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Deputies in Orange County are looking for a man who allegedly robbed and sexually attacked women in separate incidents at the same bus stop.

Prosecutors say a Texas woman accused of killing a close friend in 2019 who had just given birth and abducting the baby has pleaded guilty to murder charges.

A single-engine, five-seater airplane crashed on a highway northwest of Houston around 11:30 a.m. on Sunday morning, according to local officials.

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas — A Texas judge set a $2 bond for a man accused of beating, kidnapping and attempting to strangle a woman to protest the state’s bail reform law. However, the bond was later revoked and the suspect is back in jail, online records show. Court records show that Taylor’s bail was originally set at $45,000 on Dec. 28 and then raised to $75,000 the next day. Hill lowered bail for the two charges the next day to $2 -- a dollar for each charge, court records show. In his bail order, Hill noted that the Texas Constitution prohibits “excessive bail” in Taylor’s case.

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas — A man in Houston, Texas has been sentenced to 35 years in prison for reportedly strangling his wife to death in 2020, officials say. The Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg said that the exchange happened the day before a jury was to be selected in his murder trial. Garcia strangled his wife, Hernandez, 30, to death in 2020, according to KHOU. The apartment was located in Harris County along Philippine Street. Her death was an incredible tragedy.”Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg said that Garcia was arrested in 2009 for stabbing a girlfriend in the leg with a key.

HOUSTON — The man accused of murder in the fatal shooting of Migos rapper Takeoff was released after posting $1 million bail, according to court records. >> Read more trending newsPatrick Xavier Clark, 33, was released from the Harris County jail on Tuesday, according to court records. Born Kirshnik Khari Ball, Takeoff was shot in the head and back around 2:30 a.m. CDT on Nov. 1 outside 810 Billiards & Bowling in Houston. Houston police have said the gunfire followed a disagreement over a lucrative game of dice, but added that Takeoff was not involved. Quavo was with his nephew at the time of the shooting, and photos showed him kneeling over Takeoff after he was shot, according to the television station.

Police in Houston, Texas, have arrested a man they say kidnapped and sexually abused a woman who refused his advances after the two met on a popular dating app.

A man is in serious condition after being shot in Orange County, deputies said.

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas — Multiple people, including children, were injured Sunday when a small church bus flipped near an apartment in Texas, authorities said. >> Read more trending newsOne adult was critically injured when the bus crashed at an apartment complex in eastern Harris County near Houston, KHOU-TV reported. According to a tweet by Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez, there were about 25 people on the bus. Preliminary: a small church bus, with about 25 persons on-board, including children, flipped over. BREAKING: Sheriff Gonzalez said at least one person is in critical condition after a church bus flipped at an apartment complex off Uvalde Road.

Most of the passengers were being transported to area hospitals, and at least one person was believe to be in critical condition.

After a series of issues in Democratic-leaning Harris County on Election Day, Republican state leaders in Texas have suggested criminal charges may be warranted.

A pedestrian was struck and killed in Orange County on Tuesday evening, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

A Texas man with five prior convictions for driving while intoxicated was sentenced to 35 years in prison for a 2018 drunk-driving crash that killed Wayne Childers, a father of four.

State election officials have said they heard of no widespread voting problems in Texas, where Republicans resoundingly won every statewide office and turnout was lower than in the 2018 midterms. The Texas Department of Public Safety, which includes the Texas Rangers, did not immediately return a message Thursday seeking comment about the investigation. County officials said no one challenged the more than 300 ballots cast during that time. Those included requirements for paper voting systems, which had bipartisan support. Late-returning vote counts in Harris County have long frustrated election watchers in Texas, including when local Republican officials were in charge of the process.

A Democrat who is the top official in Texas’ largest county on Thursday acknowledged problems around Houston on Election Day that included paper ballot shortages and delayed openings of polling locations.

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas — Months after a young boy was found dead inside a washing machine, his adoptive parents have been charged with his murder. >> Read more trending newsJemaine and Tiffany Thomas were arrested Nov. 15 and charged in connection with the death of Troy Khoeler, KTRK reported. At the time, investigators said they did not know whether he had been killed by the washing machine or killed and placed inside it. Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez said Khoeler’s adoptive parents were charged after an autopsy determined the child had both new and previous injuries, according to KPRC. The text messages allegedly offer graphic descriptions of how Jemaine said he would kill the 7-year-old after the child ate Jemaine’s doughnut sticks.

Voters and election workers in precincts across the nation's third-largest county reported insufficient ballots and broken voting machines.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott called for an investigation into Election Day problems in Harris County, where voting hours had to be extended last Tuesday.

Harris County Election Administrator Clifford Tatum said he would get to the bottom of the issues Texans experienced when heading to the polls on Election Day.

HOUSTON — Around 50 starving dogs, including a newborn puppy, were rescued from a house in Houston. >> Read more trending newsAccording to a news release from the Houston SPCA, their animal cruelty investigating team along with the Harris County Constables Precinct 1 helped rescue 50 dogs from a house near East 25th Street by Loop 610. The dogs were found living in “deplorable conditions.”The dogs were rescued from the house last week, according to KHOU. Houston SPCA reportedly got an emergency warrant from Harris County Constable Precinct 1 in order to remove the dogs immediately from the property. According to Houston SPCA, animal cruelty can be reported by calling 713-869-7722 or by visiting their website.

Houston police arrested a 33-year-old man.

Texas early voting in the Greater Houston Area was down 7-10%, while key demographics that Democrats typically rely on showed the steepest decline compared to 2018.

The conflict is focused on Harris County, where Republicans say more scrutiny of the process is needed. Democrats say GOP efforts could scare off voters.

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas — A Texas man allegedly shot and killed his mother’s ex-boyfriend during a domestic violence incident Monday around 5 a.m. in Harris County, officials say. When deputies arrived at the scene, they learned that there was a physical fight had “stemmed from domestic violence,” between a man and a woman. According to KTRK, the 27-year-old son was the one who allegedly pulled out a firearm that shot the man. Brown told KTRK that the 27-year-old would likely not be charged in the shooting, but the Harris County District Attorney’s Office will review the investigation. Units arrived on scene and learned a physical altercation, stemming from domestic violence, had occurred 1/3 pic.twitter.com/MKQiyGRvZq — Ed Gonzalez (@SheriffEd_HCSO) October 31, 2022©2022 Cox Media Group

An on-duty deputy with the Harris County Sheriff's Office in southeast Texas was taken to the hospital after an alleged speeding drunk driver crashed into the rear of the patrol vehicle.

"The defendant executed a uniformed deputy by shooting him in in cold blood in broad daylight. That makes him the worst of the worst," the DA said.

Robert Solis, 50, was sentenced to death on Wednesday after being convicted of capital murder for killing a Harris County Sheriff's deputy in 2019.

A boy killed his 8-year-old brother while playing with a shotgun in a Houston, Texas, apartment, authorities said.

Harris County Precinct 4 Constable Mark Herman is filing a complaint against the state this week alleging that his office is being defunded nearly $989,000.

A Texas mother accused of abusing her two twins, who were seen escaping their Cypress home in Ring security footage, left the twins out of family videos posted to TikTok.

A Texas man has been convicted of capital murder for the 2019 shooting of Harris County Deputy Sandeep Dhaliwal, the first Sikh police officer in the state permitted to wear a turban while on duty. Robert Solis was pulled over by Dhaliwal during a routine traffic stop on the afternoon of Sept. 27, 2019. Jurors reportedly took less than 30 minutes to find Solis guilty of capital murder.

A man was convicted of capital murder on Monday in the 2019 shooting death of a law enforcement officer who was the first Sikh deputy in his Texas agency. A jury took less than 30 minutes before finding Robert Solis, 50, guilty in the killing of Harris County Sheriff’s Deputy Sandeep Dhaliwal during a September 2019 traffic stop in a residential cul-de-sac 18 miles (29 kilometers) northwest of Houston. Prosecutors argued Solis deliberately shot Dhaliwal because he didn’t want to go back to jail.

Alexandra del Moral Mealer is challenging Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo, citing issues with the rise in crime and criminals out on bail in an exclusive interview with Fox Digital.

As major cities across the country fiercely debate the merits and risks of bail reform, how is it impacting the largest city in Texas?

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott's reelection campaign said that two volunteers were assaulted while they were knocking on doors in a Houston suburb on Saturday.

SWAT team members gathered outside of a residence in Harris County Friday, where a suspect barricaded himself after being suspected of fatally shooting at least one person.

Loved ones of murder victims and advocates will gather in Houston Sunday to remember and honor those who have been impacted by violent crime in Harris County, Texas.

ATASCOCITA, Texas — A massive alligator found in a Texas neighborhood required creativity and teamwork to remove it. Tow truck used to remove 10-foot alligator from Texas driveway The alligator was initially found under a truck in a driveway. (Harris County Constable Mark Herman )>> Read more trending newsThe alligator, which measured in at 10 feet long, was first spotted by a man on surveillance camera sitting under his truck in the driveway, KPRC reported. Harris County Constable Mark Herman shared photos of the alligator on Twitter, and said that when officers arrived, the animal had moved into the middle of the road. pic.twitter.com/G8sPY1OBgy — Mark Herman, Harris County Constable Precinct 4 (@Pct4Constable) September 19, 2022Once officers arrived, they worked with a trapper, who arrived wearing American flag shorts and driving a pick-up truck, KPRC reported.

Deputies with the Harris County Precinct 4 Constable's Office helped capture a 10-foot alligator found wandering around a neighborhood in Atascocita, Texas, over the weekend.

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas — Two teenage boys have been arrested for allegedly abducting a woman from her own driveway and sexually assaulting her in Texas, officials say. HCSO said that deputies responded to a call in the area and found a naked woman who was hiding in the bushes. The woman told the deputies that she was abducted by two men from her own driveway. According to KTRK, the woman was forced back into the car and left her on a deserted street. HCSO said that Rodriguez is being held on a $300,000 bond and is expected in court on September 16.

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas — A mysterious casket was found buried on a woman’s property in Crosby, Texas. >> Read more trending newsAccording to KHOU, Harris County Sheriff’s Office and Texas EquuSearch are working together to investigate how a casket ended up buried on Miriam Soza’s property. HCSO Sheriff Ed Gonzalez tweeted that on Tuesday investigators with HCSO and Texas EquuSearch found a full-sized burial vault/casket buried there. HCSO told KPRC that they are looking to find out who is responsible for burying something or something on the property. Yesterday, HCSO Investigators with assistance from TX Equusearch, located what is believed to be a full-size burial vault/casket buried underground at 564 Barrett Rd.

CHANNELVIEW, Texas — A 17-year-old boy armed with a shotgun killed two people during an attempted home invasion in suburban Houston on Friday night, authorities said. >> Read more trending newsAccording to Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez, the shooting occurred in the Channelview area east of Houston at about 10:40 p.m. CDT, KHOU-TV reported. Upon arrival, deputies said they located two men with apparent gunshot wounds on the lawn near a residence, KTRK-TV reported. Last night in Channelview at the 16000 blk of First Street, three adult males attempted to force entry into a home. One of the 17-yr-old male occupants 1/3 pic.twitter.com/6O8fRyoHFc — Ed Gonzalez (@SheriffEd_HCSO) September 10, 2022investigation is on-going and anyone with information is urged to contact the HCSO Homicide Unit at 713-274-9100.

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas — A person diagnosed with monkeypox died Sunday in Harris County, health officials said, marking the first death of a person diagnosed with the disease in the U.S.>> Read more trending newsAs of Tuesday, authorities said the cause of the person’s death remained unknown. Officials with Harris County Public Health said they were working with other agencies to determine what role monkeypox played in the death. State health officials said the person was “severely compromised.” They were also dealing with “various severe illnesses” before their death, according to Harris County Public Health. “Monkeypox is a serious disease, particularly for those with weakened immune systems,” Texas Department of State Health Services Commissioner John Hellerstedt said in a news release. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have confirmed more than 18,000 monkeypox cases nationwide, including about 1,600 in Texas.

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas — A Texas man admitted to fatally shooting his 24-year-old son early Monday morning after he said the younger man assaulted his mother and charged at him after a night of drinking, according to the Harris County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies who responded to the Rhodes Road residence at about 2 a.m. confirmed that they found the younger man with a gunshot wound. According to the sheriff’s office, the father awakened to find his wife being assaulted by their son, and the father reportedly saw the son hit the mother in the head with a liquor bottle. The son then allegedly advanced toward the father, and the father fired a fatal shot, the TV station reported. According to KRIV, the case will be referred to a Harris County grand jury.

HOUSTON — A 22-month boy died Friday when a concrete mixing truck tumbled off a Houston overpass and landed on his family’s vehicle, authorities said. Lt. Simon Cheng of the HCSO’s Vehicular Crimes Division said the cement truck was traveling south on Beltway 8 East and Woodforest Boulevard when it began to rain, KTRK-TV reported. The truck, driven by a 36-year-old woman, lost control on the slick road and crashed through a barrier wall, according to the television station. were able to get out of the vehicle, but the 4th, a child (possibly 10 yrs) did not. The adults in the vehicle were able to rescue the 22-month-old girl, but her brother was pronounced dead at the scene.

Former NFL player indicted: Kevin Ware was indicted for murder and tampering with evidence. (Montgomery County Sheriff's Office)HOUSTON — Former NFL tight end Kevin Ware Jr. was indicted Thursday in connection with the death of his girlfriend, whose remains were found in a ditch in December, prosecutors said. Her remains were discovered in a ditch in northern Harris County on Dec. 10, according to the Houston Chronicle. The Harris County Sheriff’s Office in April confirmed that the remains were Pomaski’s, the newspaper reported. Ware remains in custody in the Montgomery County Jail, according to online booking records.

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas — An investigation is underway into a young boy’s death after he was found in a washing machine hours after he was reported missing. >> Read more trending newsThe Harris County Constable announced that 7-year-old Troy Khoeler was missing in a social media post Thursday morning. The Twitter post, which has a timestamp of 7:27 a.m., said Khoeler had been missing for approximately 2-3 hours. Missing 7-year-old boy found dead in washing machine Photo of Troy Khoeler. (Family via Harris County Constable Precinct 4)Troy was found in a top-load washing machine inside the garage of the home where he lived, KHOU reported.

“A criminal investigation is underway,” authorities said.

The sheriff said a woman “wildly fired” the gun during the road rage incident.

Police Authorities in Harris County, Texas, are investigating a hit-and-run crash that claimed the life of a 16-year-old boy on Tuesday, July 19, 2022. (JasonDoiy/Getty Images/iStockphoto, File)HARRIS COUNTY, Texas — Authorities are asking for help finding the driver of a pickup truck that struck and killed a 16-year-old boy who was running from a dog on Tuesday night. >> Read more trending newsHarris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez said the boy, identified as Omar Ghawtah, was being chased by a dog in the 14100 block of Alief Clodine when he ran into the roadway around 10:50 p.m. He was hit by a Chevrolet Silverado pickup truck, according to the sheriff. “Ghawtah was deceased at the scene,” Gonzalez said.

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas — Four people, including three teens, were fatally shot at a Houston-area apartment complex on Saturday, authorities said. >> Read more trending newsHarris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez said there were two 16-year-olds killed, along with a 19-year-old and a 25-year-old, KTRK-TV reported. The shooting occurred at about 11:20 p.m. CDT in northern Harris County, KHOU-TV reported. Three of the victims were pronounced dead at the scene, KTRK reported. A weapon was recovered at the scene, according to the television station.

Crash Police said an 11-year-old boy crashed a truck into his own home, backed into a sheriff’s deputy’s unoccupied patrol car and then drove through another residence in northwest Harris County on Saturday, July 16, 2022. (JIMMY ANDERSON/Getty Images/iStockphoto)SPRING, Texas — An 11-year-old boy had from Spring, Texas, had quite the Saturday morning. HCSO says an autistic/deaf 11-year-old got a hold of car keys in his home, took off and crashed into this home on Landry Ln. Sheriff Ed Gonzalez said the child got behind the wheel, pulled forward, struck his home, backed out of the driveway, hit the unoccupied deputy’s vehicle, drove forward and “drove straight through” another residence, the TV station reported. A driver pulled forward, struck his residence, backed out of the driveway and struck a HCSO vehicle (unoccupied), drove forward and crashed through a residence.

How to prevent hot car deaths (NCD)HARRIS COUNTY, Texas — Deputies in Texas said a young boy died after he was left in a hot car for two to three hours Monday. Upon arrival units determined a child (possibly 5 yrs) was left inside a vehicle for several hours. #HouNews pic.twitter.com/MNbhPHIHSU — Ed Gonzalez (@SheriffEd_HCSO) June 20, 2022Sheriff Ed Gonzalez told KHOU that the child’s family had been preparing for his 8-year-old sister’s birthday party. The mother realized two or three hours after getting out of the car that her son was missing when she called for him, KTRK reported. “Most people don’t realize that the majority of the increase in temperature inside of a car happens within the first 10 minutes,” Amber Rollins, with the nonprofit group Kids and Car Safety, told KHOU.

A cautionary tale from Texas: Even the smallest changes in election laws this year can block thousands of legitimate votes.

A cautionary tale from Texas: Even the smallest changes in new election laws this year can block thousands of legitimate votes.

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Texas’ primary that put the 2022 midterm election season in full swing saw no significant issues at polling locations.

KPRC-TV is reporting a mother has been charged after her 13-year-old son was found in the trunk of her car at a Cy-Fair ISD drive-thru COVID testing site, the Harris County District Attorney’s Office confirmed.

An explosion at an ExxonMobil plant in Texas injured four people early Thursday, according to the Harris County Sheriff’s Office.

A $9 billion highway widening project being proposed in the Houston area could become an important test of the Biden administration’s commitment to addressing what it says is a history of racial inequity with infrastructure projects.

The National Hurricane Center in Miami says Nicholas has strengthened to a Category 1 hurricane ahead of its expected landfall in Texas.

Houston residents and officials are seething over a Texas agency's decision to not award the city a single cent of the initial $1 billion in federal flood mitigation funding the state was promised following Hurricane Harvey in 2017.

Republican lawmakers around the country are pressing ahead with efforts to tighten voting laws, despite growing warnings from business leaders that the measures could harm democracy and the economic climate.

Republican lawmakers around the country are pressing ahead with efforts to tighten voting laws, despite growing warnings from business leaders that the measures could harm democracy and the economic climate.

Texas authorities say two people have been killed in the fiery crash of a Tesla that had no one in the driver's seat.

The nation’s next big voting battle is underway in Texas.

The Harris County Sheriff’s Office denied it had restricted inmates' access to food and water in the days following the storm. The jail in Harris County has long been the subject of legal action due to overcrowding. Civil Rights Corps won a settlement in a lawsuit to ensure that most misdemeanor defendants in the Harris County Jail don’t languish behind bars because they can’t afford bail. In late January, a federal judge expressed frustration over what she called a lack of progress in efforts to relieve overcrowding at the Harris County Jail during the pandemic. In a court filing, nine inmates described the facility as a “metal can of contagion.”“A lot of people are just stuck, nothing is moving,” said Gundu, of the Texas Jail Project.

Victoria Houptman-Bryan joins demonstrators as they stand across the street from the federal courthouse in Houston, Monday, Nov. 2, 2020, before a hearing in federal court involving drive-thru ballots cast in Harris County. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)HOUSTON – A panel of federal appeals court judges has rejected an eleventh hour Republican effort to bar Election Day drive-thru voting in Houston. The court hadn't been asked to invalidate votes already cast at drive-thru sites in the Houston area. “Hopefully it's all over now.”Attorney Jared Woodfill, a former Harris County GOP Chairman representing those opposed to drive-thru voting centers, noted that county Clerk Chris Hollins has shut down all but one of the county's 10 drive-thru locations for Election Day. "We have stopped the illegal voting on Election Day because Mr. Hollins has shut down drive-thru voting in all locations but one,” Woodfill said.

(AP Photo/David J. Phillip)HOUSTON – A federal judge on Monday rejected another last-ditch Republican effort to invalidate nearly 127,000 votes in Houston because the ballots were cast at drive-thru polling centers established during the pandemic. The lawsuit was brought by conservative Texas activists who have railed against expanded voting access in Harris County, where a record 1.4 million early votes have already been cast. Another 20,000 or more voters were expected to use drive-thru polling locations Tuesday, said Harris County Clerk Chris Hollins, the county's top elections official. Harris County offered 10 drive-thru locations as an option for its nearly 5 million residents amid worries of spreading the coronavirus. More than 40% of Harris County residents are Latino, and about one in five residents are Black.

With an election official looking on an elderly voter uses the drive-thru option to vote outside Richardson City Hall during early voting Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2020, in Richardson, Texas. Texas is one of just five states that did not dramatically expand mail-in voting this year because of COVID-19. Long lines were common at polling sites across Texas, as were masks, although voters are not required to wear them inside polling places. Travis County, which includes the state capital of Austin, will also offer extended hours at select locations during early voting. Upping the ante is the chance to flip the Republican-controlled Texas State House of Representatives.

HOUSTON Top officials in Houston are calling for the city to lock back down as area hospitals strain to accommodate the onslaught of patients sick with the new coronavirus. Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner and Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo, both Democrats, said this weekend that a stay-at-home order is needed for America's fourth largest city to cope with the surge of COVID-19 cases. State health officials reported 8,196 new cases Sunday, another 80 deaths and a total of 10,410 people hospitalized due to the virus. On Friday, Abbott extended a statewide disaster order that warned Texans another shutdown might be needed if the virus spread isnt contained. For some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness, including pneumonia and death.