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The Houston Texans have placed wide receiver Nico Collins on injured reserve, sidelining him for at least the next four games.
Collins, who leads the NFL with 567 receiving yards this season, suffered a hamstring injury in the first quarter of Houston’s 23-20 win over the Buffalo Bills in Week 5. The injury occurred when quarterback C.J. Stroud launched a deep pass to Collins for a 67-yard touchdown to put the Texans up 14-3.
However, Collins limped to the sidelines following the score and then eventually headed to the locker room and didn’t return.
On Monday, coach DeMeco Ryans said Collins’ injury was “week-to-week” and replacing his production will require a team effort.
“Nico has been the best receiver in the NFL this year. So, do you replace him? No, everybody just steps up and whatever role you’re asked to do, just step up and play your role the proper way,” Ryans said. “Nobody has to be Nico. There is one Nico, he’s done a great job of that. Now, whoever is next, when your number is called, make the plays that you are supposed to make.”
Replacing Collins in Week 5 was a struggle as the Texans scored only nine points following his exit. This year, even with Collins, their offense wasn’t a high-powered scoring unit as they ranked 19th in scoring offense (20 points per game).
Stroud is third in passing yards (1,385) but has been two different quarterbacks with Collins on and off the field.
When targeting Collins, Stroud had a passer rating of 133 and the duo led the NFL in expected points added (34.6). Just when Collins is on the field, even if he isn’t being targeted, Stroud has a passer rating of 107 while completing 70% of his throws with a 7:2 touchdown to interception ratio.
But when Collins isn’t on the field, Stroud has zero touchdowns, an interception, completes 64% of his passes and has a passer rating of 72.
The Texans’ offense has already been without Pro Bowl running back Joe Mixon, who has missed the past three weeks with an ankle injury, and it’s uncertain if Mixon will return in Week 6 against the New England Patriots.
In Collins’ absence, wideout Stefon Diggs will slide into the No. 1 receiver role. Diggs is seventh in receptions (31) and finished with a game-high 82 yards in the Texans’ Week 5 win. Tank Dell‘s role will increase after having a quiet start to the season as he has averaged 34 yards per game compared to last season when he averaged 64 as a rookie.
The Texans’ next four games are against the New England Patriots, Green Bay Packers, Indianapolis Colts and New York Jets. Only the Jets (136 yards per game) have a pass defense that ranks in the top five in yards allowed per game. The Colts (262.2) are 29th, the Packers are 23rd (231.6) and the Patriots are 25th (239.0).
HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) — The owners of a gas station in Baytown will have to pay up after they were accused of price gouging customers during Hurricane Beryl.
The Harris County Attorney’s Office announced a lawsuit against the Super Stop on North Main Street, accusing the business of price gouging during the storm in July.
In a release to the media, Harris County Attorney Christian D. Menefee said the owners of the Super Stop agreed to pay a $50,000 fine after they were unable to justify an over 40% price hike on gas during Beryl.
The gas station also agreed to a cease and desist from charging exorbitant prices during future declared disasters.
Menefee said his office received more than 250 complaints about price gouging during and after Beryl.
While most businesses complied with cease-and-desist orders, Menefee said Super Stop refused, and that’s why legal action was taken.
The Super Stop was not the only Houston-area gas station sued for price gouging. Back in August, Menefee’s office also filed a lawsuit against a real estate chapter operating a Shell gas station off the West Loop in Bellaire. The owners are accused of gouging prices up to 41% higher than the pre-hurricane price.
There has been no word yet on if the owners will also pay a penalty.
SEE ALSO: More than 350 price gouging complaints were made on gas, hotels and food following Hurricane Beryl
Consumers said they overpaid for hotels, gas, and food, accusing some Houston businesses of price gouging amid recovery efforts after Beryl.
If you think a business is price gouging, officials say you should take a photo of or keep your receipt.
Write down information like the name of the business and the date of the purchase, along with any employee names.
Then, report all of this to the Harris County Attorney’s Office or even the Texas Attorney General.
After a complaint is made, investigators may go to the store. Even if the price is lowered, the business may face legal troubles.
HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Wednesday morning should bring Houston’s first dip into the 50s since April 23! While it will be tempting to throw on that fall wardrobe, keep in mind high temperatures will still be hitting around 90 in the afternoon.
It will be another perfectly sunny day with a light breeze.
Wednesday looks to be our coolest morning, with widespread readings in the mid-to-upper 50s! But again, highs will still hit around 90, so make sure you dress appropriately!
We’ll keep it real. It’s going to be another hot October weekend. High temperatures will reach into the low-to-mid 90s both days, and the humidity will creep up a notch with the Gulf breeze returning Saturday. Sunday’s winds will turn more southwesterly ahead of our next front arriving late Monday.
The next front arriving late Monday looks to be backed with some legit cool air, and it’s looking like we’ll catch one day with a high in the 70s and a few more mornings in the 50s. There’s even a chance some could dip into the 40s!
We’re monitoring major Hurricane Milton as it heads toward a Wednesday night landfall along Florida’s west coast. Regardless of the category, Milton will pack a large and destructive storm surge, devastating hurricane force winds, and catastrophic flash flooding. Head to our daily Tropical Update page for the latest on what’s happening in the tropics.
H-E-B is launching tap-to-pay services across all its Texas stores, allowing customers to make quick, contactless payments using digital wallets like Apple Pay, Samsung Pay and Google Pay.
The gist
Starting on Oct. 7, H-E-B will roll out tap-to-pay technology across Texas, beginning with stores in the San Antonio area, according to a news release from the grocery store.
All stores in the region will offer the service within a week. For locations outside the San Antonio area—including Mi Tienda stores in Houston—access to the tap-to-pay service is expected by the end of October, as per the release.
The details
Customers will be able to use tap-to-pay at:
The tap-to-pay service will not be available at fuel pumps, but customers can use the service at fuel station payment windows, according to the release.
What they’re saying
“This has been one of the most requested services from our customers and partners,” said Ashwin Nathan, H-E-B’s group vice president of marketing and payments, in the release. “We are excited to make this technology available at all H-E-B locations.”
SPRING, Texas (KTRK) — An investigation is underway after Spring ISD teachers were accused of giving elementary special stickers that are believed to be sleeping aids.
The district said two Northgate Crossing Elementary School teachers were removed from class and placed on administrative leave as police investigate the allegations.
It’s not out of the ordinary for Lisa Luviano’s daughter to come home from school with something to show.
On Sept. 24, it was this sticker with a starry nightlike design.
“She said, ‘It is a sleeping sticker.’ I asked, ‘Where did you get this?’ And she said, ‘My teacher gives it to me for sleeping time,'” Luviano said.
Luviano claims her daughter told her that other kids in her class also get it.
“The next day, we went to the school. We brought the evidence up there, and we filed a report. We did say we wanted to file criminal charges if this is something that is true,” Luviano said.
The expectation was that the school would notify other parents after nearly two weeks went by. Luviano grew increasingly concerned.
She decided to loop them in on her own by sending a mass text.
When Najla Abdullah got it, she began questioning her 4-year-old, asking him if he had ever received a “special sticker.”
“He said, ‘Yes, mommy. I get a special sticker.’ I said, ‘What does it look like?’ He said, ‘I get it right here on my hand, and it has the storms with the clouds and the star and the moon,'” Abdullah said.
Abdullah and other parents started calling the school and reporting it to Child Protective Services.
Some told ABC13 that they even took their kids to the hospital to get checked out.
“Every night, my son will come home. He’s staying up. He’s not sleeping,” Abdullah said.
Luviano claims her daughter exhibited similar behaviors.
“I just felt bad because all of the things she was going through made sense,” Luviano said.
A formal notification from Spring ISD came Tuesday, exactly two weeks after Luviano reported the incident.
The district sent Eyewitness News the following statement:
Spring ISD is aware of allegations that two staff members at Northgate Crossing Elementary School allegedly administered sleeping supplements to students on Sept. 24. These staff members were immediately removed from the classroom and placed on administrative leave pending an ongoing investigation by the Spring ISD Police Department. The district takes every allegation of educator misconduct seriously and will take all necessary measures to ensure that our students are educated in a safe and nurturing environment.
“It took them two weeks, and now they are finally saying something. All the parents are here. We want answers,” Luviano said.
ABC13’s Alex Bozarjian caught parents confronting an assistant superintendent for the district outside the school on Tuesday.
She later spoke with him and another administrator, who called the district’s delayed communication a “failure.”
Luviano and her husband want to see criminal charges come from this.
“Who is guilty for this? Who had been doing this to our kids? Because they are not telling what the side effects are in the long run,” Luviano said.
The district has not identified the two staff members in question.
Parents are now questioning how long this went on and if it goes beyond just special stickers.
“My trust was broken by this teacher. We opened our hearts to,” Luviano said.
HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A jury has reached a decision on a 60-year sentence for Gerald Goines, convicted of murder in connection with the botched 2019 drug raid that killed two people.
The jury failed to reach a decision on Monday after discussing his sentence for more than eight hours. Deliberations resumed at 9:45 a.m. Tuesday.
PREVIOUS REPORT: Jury deliberates punishment for convicted murderer and former HPD officer Gerald Goines
The state asked for life in prison, while the defense asked for a minimum sentence of five years.
Closing arguments were supposed to finish on Thursday, but Goines appeared to have a medical issue and was taken away on a stretcher and loaded into an ambulance.
SEE ALSO: Former HPD officer Goines taken away on a stretcher after medical issue interrupts penalty phase
The sentencing phase for former HPD officer Gerald Goines, convicted in the 2019 Harding Street raid, was interrupted by a medical issue Thursday.
Because of an ongoing gag order, no additional information was released on what the medical issue may have been.
“It’s one of the most stressful events anybody could ever go through,” said veteran Houston criminal attorney Kent Schaffer, reacting to the incident in the courtoom. “Which begets the question of how did these people feel who were innocent that he (Goines) came in and testified in their trial, and put them away, how did them and their family members feel? Did they have punishment and cardiac problems? Probably.”
Schaffer says while medical emergencies are not that common in courtrooms, they do happen.
“I don’t think it will get much sympathy for him,” said Schaffer. “I mean, look. Jurors are smart. They’re going to say, OK, so the guy had a bad reaction to what’s going on, but he put himself in this situation. He’s responsible for the deaths of two people, and God knows how many people who were locked up and prosecuted who shouldn’t have been locked up or prosecuted.”
Goines was convicted for the murders of Dennis Tuttle and Rhogena Nicholas during the botched HPD Harding Street drug raid over five years ago in southeast Houston.
Dennis and his wife, Rhogena, were killed in a shootout with police.
It was on Jan. 28, 2019, when a Houston police narcotics unit, led by Case Agent Gerald Goines, broke open the door of the Tuttle home at 7815 Harding Street, trying to serve a no-knock warrant. Goines lied on an affidavit to obtain the initial no-knock warrant, claiming the couple was dealing heroin.
Jurors have heard from members of the victim’s family, as well as Goines’ supporters, including former first lady of Houston Elyse Lanier and her daughter, Courtney Lanier Sarofim.
Goines took care of Mayor Bob Lanier for years, helping with his basic needs over the last few decades. Both women testified they consider him part of their extended family.
Milton remains a powerful and dangerous storm. Milton currently a category 4 storm but is expected to regain wind intensity back up to cat. 5 later this afternoon after undergoing an eyewall replacement cycle. As Milton makes a turn to the northeast, the outer rain bands coming ashore can produce tornadoes across much of the Florida Peninsula on Wednesday. Life threatening, record surge is expected in Tampa Bay, where there can be 10-15 ft of storm surge. Milton is forecast to make landfall as a cat. 3 major hurricane, but can potentially make landfall at cat. 4 strength since it is possible the shear to the west will not be as strong as previously thought.
Hurricane Leslie is slowly losing intensity in the open central Atlantic and is not expected to directly impact land. There are also two areas the NHC has highlighted for potential development, but neither will have any impacts to Texas.
Milton’s winds weakened to 165 mph but it’s still a category 5 storm. The weakening is due to an eyewall replacement cycle. It may very well stay a category 5 storm through Tuesday since it’ll be moving through a very warm eddy of water called the Loop Current. It’s expected to hit the west coast of Florida near Tampa Bay Wednesday night as at least a category 3 hurricane.
Category 5 Hurricane Milton is now tied with Hurricane Rita for the third strongest hurricane on record over the Gulf of Mexico with winds of 180 mph and gusts up to 220 mph. It is still expected to make landfall as a category 3 hurricane Wednesday night along Florida’s west coast with a storm surge up to 15 feet possible in Tampa Bay.
HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Houston’s largest airport is getting ready to open the doors on its highly-anticipated expansion project.
The Houston Airport System announced this week that the Terminal D-West Pier at Bush Intercontinental Airport will open on Oct. 22.
The 160,000-square-foot expansion will feature six new gates that can accommodate wide-body planes. IAH said the expansion will support increasing passenger demand while also enhancing the overall travel experience.
The terminal will also feature a children’s play area.
The Terminal D-West Pier expansion is the latest completed step in the airport’s $1.458 billion IAH Terminal Redevelopment Program. Next, IAH plans to open a new international processing area in two phases this upcoming winter and next summer.
With the expansion, IAH said the airport will add 250 newly-hired employees to work at 16 new shops and restaurants.
The construction to expand Terminal D began nearly five years ago in November 2019.
For many Houston-area travelers, traffic around IAH is top of mind. With the expansion announcement, the airport said it anticipates releasing more good news when it comes to improved traffic flow in November and December.
HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Brutal child abuse allegations said to have taken place over a four-day period landed a Houston couple behind bars.
The 5-month-old victim was allegedly brain dead when she was hospitalized on Sept. 29. The child ultimately succumbed to her injuries on Wednesday, according to investigators.
Glenn Wayne Smith and Jasmine Ellison were arrested for injury to a child and serious bodily injury.
The couple has no criminal history or past run-ins with child protective services, according to law enforcement.
What investigators find so disturbing about the allegations is that even if the injuries were inflicted accidentally, the couple is accused of watching the infant get worse and worse and waiting to bring her to the hospital.
The infant’s mother, Ellison, appeared in court for the part she allegedly played in the heart-sinking death of her baby girl, Ja’nae Smith.
“The abuse is said to have taken place over a four-day period, or the most recent abuse, in which the child was in the care of both this defendant and the child’s father,” prosecutors said.
The Harris County Sheriff’s Office described Ja’nae’s final days as a “horrific weekend that began on Sept. 26.”
During that time, it is alleged that Ja’nae’s father, identified in court records as Smith, was abusing the child, and Ellison failed to take action.
It all allegedly took place inside their north Harris County home on Plumwood Drive.
Investigators say Ja’nae was partially paralyzed and throwing up blood, yet Ellison and Smith waited until Sept. 29 to call 911.
“The child was found with multiple serious injuries including swelling and bleeding of the brain, no brain activity at the time of admission, blood coming out of her mouth, broken ribs, healed broken ribs,” prosecutors read in court.
The child was assessed at the Texas Medical Center, where she ultimately died from her injuries.
“Medical staff said the injuries were likely caused by aggressively shaking the child,” prosecutors said.
Ellison and Smith were questioned by detectives.
“Both ended up giving statements to police that were inconsistent with the injuries,” investigators said.
The attorney who represented Ellison in probable cause court claims the 23-year-old mom sought medical care for her daughter but didn’t specify when.
“And was told to bring her in if the child got worse, and it appears the child declined while my client was at work,” the attorney representing Ellison in probable cause court said.
Eyewitness News spoke briefly with Ja’nae’s grandmother, who investigators say often visited the couple’s home, but she declined to comment.
Smith was initially being held on a $1 million bond, but it was later reduced to $250,000. Ellison’s was set at $150,000.
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