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Man charged with capital murder after 5-year-old killed in alleged road rage incident
As of Monday morning, Porter was being held in the Harris County Jail and his bond had not yet been set, according to court documents.
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High costs, dwindling enrollment: Is Houston ISD’s playbook under takeover sustainable?
The high price tag, coupled with less state funding from students leaving the district, raises questions about whether the academic improvements are sustainable in the long run and whether other districts can afford to replicate it....
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Uvalde Road shooting: Husband dead, wife claims he was assaulting her
A deadly shooting in east Harris County is under investigation after a wife claimed she shot her husband because he was assaulting her.
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Rep. Wesley Hunt’s confirmation as ambassador to Saudi Arabia faces tight time constraints in Senate
Trump and GOP leaders are under pressure to delay the start of Hunt's mission until at least January, so that Hunt's Houston-area district wouldn't have to go without representation before the start of the next Congress....
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Nuclear energy in Texas (Sept. 21, 2026)
On Monday's show: Nearly $12 billion in Medicaid funding for Texas hosiptals has been restored. We find out why it was being withheld and what it means for hospitals and patients. And we discuss the role Greater Houston might play in nuclear energy....
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Man charged with capital murder after 5-year-old shot and killed in northwest Harris Co., HCSO says
Less than 24 hours after a 5-year-old was killed in a shooting in northwest Harris County, 47-year-old Jeremy Porter has been charged with capital murder, the sheriff's office said....
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Off-duty HCSO deputy shoots man she suspected was breaking into neighbor’s home, sheriff says
The Harris County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a shooting in the Mission Bend area involving one of their own deputies Sunday.According to Sheriff Ed Gonzalez, an off-duty deputy shot a man on Rio Blanco Drive, which is near Bellaire and Winkelman Road, around 5:10 p.m.HCSO....
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HCSO investigating fatal shooting in Cloverleaf area
Detectives with the Harris County Sheriff’s Office are investigating homicide tonight at an apartment complex on Uvalde Road near Wallisville Road.HCSO says it happened just after 6:45 p.m. on Sunday. Deputies got to the scene and found a woman and a wounded man who had been......
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HCSO deputy shoots man in Mission Bend, deputy also injured in incident
The Harris County Sheriff’s Office is investigation a shooting Sunday night the Alief area. According to Sheriff Ed Gonzalez, the off-duty deputy a man on Rio Blanco which is near Bellaire and Winkelman Rd in Mission Bend.It happened a little before 5:15 p.m. In an X post, the......
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Man flown to hospital after being shot by off-duty deputy in Mission Bend area, HCSO says
A man was flown to the hospital after an off-duty deputy discharged her weapon in southwest Harris County, HCSO said. HCSO did not immediately say whether the deputy was responding to any crime....
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Man shot by off-duty deputy in west Harris County
Details of the scene are limited at this time.
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Arrest made after 5-year-old girl killed, two children injured in Northwest Harris County car shooting
47-year-old Jeremy Porter has been arrested and charged with capital murder in connection with the shooting death of Zah’Layah Walter, according to Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez....