Look who just landed in Houston from Germany after becoming the world’s most decorated gymnast!
@Simone_Biles
is home and it’s clear she missed her dog Lilo the most ❤️
HFD Chief Sam Pena: At around 9 or 9:15, the crowd began to compress toward the front of the stage and that caused panic and people were getting injured. HFD transported 17 people to hospitals. 11 of those transported were in cardiac arrest.
No jail time for NY school bus driver who admitted to raping 14-year-old girl. The judge says the 26-year-old has no prior arrests and there was one victim, so the sentence was appropriate.
#KHOU
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@houstonpolice
Union President Joe Gamaldi on today's shooting that led to 5 officers being injured: "We are sick and tired of having targets on our backs"
#PRAYFORHPD
Look who stopped by the University of Houston band hall this afternoon!
@lizzo
IN THE HOUSE. If you didn't know, Lizzo is a UH alumni. Photo Credit:
@SpiritofUH
"I'm not going to be a hostage. If they want to arrest me, bring it on!" | Texas Rep. Senfronia Thompson spoke of voting rights and election legislation during a news conference in Virginia earlier today.
#TexasPolitics
DEVASTATING UPDATE: Annabell Guadalupe Rodriguez has been identified as one of the 19 students killed in the Uvalde school shooting. Annabell was a 3rd grader at Robb Elementary.
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A Little League baseball coach was fired for this encounter in the high-five line after his team lost a game last weekend. Kenneth Wendt is also a sergeant with the Harris County Pct. 5 Constable's Office.
@xmanwalton
has more tonight at 10.
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If you've not heard from a loved one who was at the
#Astroworld
Festival Friday night, a reunification center has been set up. It's at the Wyndham Houston Hotel at 8686 Kirby.
"I'm so tired of getting up here and offering condolences to the devastated families that are out there...I'm tired of the moments of silence. Enough!"
-
#Warriors
coach Steve Kerr before tonight's game against Dallas .
Stinky Butt is wanted on several warrants from multiple law enforcement agencies in East Texas, and anyone with information on his whereabouts can call Crimestoppers at 903-586-7867
Texas is currently 20,000 nurses short. O'Rourke's proposal calls for adding 7,500 nurses per year through a state-sponsored apprenticeship program.
#khou11
@MarcelinoKHOU
"If he's not fired (Pete Arredondo) by noon tomorrow, I want your resignation (Suprintdt. Dr. Hal Harrell) and every single one of you board members because ya'll do not give a damn about our children or us." -- parents demand action at Uvalde CISD school board meeting.
#khou11
It was 4-year-old Rodney's first flight, going from Houston to Orlando. Dad got his phone out to record Rodney's reaction to taking off...but instead got this hilarious reaction to the passenger behind him who had her feet on his armrest! 😂😂😂
Remember the fan who ran onto the Minute Maid Park field during
#ALCS
Game 2 to try to get a selfie with the
#Astros
' Jose Altuve? He finally got that selfie yesterday.
'IT'S TIME TO DIE' | A fourth grader who survived the mass shooting at Robb Elementary has shared gut-wrenching details about what he witnessed inside that classroom.
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This is HPD Sgt. Chris Brewster, who was shot and killed in the line of duty tonight. He was only 32 years old. Please keep his family and law enforcement everywhere in your thoughts. Rest in peace.
ONE OF A KIND CANINE: Sniffles is 12 years old. He doesn't have a nose, and he's in need of some dental work. He loves strangers and kids, and he's hoping to find a forever home soon.
Bun B made history tonight during his "H-Town Takeover" concert. Not only did he bring slabs, which may be a first in
@RODEOHOUSTON
history, but he is the first Black man from Houston to headline a rodeo concert 🤘
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ASTROS WIN!!! ⚾🔥 The Houston
#Astros
have completed a four-game sweep of the New York Yankees and advance to the WORLD SERIES for the second straight year!
#LevelUp
#Astros
Thousands of people showed up to an abortion-rights rally in Houston today organized by Texas governor candidate Beto O'Rourke. "We have the power, and that power comes through our vote," he said.
@KHOUmelissa
Meghan Markle, the Duchess of Sussex, visited a memorial site for the victims killed in this week's elementary school shooting in Uvalde, Texas. She left flowers for the 21 who were killed.
Here's what we know about the victims:
OH, HOUSTON 🧡. Pause what you're doing and get lost in this beautiful sunset that was captured just moments ago from Air 11. I mean...have you ever seen something so beautiful? Happy Thanksgiving!
#khou11
#HouNews
The man accused of throwing two unopened liquor cans at Sen. Ted Cruz during the Astros championship parade appeared in court overnight. Here's the latest:
WATCH: A police officer saved the life of a choking 3-week-old baby as her distraught family watched. "Not only did the officer save the baby, but the officer did an outstanding job consoling the family," the Sterling Heights Police Department said.
With more than 70 events in more than 65 counties, Beto O'Rourke, the Democratic challenger for Texas governor, is making his case to small towns and big cities across the state.
@GeraldHarrisTV
INCREDIBLE VIDEO: A truck driver was able to jump from a moving truck as it went off an overpass on Highway 225 during Thursday's storms. (Credit: Storyful/Prisco Saldivar)
Beyonce sighting! The megastar was seen this morning at the Knowles-Rowland House rebuilding celebration in Houston.
Here's everything you need to know ahead of her "Renaissance" tour stop:
“It’s a hell of an operation you have here, probably the best in the country,”
@POTUS
told Harris County Judge
@LinaHidalgoTX
while visitng the Harris County EOC
#KHOU11
After this mom dropped her kids off at school, she secretly captured this sweet moment – her son hugging his little sister, who was nervous for class. 💓
HONORING VANESSA GUILLEN | Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner just issued a proclamation declaring July 11 Vanessa Guillen Day in Houston.
Throughout Texas people have gathered to pay tribute to late Fort Hood soldier.
BREAKING: 46-year-old Jose Rodriguez is in custody after a chase! Suspect in violent crime spree. HPD says two mattress store murders could be linked to the murder of a Cypress woman, along with other unsolved crimes.
💔 This is Maite Rodriguez. She was killed in the massacre at the Uvalde elementary school earlier this week. Her family has posted a GoFundMe page to help cover her funeral expenses and time away from work in order to grieve.
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When Rep. Gaetz called abortion rights activists overweight and unattractive, Olivia Julianna didn't back down. She turned his insult into a multi-million-dollar fundraiser.
@0liviajulianna
#khou11
@MarcelinoKHOU
HISTORIC MOMENT: Kamala Harris is the first Black woman elected as vice president of the United States, shattering barriers that have kept men — almost all of them white — entrenched at the highest levels of American politics for more than two centuries.
This 3-year-old girl posed for a photo with the Harlem Globetrotters – and when she looked at the picture she saw her mom, Sergeant Deandrea Proctor, who was deployed in Kuwait for 7 months 😭