Category: Houston

Texas Man Arrested for Assault on MPD Officers During US Capitol Breach

A Texas man was arrested in Houston by the FBI on Friday for allegedly being connected with the U.S. Capitol breach on Jan. 6, authorities announced. Andrew Taake, 32, of Houston, is facing multiple federal offenses that include assault, resisting arrest/impeding officers, and obstruction of an official proceeding, among several other federal charges, according to…


2 Men Dead, Woman Wounded in Suspected Texas Murder-Suicide

HOUSTON—Two men died and a woman was wounded in what Houston police said was a murder-suicide at a downtown seafood restaurant. The shooting happened shortly after 8 p.m. Thursday as a man and woman were finishing dinner in the bar of the Aquarium Restaurant, Houston police Executive Assistant Chief Matt Slinkard said. Witnesses said, and…


Houston Aquarium Shooting Leaves 2 Dead, 1 Injured: Police

Texas police are probing a shooting that took place Thursday evening at the Downtown Aquarium in Houston, leaving two people dead, including a suspect, officials said. Houston police responded to reports of a shooting on the second floor of the aquarium at around 8:10 p.m. Thursday evening. According to FOX 26 Houston, at least one…


Houston Teen on Life Support Following Road Rage Shooting

HOUSTON—Authorities were searching Thursday for a man accused of shooting a teenager during what they say was a road rage incident that took place as a family was driving home following a Houston Astros game. The 17-year-old was on life support at a hospital following the Tuesday evening shooting, according to Houston police. The teenager’s…


10-Year-Old Girl Played Dead After Being Shot in the Arm, Parents and Sister Killed

A masked man fatally shot three family members in southwest Houston near West Airport at around 10:30 p.m. on Wednesday. A couple and their 6-year old daughter were shot to death, according to a surviving family member. The couple’s other daughter, a 10-year-old, was shot near the elbow and played dead until the killer left…


Texas Inmate Faces Execution After Killing 3 Family Members

HOUSTON—A Texas inmate faces execution on Wednesday after killing his pregnant wife, five-year-old daughter, and father-in-law more than a decade ago in what prosecutors called a brutal and senseless attack. Authorities say John Hummel stabbed his wife, Joy Hummel, more than 30 times in December 2009. He then used a baseball bat to beat to…


Weapon Being Tested to See If It Was Used to Kill Texas Boy

HOUSTON—Investigators have recovered a weapon that may have been used to kill a 5-year-old Houston boy whose body was allegedly kept in a storage unit before being discovered in an East Texas motel. The weapon was being tested to see if it was the one used to kill Samuel Olson, Andrea Beall, a prosecutor with…


153 Houston Hospital Workers Quit or Fired Over COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate

A hospital system in Texas has fired every worker who did not get a COVID-19 vaccine, receive an exemption, or quit. A Houston Methodist spokesperson told The Epoch Times in an email that 153 employees were fired on Tuesday or quit during the previous two-week period. Houston Methodist announced earlier this year that employees would…


NTD Business Full Broadcast (June 14)

A judge says a Texas hospital can require its staff to get vaccinated. Over 100 workers didn’t want to choose between their jobs and getting vaccinated. We look at the debate happening across the country. Do you think working remotely is more efficient, or less efficient? A new study has some interesting conclusions. We talk to…


5 Charged In Alleged Houston Human Smuggling Operation

Five people have been charged days after Houston police discovered 97 migrants in a suburban house in what appears to be an alleged human smuggling case.