Man dead after gunfire in Houston’s Third Ward area

In a demonstration Tuesday morning at the HPD Police Academy in north Houston, officials showed two types of devices being used in a pilot program.

Pedestrian dies in hit-and-run collision in north Harris County

A woman died early Tuesday morning when a vehicle hit her along a roadway in north Harris County. The driver sped away.

Drug-related shooting leaves 1 dead , 2 hurt in NW Houston

More details have emerged after one man died and two others were wounded in what appears to be a drug-related shooting at a home in northwest Houston, according to the Houston Police Department.

Body pulled from water at Houston golf course

The body was spotted shortly before 8 p.m. Monday at the Glenbrook Park golf course, 8205 N. Bayou Drive, Houston police said.

Abbott treated for minor infection at hospital after scalding accident
SAN ANTONIO – Gov. Greg Abbott, whose legs and feet were burned by scalding water in a vacation accident, was admitted Monday to San Antonio Military Medical Center’s burn unit after doctors found he had developed what his office called a “minor infection.” A longtime burn specialist, Dr. Basil Pruitt, a professor of surgery at the University of Texas Health Science Center, called the revelation of an infection worrisome but added, “The fact that they anticipate discharge after application of skin grafts under local anesthesia suggests that it is not heavily infected and that the surgery will not be of a major category.” The hospital treats civilians admitted to its emergency room but does not take them for outpatient examinations of burns that are not potentially fatal unless an exception is granted by the secretary of defense or another high-level federal official. Topical anti-bacterial creams that include Sulfamylon and silver sulfadiazine are used to prevent infection after a burn, but operations are often done to remove damaged or dead tissue when there is more severe injury, said Pruitt, a former longtime commander of the U.S. Army Institute of Surgical Research, which pioneered advances in burn care that have dramatically reduced deaths due to infections. Skin grafts are applied to improve the way the injured area looks and functions. The combination of cutting out dead or dying tissue and using anti-bacterial ointments and nylon fabrics soaked in silver nanoparticles, developed in part by the Institute of Surgical Research during the 1960s and 1970s, has led to “a tenfold reduction in the occurrence of invasive infection as a cause of death in burn patients,” Pruitt said.

A year later, Bland remembered with milestones and poetry
PRAIRIE VIEW – Mia DeSilva faced the crowd that had assembled at the spot where a Texas state trooper pulled over Sandra Bland a year ago and urged them, Follow me: More than 75 people assembled over two hours to honor the young woman whose name in the year since had become familiar in households across Texas and the nation, repeated by those in the Black Lives Matter movement as another example of an individual they believed needlessly died following an encounter with law enforcement. Hannah Bonner, a United Methodist clergy member who helped lead the event, asked everyone to turn and face the nearby brick gates of Prairie View A&M, representations of safety, education and progress, she said. Because when officers are not held accountable for their actions it puts everybody – including other officers – at risk. In the months to follow, a Waller County grand jury indicted Encinia on a misdemeanor charge of perjury in connection to a sworn statement he gave about Bland’s arrest. Bland’s mother also filed a wrongful death lawsuit in federal court against the trooper, the DPS, Waller County and two jail staffers. Released in April, the report recommended a new jail, body cameras for officers, medical and mental health screening for all inmates, stress management training for deputies and a ban on demeaning language directed at inmates. Among them is the establishment of conflict resolution centers to mediate violence in the community and increasing investment in the city’s economic development.

Ex-wrestler Cody Rhodes hints at possible Senate run

Former WWE wrestler Cody Rhodes teases possible run for the Texas Senate in 2018.

Crime Stoppers of Houston on the lookout for suspected arsonists

Crime Stoppers of Houston is advertising fire safety for the month of July. The organization is also on the lookout for people wanted for arson.

Sealy bridge that collapsed, killing girl, is set to be demolished

The US 90 bridge in Sealy that killed 12-year-old Bre’in Bullock last week will be demolished, according to ABC 13.

No one will ever be as happy as this Dallas Zoo elephant enjoying his first pool experience

Summers can be harsh in Texas, but a 2-month-old elephant at the Dallas Zoo has found the upside to beating the heat — swimming pools. And he couldn’t be more excited.

Firearm and ammunition shows held in Fort Worth, Waco days after fatal Dallas shootings

Firearms and ammunition shows were held in Fort Worth and Waco Saturday and Sunday after a shooter ambushed Dallas police on Thursday.

Mayor asks feds to review fatal HPD shooting

Mayor Sylvester Turner has asked the U.S. Department of Justice to review a fatal weekend police shooting of armed man who friends say was searching for a stolen horse overnight on Houston’s south side. Alva Braziel, 38, was shot dead by Houston police early Saturday morning after waving a gun when he was approached by two officers, authorities said.

Judge dismisses charges in Fort Bend bribery case

A Fort Bend County judge on Monday afternoon dismissed felony charges against three defendants in connection with alleged bribery in a local school district.

Businessman Jim Gonzales, trustee Anna Gonzales and former trustee Jesse Torres each faced multiple charges related to their work within Lamar Consolidated ISD.

Olympic Committee loses first rounds in fight with Texas man over domain names

The International Olympic Committee in Switzerland scored 0-4 in an effort to stop a Humble businessman from acquiring more than 1,400 domain names combining host cities and their chosen Olympic years.

Quanell X: Dallas police shooter was excused from Houston group years ago

On Monday morning’s “The Matt Patrick Show” on KTRH 740AM, New Black Panther Party leader Quanell X said he excused deceased Dallas police shooter Micah Johnson years ago from that group over dangerous rhetoric.