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Feds investigate another Texas school district for its gender identity mandate
Read full article: Feds investigate another Texas school district for its gender identity mandateKaty ISDās board voted this past fall to require staff to notify parents if their child wants to use a different pronoun or identifies as a different gender.
Houston-area shelter-in-place lifted after ammonia leak
Read full article: Houston-area shelter-in-place lifted after ammonia leakOfficials on Sunday afternoon lifted a shelter-in-place advisory that had been issued in suburban Houston because of a leak of ammonia gas from a refrigeration line at a warehouse.
Jewish Texans see surge in antisemitism as a precursor to fascism
Read full article: Jewish Texans see surge in antisemitism as a precursor to fascismExtremism experts and historians sound alarms as politicians, media personalities and celebrities amplify antisemitic conspiracies that have historically led to the killing of Jews.
Parent says Katy ISD students made racist āmonkey soundsā during high school volleyball game
Read full article: Parent says Katy ISD students made racist āmonkey soundsā during high school volleyball gameThe Katy Independent School District is investigating allegations that high school students used racist taunts during a volleyball game last week.
Children try to save mom who died after drowning in backyard pool in Katy
Read full article: Children try to save mom who died after drowning in backyard pool in KatyThursday at 8:30 p.m., Fort Bend sheriffās deputies and EMS responded to reports of a drowning in the 22900 block of Roberts Run Road.
Officials: Husband accused of fatally stabbing wife found unresponsive in Houston jail, dies
Read full article: Officials: Husband accused of fatally stabbing wife found unresponsive in Houston jail, diesThe Harris County Sheriff's Office says a man charged with killing his wife has died after being found unresponsive in the county jail in Houston.
Texas teen, gang member charged in deadly after-school brawl, reports say
Read full article: Texas teen, gang member charged in deadly after-school brawl, reports sayAn 18-year-old member of the ā10Kā gang has been arrested in the large Houston-area brawl that ended in a studentās death last month.
Texas jogger arrested after reportedly attacking cyclist with metal pipe
Read full article: Texas jogger arrested after reportedly attacking cyclist with metal pipeA cyclist was able to narrowly escape injury during an attack from a pipe-wielding, shirtless jogger while on a trail in Katy last week, according to media reports.
2 Texas women arrested after nail salon owner shot over price dispute, sheriff says
Read full article: 2 Texas women arrested after nail salon owner shot over price dispute, sheriff saysTwo women have been arrested in connection with the shooting of a Houston-area nail salon owner over a price dispute.
Texas man accused of killing his mom when he drove into group of people fighting outside Houston restaurant
Read full article: Texas man accused of killing his mom when he drove into group of people fighting outside Houston restaurantA Texas man is facing a murder charge after authorities allege he killed his mother when he drove into a group of people who had been fighting in the parking lot of a suburban Houston restaurant, according to authorities.
1 dead, several injured after car rams into crowd outside Houston restaurant
Read full article: 1 dead, several injured after car rams into crowd outside Houston restaurantPolice say a woman died and several other people were injured when a driver struck a group of people in the parking lot of a suburban Houston restaurant following a reported fight.
Texas physician still allowed to practice medicine despite pleading guilty to child sex assault charge
Read full article: Texas physician still allowed to practice medicine despite pleading guilty to child sex assault chargeA podiatrist in Katy, near Houston, will still be allowed to practice medicine after pleading guilty to repeated sexual assault of a child if he adheres to the terms of his plea deal.
Silver Alert discontinued for 79-year-old man in Katy
Read full article: Silver Alert discontinued for 79-year-old man in KatyA Silver Alert has been issued for Margarito Gauna, who was last seen at 5 p.m., Thursday, in the 17000 block of Little Glen Lane. KATY, Texas ā Update:The Silver Alert issued for Margarito Gauna, 79, has been discontinued. Original:The Harris County Sheriffās Office is asking for the publicās help in finding a missing 79-year-old man in Katy, Texas. A Silver Alert has been issued for Margarito Gauna, who was last seen at 5 p.m. on Thursday, in the 17000 block of Little Glen Lane, driving a gray 2013 Toyota Highlander. Anyone with more information on Gaunaās disappearance is urged to contact the Harris County Sheriffās Office at 713-755-7427.
Couple finds body behind house under construction in Texas
Read full article: Couple finds body behind house under construction in TexasKATY, Texas ā A couple found a dead man while looking at a house under construction Saturday in a Houston suburb. The man's body was discovered in a drainage ditch in the late afternoon behind the home in Katy, Harris County Sheriff's Office Sgt. Jason Brown told reporters. āThe individual had obviously suffered some form of trauma, but as of right now we're not really sure what happened to the individual,ā Brown said. Brown said investigators will look at footage from nearby security cameras in search of clues about how the man died.
WATCH: Massive fire engulfs apartment complex under construction in Katy area
Read full article: WATCH: Massive fire engulfs apartment complex under construction in Katy areaFirefighters in Harris County are battling a massive blaze at an apartment complex under construction in Katy. The fire started Wednesday morning at Partnership Way and Texas 99, according to the Harris County Sheriffās Office. HCSO said the fire is expected to have a ābig impact on the area.āKSATās sister station KPRC has reported that the cause of the fire is currently unknown. Any fatalities and injuries are also unknown at this time. Watch a livestream of the fire from KPRC below:
Aerial video shows large fire engulfing Houston apartments under construction
Read full article: Aerial video shows large fire engulfing Houston apartments under constructionKATY, Texas ā A large fire that could be seen for miles in southeastern Texas burned an apartment complex Wednesday on the outskirts of Houston. The fire began about 6:30 a.m. at the complex near Katy that local media reported was under construction. The Harris County Emergency Services District fire department did not immediately return a phone call for information on whether there were any injuries or if there was a possible cause of the fire.
Texas DPS trooper arrested after allegedly sexually assaulting woman he pulled over
Read full article: Texas DPS trooper arrested after allegedly sexually assaulting woman he pulled overKATY, Texas ā A state trooper with the Texas Department of Public Safety was arrested after allegedly sexually assaulting a woman while he was on duty Friday night, DPS officials confirm. Heās accused of forcing a woman to perform oral sex on him after a traffic stop, according to multiple reports. He then allegedly placed his hand on his firearm and told the woman to run. Boykin has been employed with the department for approximately four years and was assigned to the Texas Highway Patrol office in Katy. Boykin was arrested Saturday and booked into Harris County Jail where he was later bonded out, KPRC reported.