SUMMARY: Residents of a northwest Houston neighborhood are frustrated by an abandoned, unkempt property that has become a significant nuisance. Despite multiple calls to the city for assistance, the property remains a mess, featuring overgrown weeds and a neglected pool, attracting pests and vagrants. Neighbors, like Thurman Jackson and Johnny WeDo, who take pride in their homes, feel it’s unfair to maintain their yards while living next to this eyesore. After KPRC’s investigator, Robert Arnold, raised the issue, city inspectors have promised to address the situation. A new county office is also being contacted to help manage such properties effectively.

Residents of a northwest Houston neighborhood are tired of living next to a vacant home that has become a neighborhood eyesore and nuisance.

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SUMMARY: Preliminary data indicates that at least 1,525,210 foreign nationals illegally crossed the Southwest U.S. border in fiscal 2024, excluding various data categories that suggest the total may be higher. In three Democratic-led western states, apprehensions reached nearly 1 million, significantly overshadowed by Texas‘s 530,640. Texas represents a major entry point but has seen a shift in illegal activity due to enhanced border security efforts. Critics argue that the Biden administration’s parole programs have improperly allowed over 1.3 million inadmissibles into the U.S. while misrepresenting the overall illegal entry situation. Official data will be released later this month.

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SUMMARY: An off-duty deputy is safe after being hit by a driver while directing traffic on the northeast side. The incident occurred around 8 a.m. on Harry Orbach Road, near Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery. The deputy ended up on the car’s roof as the driver attempted to flee, but a second driver blocked the suspect‘s escape, allowing the deputy to safely dismount. The deputy received treatment for a head cut. The vehicle was later found at a nearby apartment complex, but the suspect remains at large, and deputies are continuing their search for the driver.

An off-duty Bexar County Sheriff’s Office deputy who was directing traffic sustained injuries from a driver who struck him, according to a sheriff’s office spokesperson.

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