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A judge has ordered a redo of the November 2022 election between Tami Pierce and DaSean Jones for the 180th District Court in Harris County after finding far more illegal votes were cast in the race than the margin of victory. Pierce, a Republican, contested her 449-vote loss to Democrat incumbent Jones in January 2023, but the case was delayed for nearly a year by a motion to dismiss filed by Jones. Judge David Peeples, a visiting judge from San Antonio, ruled Wednesday that the true outcome of the election cannot be determined and ordered a new election. Following a...

HOUSTON (KTRK) -- Some residents in north Harris County complained about rampant prostitution, and county deputies responded with an undercover sting. Four people were caught either trying to sell or buy sex along North Vista Drive. The county precinct one constable's office identified them as 22-year-old Louis Burrel, 28-year-old Diamon Keishaa Johnson, 24-year-old Jamoya Perry and 28-year-old Mattias Frazier.

HOUSTON (KTRK) -- Authorities say a homeowner fought back after three people burst into his southeast Harris County home, and now one person is dead in that burglary gone wrong. It all unfolded shortly after 5pm at a home near the intersection of Cypress Meadows and Teal Lane. Deputies are still talking to people, gathering information about what happened. We don't yet know the female suspect's identity, but they tell us she's a 47-year-old white woman. Neighbors came home from work to see yellow tape crossing Cypress Meadows Drive. "I think most people just want to go and work and...

Gay man asks court for spousal rights to claim partner's estate Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — A gay man is asking a Harris County court to let him claim a portion of his partner's estate, just as a heterosexual spouse could. But attorneys for the partner's son say Texas law does not recognize a probate claim brought by a gay partner. All the proceeds, they say, belong to the man's children. William Ross says he and John Green, who died in January 2003, were partners for 71/2 years. Green, 55, left no will saying who should get his town house,...