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Houston Police Chief Noe Diaz sent a letter, at Mayor John Whitmire’s request, to the Texas Department of Public Safety, requesting such an investigation. The fatal shooting has already prompted local and federal investigations.
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The Harris County Medical Examiner has ruled the death of Alejandro Corona Jr. a homicide, months after he died following a Taser deployment by Houston police outside his east Houston home.
According to a release from DPS, the Texas Rangers, who did not have access to the initial scene, will conduct an investigation alongside the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Department of Homeland Security.
The National Transportation Safety Board has released a preliminary report after a Tesla vehicle crashed into a Katy home in June killing 76-year-old Martha Avila.
Authorities are on the scene following a reported shooting at a Kroger in Cypress, officials said.
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A federal grand jury has indicted a 35-year-old Grimes County man accused of making violent threats on social media targeting federal law enforcement, the White House and President Donald Trump.
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The heavy downpours that have led to street and area flooding this week have moved out with drier, hotter conditions arriving just in time for the weekend. A few showers and storms cant be ruled out Thursday afternoon and evening though.
Gov. Greg Abbott said South Central Texas should expect “life threatening catastrophic floods," through Thursday, mainly concentrated around the Nueces River Basin.
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Attorneys for Nolan Wells' family said they will work with the local district attorney's office investigating his death to inspect the contents of his cellphone.
Two men are in critical condition after shots were fired inside a Kroger store on Wednesday afternoon in northwest Harris County, according to Harris County Constable Precinct 4 deputies.
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A suspect is in custody after attempting to flee from Harris County authorities in a reported stolen vehicle.
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Deputies responded to reports of multiple people shot inside a Kroger outside Houston, Texas on Wednesday afternoon, the Harris County Precinct 4 Constable's Office said.
The U.S. has reimposed a naval blockade on Iran and intensified its airstrike campaign in retaliation for Tehran's attacks on ships trying to pass through the Strait of Hormuz.
A report released Wednesday by the National Transportation Safety Board corroborated findings by Harris County law enforcement in the aftermath of the June 19 crash.
In a press conference, Harris County Precinct 4 Constable's office Cpt. Juan Flores told reporters Wednesday that the two men who were shot were in critical condition. One of them was the suspect, but Flores could not confirm the identity of either.
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Harris County Constable Precinct 1 says the 19-year-old could face life in prison after being charged with two counts of aggravated sexual assault.
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