Daniela Hurtado

2 weeks ago | abc13.com | Daniela Hurtado

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- The school district is moving forward with plans to pay teachers based on student performance, but some educators disagree with the new "teacher pay performance model.""It's a positive change for teachers," chief of schools, Sandi Massey, said. In a video interview released by HISD's media team, the Chief of Schools, Sandi Massey, said teachers that are effective will be getting compensated for their performance through an evaluation system beginning next school year.

3 weeks ago | abc13.com | Daniela Hurtado

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- A child was nearly killed by a stray bullet in Greenspoint this week, and now police tell ABC13 they are upping their patrols. ABC13 first told you about the growing safety concerns by neighbors in the area along Northborough. The mother of 7-year-old Anthony says she's grateful her son is alive and talking again. She says her son Anthony had to undergo surgery on Tuesday morning to repair a fracture on his cranial bone after being shot in the head.

3 weeks ago | abc13.com | Daniela Hurtado

BACLIFF, Texas (KTRK) -- From the car lot to behind bars. Three dealership employees are accused of defrauding at least 15 customers by knowingly selling them vehicles that still had liens on them. The lot was empty on Monday at Dealer Union in Bacliff, and the company is listed as closed permanently online. As the doors are shut, multiple people face criminal charges for defrauding more than a dozen customers, and the problems still remain.

3 weeks ago | abc13.com | Daniela Hurtado

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- A cold-blooded killer who gunned down another man over a parking dispute is wanted. Christopher David Hernandez was on trial when prosecutors say he cut off his ankle monitor and didn't show up for closing arguments. A jury found him guilty of murder. The chief prosecutor on the case told ABC13 she believes Hernandez cutting off his ankle monitor and disappearing played a big factor in why he was handed down a life sentence as a first-time offender.

4 weeks ago | abc13.com | Daniela Hurtado

SAN JACINTO COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) -- The Pauline Road Fire in San Jacinto and Montgomery counties is now entirely contained, officials announced Wednesday afternoon. Officials previously confirmed the more than 2,000-acre fire started from a prescribed burn on a private property in San Jacinto County. In an update on Wednesday at 1:12 p.m., officials announced the fire was 100% contained.