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Health care is the largest and fastest growing industry in Texas — but the workforce isn't growing fast enough to meet increasing demand. Workforce shortages are getting worse, according to testimony from state officials during a House Committee on Public Health hearing.
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Health care is the largest and fastest growing industry in Texas — but the workforce isn't growing fast enough to meet increasing demand. Workforce shortages are getting worse, according to testimony from state officials during a House Committee on Public Health hearing.
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Investigators said the owner of the stolen vehicle found his car and reportedly confronted the suspect, who shot and killed the owner. The suspect is in custody and charged with murder, HCSO says.
According to investigators, the injured 18-year-old and the man killed were involved in a physical altercation that led to a shooting.
Harris County court records state that Ariyanna Cooper is in jail and charged with murder after a man was fatally stabbed in southeast Houston.
Authorities said that Jersey Village police officers found a man lying on the ground on the Northwest Freeway before they pronounced him dead at the scene.
"What we know at this point, the deceased male and the male at the hospital were involved in some sort of physical altercation," said HCSO Detective Corey Castro.
Harris County authorities are investigating a deadly shooting in Spring after deputies found two people shot early Sunday morning.According to Harris County Precinct 4, deputies were called to the 23300 block of Aldine Westfield Road around 3:30 a.m. on reports of gunfire. When...
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Investigators report a shooting in north Houston left a 50-year-old man dead and a 24-year-old injured during a chase to recover a stolen truck.
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The Harris County Sheriff's Office said 19-year-old Frederick Middleton was shot in the head inside a home on Spring Brook Pass Drive around 1:18 a.m. on June 3.
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An 11-year-old was injured in an e-bike crash in northwest Harris County when attempting to bypass a stopped car, according to Precinct 4.
HOUSTON, TX — An 11-year-old child operating an e-bike was injured following a head-on collision on Misty Jade Lane in northwest Harris County. Deputies with the Precinct 4 Constable’s office responded to the scene in the 18100 block of Misty Jade Lane. According to a...
A 50-year-old man was shot and killed after he and a family friend tracked down his son’s stolen pickup truck using GPS data, according to the Harris County Sheriff’s Office.The investigation began around 2 p.m. Saturday when deputies responded to the 11800 block of Tidwell Road...
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An arrest was made at a massage parlor during an undercover prostitution investigation Thursday in northwest Harris County, according to deputies with the Harris County Constable Precinct 4.An undercover detective posed as a customer at 990 Massage, located in the 900 block of...
Sugar Land officials invested over $2 million dollars to be the only official partner with the FIFA World Cup Houston Host Committee in order to position the suburban area as a primary extension of the activities happening throughout June through viewing parties, program...
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Total rainfall amounts for the weekend will vary from location to location. A National Weather Service meteorologist says residents can expect at least 1-3 inches.
A ground stop has been issued for Bush Airport Friday afternoon due to thunderstorms.Departing flights from ZHU are impacted until 2 p.m.A flash flood warning was issued until 3 p.m. for Harris County.Click here for weather updates.
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