Meet the man behind Buc-ee's and find out what's planned for the future

From his first, relatively tiny store that opened in 1982, in Lake Jackson, "Beaver" Aplin and partner Don Wasek have steadily built a highway empire of dozens of Buc-ee's locations in Texas.

License plate readers to be installed across Katy

Police say the readers will help increase its crime-fighting arsenal that will be added mostly in the business district and inside some neighborhoods. The License Plate Readers are used to augment for maximum visibility;  to add additional eyes in the community.

13-year-old rescued from father’s suspected drug trade

The 33-year-old suspect was charged with injuring his 13-year-old daughter, who he allegedly had been forcing to take part in drug deliveries in Houston and surrounding areas.

New charge for man accused of stabbing his great-grandparents

Lucian Adrian Johnston, 20, was already charged with two counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and is now facing a charge of possessing a prohibited weapon in a correctional facility.

Investigators think arsonist is targeting Fort Bend County deputy with Molotov cocktails

round 9:30 p.m. on Monday, Sheriff Nehls says a Molotov cocktail, or gasoline bomb, was thrown at a front window of the sergeant's home. The window's screen caught fire and turned out to be a close call for the family members who were inside. 

Katy teacher drives for Uber and collects blankets for the homeless

Jeff Roth has worked in education for 24 years. Each morning he’s up and on the road hours before the bell rings at Seven Lakes Junior High in Katy.

Katy teacher drives for Uber and collects blankets for the homeless
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Jeff Roth has worked in education for 24 years. Each morning he?s up and on the road hours before the bell rings at Seven Lakes Junior High in Katy.

Thousands of Katy ISD employees’ personal information accidentally released

Katy ISD says whoever sent the file didn't realize confidential information, including employees' birthdates and social security numbers, embedded in the file.

29-year-old father shot to death at Katy home

Investigators do not believe this home invasion is the work of burglars. However, if it wasn’t burglary then why would two men break into the Katy home at midnight, shooting and killing the 29-year-old husband and father? That’s what Fort Bend County Sheriff’s detectives are trying to figure out.

Father of two shot and killed during Katy home invasion
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Halloween decorations cover the Katy home but far more frightening? Two men disregarded the decor, breaking a back window to get into the home, killing 29-year-old Brenton Estorffe.