers Thursday morning. Officials told their graduation was a welcome Band-Aid on a much bigger issue. “Houston, we have a problem,” Mayor John Whitmire said of department staffing. In May, …

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) — Authorities are looking for two juveniles they say set a 6-week-old kitten on fire Thursday morning. The cruel crime was captured on multiple surveillance cameras around 1 a.m. on the 12600 block of Drifting Woods Drive in northeast Harris County. You can see the kitten running down the street engulfed in flames as a dog that …