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A Mexican immigrant was on his way to finish construction on several Houston homes with a crew of workers Tuesday morning when he was shot and killed by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent, his family said.

Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, 52, was driving in Houston’s East End area when ICE agents tried to conduct a traffic stop as part of a “targeted operation” and he attempted to evade arrest, an ICE spokesperson said in a statement to CNN.

“He should have been picking up the last of his guys before heading to North Houston to finish up construction on some houses,” Salgado Araujo’s son Ronaldo Salgado said at a Wednesday news conference.

“Unbeknownst to all of us, my dad had been shot inside his van … by ICE agents in unmarked cars,” he added.

The agency says Salgado Araujo rammed into a law enforcement vehicle and refused to follow several verbal commands before an ICE agent fired his weapon in self-defense.

Salgado Araujo had no criminal history and was afraid when unmarked cars began following him, his son said. He does not appear to have a criminal record, according to the Harris County District Attorney’s office.

“Had my father seen an emblem of ICE, or an emblem that says anything about a law enforcement agency, my father would have complied. He would have stopped,” Salgado said. “He drove fast, because he feared that someone would take his tools.”

He was later taken to a hospital where he died from his injuries, ICE said. Three other men in the van, including Salgado Araujo’s brother, were detained, according to his family.

Video taken after the shooting shows a federal agent on the phone as he holds onto Salgado Araujo, who is moaning in pain. He is lying face down on the driveway or sidewalk of a barbershop.

“He was bleeding from the right side of his stomach,” said Houston resident Juliet Martinez, who recorded the video and shared it with CNN. “He was screaming for help and screaming that he was in pain. He yelled, ‘Help me! They shot me!’”

Salgado Araujo was living in the US without legal permission, ICE said, but the agency did not specify whether the agents had been looking for him.

He had submitted an application for a work permit, according to his son, but ICE did not share further information about Salgado Araujo’s immigration status.

The Department of Homeland Security’s Office of the Inspector General is leading an investigation into the shooting, according to ICE. A spokesperson for the FBI’s Houston field office said the agency is investigating the alleged assault on a federal law enforcement officer.

CNN has reached out to DHS-OIG for more information.

Tuesday’s incident is the second ICE-involved shooting in less than a week and comes amid an uptick in immigration enforcement prompted by President Donald Trump’s sweeping deportation agenda.

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cross-posted from: https://discuss.tchncs.de/post/63080799

A new study reveals Houston has the worst road rage in the U.S., with rising shootings and reckless driving.

The Houston area’s shuttered Alamo Drafthouse will soon reopen under new ownership. Flix Brewhouse has claimed all four Drafthouse locations that had been operated by Triple Tap ventures, including two theaters in El Paso and one in Lubbock.
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“This acquisition is a natural extension of who we are and what we believe in,” CEO Chance Robertson said in a statement. “Cinema success today means creating better experiences. We’re grateful to the entire Triple Tap team for their work in cultivating these moviegoing communities, and we’re honored to carry that legacy forward.”
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Thank you for supporting the SaberCats over the past eight seasons. We have shared some incredible experiences together -- from our patchy start in the early years at a minor-legaue baseball stadium to the successful squad of the last four years, playing at the best rugby facility in the country. We can be proud of this journey and celebrate many of the experiences we shared together.

It is with much sadness that we announce we will not be participating in MLR's 2026 season. To our passionat fans and valued sponsors -- thank you for your support, for the time and energy you invested in the SaberCats. Season tickets will be refunded shortly.

Thank you, again. We hope that you enjoyed the ride as much as we did.

Kinder HSPVA's MusicFest 2025 is September 14, from 12:30-6:00pm!

Kinder HSPVA is a jewel in Houston and the performances are worth seeing. The kids are amazing and will blow you away with the artistry and skill.

Here's the deets:

Come downtown to Kinder HSPVA to hear 350 student musicians performing across 6 simultaneous venues in 30+ events! CHECK OUT THE 2025 PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE

Your tickets and donations provide the Instrumental and Vocal Music Department budgets. In addition to basic classroom supplies and sheet music, the faculty relies on HSPVA Friends for curriculum essentials like: adjunct faculty for every ensemble; instrument repair and maintenance; music software; partnerships with professional arts organizations like AFA, Houston Grand Opera, and DACAMERA; and elective courses like Ethnomusicology, Careers in Music, Music Citizenship, Music Education, and Music Recording and Production!

The City of Houston is gearing up to test its Wireless Emergency Alert (WEA) system across the metro area this Friday, Sept. 5, at 11 a.m. Residents with WEA-capable phones (most modern smartphones) will receive a short alert message between 11 and 11:15 a.m., directly from the Houston Office of Emergency Management (OEM).

The purpose of the Commission on the HISD Takeover is to address the growi ng lack of trust in the state takeover and Mike Miles by thoroughly investigating the current conditions within HISD.

I posted earlier about forming a professional wind band in Houston, but that's not for everyone. Music is too important to be left to the professionals!

I'm looking for enthusiastic amateurs who want to make some noise. Think New Orleans second line and Balkan bands.

Austin has a crowd of these bands, see https://www.blowcomotion.org/about/austin-brass-bands/

Let me know what instrument you play if you want to join. I've got music and a place to practice. We could even sign up to play at HONK!TX in April!

I would like to connect with any Solrite Energy customers to compare your experience. I was excited about getting solar panels, but the sales rep blatantly lied to us about some parts of the agreement, and was very misleading about others.

cross-posted from: https://leminal.space/post/24642035

If Dallas can support a wind symphony, so can Houston. We've got incredible professional musicians who would love to do it, I've asked them! I can conduct it. I need people who will help raise funds and run the marketing. Who's in?!!

The SaberCats propelled themselves into the Major League Rugby championship finals against the New England Free Jacks next Saturday in Rhode Island at Centreville Bank Stadium.

While the job isn’t finished, the Shield is attainable for the SaberCats after defeating Utah. One more win is what the SaberCats need to be champions for the first time in franchise history.

They’ve already become the most successful team in SaberCats history by winning their first two playoff matches over the past week.

Houston SaberCats have kept the streak alive with playoff wins against RFCLA and Utah Warriors to claim the Western Conference title.

Once it was over, a fun and brief celebration could begin for the Houston SaberCats. They put an exclamation point on another winning regular season, heading into the playoffs with a 10-6 record and earned the second seed in the Western Conference division.

They earned the right to host a home playoff game next Sunday night against Rugby Football Club Los Angeles as they finished with three more points overall.

This is our 4th consecutive year to make an appearance in the playoffs, all of them at home, still looking for that first playoff win though.