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Taken on Jan. 28, 2020." decoding="async" fetchpriority="high" srcset="https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/28184845/20200128-P1037662-scaled-e1623238961170-450x304.jpg 450w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/28184845/20200128-P1037662-scaled-e1623238961170-1000x675.jpg 1000w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/28184845/20200128-P1037662-scaled-e1623238961170-1185x800.jpg 1185w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/28184845/20200128-P1037662-scaled-e1623238961170-1536x1037.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/28184845/20200128-P1037662-scaled-e1623238961170-2048x1382.jpg 2048w" sizes="(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px" data-eio="p" /></picture></a> <div class="card-content"> <header class="entry-header"> <h3>Criminal Justice</h3> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/criminal-justice/2025/02/13/513814/harding-street-raid-houston-overtime-charges-dropped-police/" rel="bookmark">Harding Street raid cops have charges dismissed in alleged overtime scheme</a></h2> <div class="screen-reader-text"><address class="vcard author"><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/author/sarah-grunau/" title="Posts by Sarah Grunau" class="author url fn" rel="author">Sarah Grunau</a></address> </div> </header> <div class="entry-summary"> <p><span class="posted-on"><span class="screen-reader-text">Posted on </span><time class="entry-date published updated" datetime="2025-02-13T13:26:30-06:00">February 13, 2025</time></span> · The dismissals come months after a Harris County grand jury moved to re-indict the officers for the scheme to receive unearned overtime pay from $30,000 up to $150,000 from the city, according to court records. Dismissal documents were not immediately available on the Harris County District Clerk's Office website Thursday.</p> </div> <footer class="entry-footer"> <p class="screen-reader-text"><span class="tags-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Tags </span><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/district-attorney/" rel="tag">district attorney</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/district-attorneys-office/" rel="tag">District Attorney's Office</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/harding-street/" rel="tag">harding street</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/harding-street-raid/" rel="tag">harding street raid</a></span></p> </footer> </div> </article><article id="post-513708" class="card post-513708 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-crime category-criminal-justice category-education category-education-news category-houston category-local category-news tag-safety-measures tag-university-of-houston tag-university-safety-alerts tag-university-safety-measures"> <a class="post-thumbnail" href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/education-news/2025/02/12/513708/university-houston-protest-students-safety-measures-sex-assault-robbery/"><picture><source srcset="https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/12141322/IMG_9857-450x300.jpg.webp 450w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/12141322/IMG_9857-1000x667.jpg.webp 1000w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/12141322/IMG_9857-1500x1000.jpg.webp 1500w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/12141322/IMG_9857-1536x1024.jpg.webp 1536w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/12141322/IMG_9857-2048x1365.jpg.webp 2048w" sizes='(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px' type="image/webp"><img width="450" height="300" src="https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/12141322/IMG_9857-450x300.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-513713 wp-post-image" alt="University of Houston protest" decoding="async" srcset="https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/12141322/IMG_9857-450x300.jpg 450w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/12141322/IMG_9857-1000x667.jpg 1000w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/12141322/IMG_9857-1500x1000.jpg 1500w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/12141322/IMG_9857-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/12141322/IMG_9857-2048x1365.jpg 2048w" sizes="(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px" data-eio="p" /></picture></a> <div class="card-content"> <header class="entry-header"> <h3>Education News</h3> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/education-news/2025/02/12/513708/university-houston-protest-students-safety-measures-sex-assault-robbery/" rel="bookmark">University of Houston students protest, demand more safety measures amid on-campus crime spike</a></h2> <div class="screen-reader-text"><address class="vcard author"><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/author/sarah-grunau/" title="Posts by Sarah Grunau" class="author url fn" rel="author">Sarah Grunau</a></address> </div> </header> <div class="entry-summary"> <p><span class="posted-on"><span class="screen-reader-text">Posted on </span><time class="entry-date published updated" datetime="2025-02-12T15:33:36-06:00">February 12, 2025</time></span> · A group of students marched to the Ezekiel Cullen building on Wednesday afternoon with chants demanding the university's board of regents invest in student safety after a sex assault and multiple robberies in the past week.</p> </div> <footer class="entry-footer"> <p class="screen-reader-text"><span class="tags-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Tags </span><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/safety-measures/" rel="tag">safety measures</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/university-of-houston/" rel="tag">university of houston</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/university-safety-alerts/" rel="tag">university safety alerts</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/university-safety-measures/" rel="tag">university safety measures</a></span></p> </footer> </div> </article><article id="post-513725" class="card post-513725 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-crime category-criminal-justice category-houston category-local category-news tag-harris-county tag-harris-county-precinct-4-constables-office tag-houston-cyclist tag-houston-hit-and-run"> <a class="post-thumbnail" href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/crime/2025/02/12/513725/charges-dropped-against-houston-woman-arrested-in-cyclist-death/"><picture><source srcset="https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/20101810/lights-on-a-police-car-michael-fortsch-unsplash-450x245.jpg.webp 450w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/20101810/lights-on-a-police-car-michael-fortsch-unsplash-1000x545.jpg.webp 1000w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/20101810/lights-on-a-police-car-michael-fortsch-unsplash-1500x817.jpg.webp 1500w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/20101810/lights-on-a-police-car-michael-fortsch-unsplash-1536x837.jpg.webp 1536w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/20101810/lights-on-a-police-car-michael-fortsch-unsplash-2048x1115.jpg.webp 2048w" sizes='(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px' type="image/webp"><img width="450" height="245" src="https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/20101810/lights-on-a-police-car-michael-fortsch-unsplash-450x245.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-477997 wp-post-image" alt="flashing lights on a police car" decoding="async" srcset="https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/20101810/lights-on-a-police-car-michael-fortsch-unsplash-450x245.jpg 450w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/20101810/lights-on-a-police-car-michael-fortsch-unsplash-1000x545.jpg 1000w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/20101810/lights-on-a-police-car-michael-fortsch-unsplash-1500x817.jpg 1500w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/20101810/lights-on-a-police-car-michael-fortsch-unsplash-1536x837.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/20101810/lights-on-a-police-car-michael-fortsch-unsplash-2048x1115.jpg 2048w" sizes="(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px" data-eio="p" /></picture></a> <div class="card-content"> <header class="entry-header"> <h3>Crime</h3> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/crime/2025/02/12/513725/charges-dropped-against-houston-woman-arrested-in-cyclist-death/" rel="bookmark">Charges dropped against Houston woman arrested at IAH for cyclist’s death</a></h2> <div class="screen-reader-text"><address class="vcard author"><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/author/kyle-mcclenagan/" title="Posts by Kyle McClenagan" class="author url fn" rel="author">Kyle McClenagan</a></address> </div> </header> <div class="entry-summary"> <p><span class="posted-on"><span class="screen-reader-text">Posted on </span><time class="entry-date published updated" datetime="2025-02-12T14:51:54-06:00">February 12, 2025</time></span> · The Harris County District Attorney’s Office did not immediately respond to a request for comment. The defense attorney said to be representing Gamboa, according to court records, also could not be immediately reached for comment. </p> </div> <footer class="entry-footer"> <p class="screen-reader-text"><span class="tags-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Tags </span><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/harris-county/" rel="tag">harris county</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/harris-county-precinct-4-constables-office/" rel="tag">Harris County Precinct 4 Constable's Office</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/houston-cyclist/" rel="tag">Houston cyclist</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/houston-hit-and-run/" rel="tag">Houston hit-and-run</a></span></p> </footer> </div> </article><article id="post-513382" class="card post-513382 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-crime category-criminal-justice category-education-news category-fort-bend category-local tag-fort-bend tag-fort-bend-county tag-fort-bend-county-district-attorneys-office tag-lamar-cisd tag-lamar-consolidated-isd tag-murder-charge"> <a class="post-thumbnail" href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/fort-bend/2025/02/10/513382/lamar-cisd-employee-investigated-in-death-of-wife-who-also-worked-for-district/"><picture><source srcset="https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/31124725/AP23118802924018-450x300.jpg.webp 450w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/31124725/AP23118802924018-1000x667.jpg.webp 1000w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/31124725/AP23118802924018-1500x1000.jpg.webp 1500w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/31124725/AP23118802924018-1536x1024.jpg.webp 1536w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/31124725/AP23118802924018-2048x1365.jpg.webp 2048w" sizes='auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px' type="image/webp"><img width="450" height="300" src="https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/31124725/AP23118802924018-450x300.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-512636 wp-post-image" alt="Lights on a parked police vehicle" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/31124725/AP23118802924018-450x300.jpg 450w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/31124725/AP23118802924018-1000x667.jpg 1000w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/31124725/AP23118802924018-1500x1000.jpg 1500w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/31124725/AP23118802924018-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/31124725/AP23118802924018-2048x1365.jpg 2048w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px" data-eio="p" /></picture></a> <div class="card-content"> <header class="entry-header"> <h3>Fort Bend</h3> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/fort-bend/2025/02/10/513382/lamar-cisd-employee-investigated-in-death-of-wife-who-also-worked-for-district/" rel="bookmark">Lamar CISD employee accused of killing wife who also worked for school district</a></h2> <div class="screen-reader-text"><address class="vcard author"><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/author/natalie-weber/" title="Posts by Natalie Weber, Fort Bend County Bureau" class="author url fn" rel="author">Natalie Weber, Fort Bend County Bureau</a></address> </div> </header> <div class="entry-summary"> <p><span class="posted-on"><span class="screen-reader-text">Posted on </span><time class="entry-date published updated" datetime="2025-02-10T13:53:09-06:00">February 10, 2025</time></span> · David Pollard, 47, was arrested Sunday and booked into the Fort Bend County Jail on a murder charge. He is accused of killing his wife, Iona Pollard.</p> </div> <footer class="entry-footer"> <p class="screen-reader-text"><span class="tags-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Tags </span><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/fort-bend/" rel="tag">fort bend</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/fort-bend-county/" rel="tag">Fort Bend County</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/fort-bend-county-district-attorneys-office/" rel="tag">Fort Bend County District Attorney's Office</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/lamar-cisd/" rel="tag">Lamar CISD</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/lamar-consolidated-isd/" rel="tag">Lamar Consolidated ISD</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/murder-charge/" rel="tag">murder charge</a></span></p> </footer> </div> </article><article id="post-512853" class="card post-512853 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-crime category-criminal-justice category-harris-county category-houston category-local category-news tag-harris-county-jail tag-harris-county-jail-deaths tag-harris-county-sheriffs-office tag-inspection tag-jail-death tag-texas-justice-initiative"> <a class="post-thumbnail" href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/criminal-justice/2025/02/04/512853/another-man-has-died-in-the-harris-county-jail-the-third-death-this-year/"><picture><source srcset="https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/12155536/DJI_0036-1-450x338.jpg.webp 450w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/12155536/DJI_0036-1-1000x750.jpg.webp 1000w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/12155536/DJI_0036-1-1067x800.jpg.webp 1067w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/12155536/DJI_0036-1-1536x1152.jpg.webp 1536w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/12155536/DJI_0036-1-2048x1536.jpg.webp 2048w" sizes='auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px' type="image/webp"><img width="450" height="338" src="https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/12155536/DJI_0036-1-450x338.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-395670 wp-post-image" alt="Harris County Jail" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/12155536/DJI_0036-1-450x338.jpg 450w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/12155536/DJI_0036-1-1000x750.jpg 1000w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/12155536/DJI_0036-1-1067x800.jpg 1067w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/12155536/DJI_0036-1-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/12155536/DJI_0036-1-2048x1536.jpg 2048w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px" data-eio="p" /></picture></a> <div class="card-content"> <header class="entry-header"> <h3>Criminal Justice</h3> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/criminal-justice/2025/02/04/512853/another-man-has-died-in-the-harris-county-jail-the-third-death-this-year/" rel="bookmark">Another man has died in the Harris County Jail, marking its third death in 2025</a></h2> <div class="screen-reader-text"><address class="vcard author"><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/author/lucio-vasquez/" title="Posts by Lucio Vasquez" class="author url fn" rel="author">Lucio Vasquez</a></address> </div> </header> <div class="entry-summary"> <p><span class="posted-on"><span class="screen-reader-text">Posted on </span><time class="entry-date published updated" datetime="2025-02-04T12:23:03-06:00">February 4, 2025</time></span> · Kristopher McGregor, 39, died Jan. 30 after being in custody at the Harris County Jail for less than a month. He had been arrested on a theft charge.</p> </div> <footer class="entry-footer"> <p class="screen-reader-text"><span class="tags-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Tags </span><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/harris-county-jail/" rel="tag">harris county jail</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/harris-county-jail-deaths/" rel="tag">Harris County Jail deaths</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/harris-county-sheriffs-office/" rel="tag">harris county sheriff's office</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/inspection/" rel="tag">inspection</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/jail-death/" rel="tag">jail death</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/texas-justice-initiative/" rel="tag">Texas Justice Initiative</a></span></p> </footer> </div> </article><article id="post-512778" class="card post-512778 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-business category-crime category-criminal-justice category-houston category-local category-news tag-department-of-justice tag-houston-businesses tag-indictment tag-irs tag-platinum-employment-group tag-u-s-attorneys-office"> <a class="post-thumbnail" href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/crime/2025/02/03/512778/houston-business-owner-accused-of-withholding-employee-taxes-that-should-have-gone-to-irs/"><picture><source srcset="https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/06143702/AP24029668379985-450x300.jpg.webp 450w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/06143702/AP24029668379985-1000x667.jpg.webp 1000w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/06143702/AP24029668379985-1500x1000.jpg.webp 1500w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/06143702/AP24029668379985-1536x1024.jpg.webp 1536w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/06143702/AP24029668379985-2048x1365.jpg.webp 2048w" sizes='auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px' type="image/webp"><img width="450" height="300" src="https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/06143702/AP24029668379985-450x300.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-476747 wp-post-image" alt="FILE - The Robert F. Kennedy Department of Justice Building is seen Friday, June 9, 2023, in Washington." decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/06143702/AP24029668379985-450x300.jpg 450w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/06143702/AP24029668379985-1000x667.jpg 1000w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/06143702/AP24029668379985-1500x1000.jpg 1500w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/06143702/AP24029668379985-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/06143702/AP24029668379985-2048x1365.jpg 2048w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px" data-eio="p" /></picture></a> <div class="card-content"> <header class="entry-header"> <h3>Crime</h3> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/crime/2025/02/03/512778/houston-business-owner-accused-of-withholding-employee-taxes-that-should-have-gone-to-irs/" rel="bookmark">Houston business owner accused of withholding employee taxes that should have gone to IRS</a></h2> <div class="screen-reader-text"><address class="vcard author"><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/author/sarah-grunau/" title="Posts by Sarah Grunau" class="author url fn" rel="author">Sarah Grunau</a></address> </div> </header> <div class="entry-summary"> <p><span class="posted-on"><span class="screen-reader-text">Posted on </span><time class="entry-date published updated" datetime="2025-02-03T16:52:46-06:00">February 3, 2025</time></span> · Joseth Limon, 48, allegedly failed to file tax returns for Platinum Employment Group or pay over-taxes the company withheld from employee paychecks, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.</p> </div> <footer class="entry-footer"> <p class="screen-reader-text"><span class="tags-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Tags </span><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/department-of-justice/" rel="tag">Department of Justice</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/houston-businesses/" rel="tag">Houston businesses</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/indictment/" rel="tag">indictment</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/irs/" rel="tag">irs</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/platinum-employment-group/" rel="tag">Platinum Employment Group</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/u-s-attorneys-office/" rel="tag">U.S. Attorney’s Office</a></span></p> </footer> </div> </article><article id="post-512694" class="card post-512694 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-criminal-justice category-education-news category-houston-matters category-infrastructure category-news category-politics category-texas tag-gov-greg-abbott-state-of-the-state tag-governor-greg-abbott tag-state-of-the-state-address tag-texas-property-taxes tag-texas-school-vouchers tag-texas-water"> <a class="post-thumbnail" href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/texas/2025/02/02/512694/gov-greg-abbott-lays-out-his-agenda-for-texas-with-emphasis-on-vouchers-water-and-property-taxes/"><picture><source srcset="https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/02195853/20250202-stateoftheaddress-3-450x300.jpg.webp 450w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/02195853/20250202-stateoftheaddress-3-1000x667.jpg.webp 1000w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/02195853/20250202-stateoftheaddress-3-1500x1000.jpg.webp 1500w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/02195853/20250202-stateoftheaddress-3-1536x1024.jpg.webp 1536w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/02195853/20250202-stateoftheaddress-3-2048x1365.jpg.webp 2048w" sizes='auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px' type="image/webp"><img width="450" height="300" src="https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/02195853/20250202-stateoftheaddress-3-450x300.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-512695 wp-post-image" alt="Governor Greg Abbott speaks to State of the State Address attendees on Sunday, Feb. 2, 2025, at the Arnold Oil Company in Austin, Texas. 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class="screen-reader-text">Posted on </span><time class="entry-date published updated" datetime="2025-01-27T15:38:16-06:00">January 27, 2025</time></span> · According to Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez, the former employee was allegedly escorted out of the Walmart and "fired shots towards the freeway."</p> </div> <footer class="entry-footer"> <p class="screen-reader-text"><span class="tags-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Tags </span><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/disgruntled-employee/" rel="tag">disgruntled employee</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/grand-parkway/" rel="tag">grand parkway</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/harris-county-sheriff-ed-gonzalez/" rel="tag">Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/katy/" rel="tag">katy</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/shooting/" rel="tag">shooting</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/walmart/" 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