Music video remake gives missing girl's mom hope for new leads

https://www.khou.com/video/news/local/i-have-to-have-hope-mother-still-searching-for-daughter-9-years-after-teen-went-missing/285-d262968e-50b2-4fd8-b1e3-78ae7922831c?jwsource=cl

Soul Asylum's "Runaway Train" was one of my favorite songs back in the day.  The original video featured missing children.  Some of them were found as a result of the exposure.  A new video has been produced for the song's 25th anniversary.  A Houston area missing teen is featured in the new video.  Her mother was elated about the new exposure.  She hopes thousands, if not millions, of views on YouTube and other platforms will help drum up new leads.  I interviewed the mother in her daughter's bedroom.. Which she's left unchanged for nearly a decade.

Missing Houston girl gets national attention

https://www.khou.com/video/news/local/new-photos-released-of-car-maleah-davis-stepfather-was-driving-before-alleged-abduction/285-d3b314d5-cc37-44a7-a9b3-63e7916782fa?jwsource=cl

This is a story that touched a nerve in the Houston area and beyond.  It concerns four year-old Maleah Davis.  Her step-father claimed she was kidnapped during an attack after a flat tire.  It's a bizarre story and detectives said it didn't add up.  Several volunteer search groups stepped up in the days after an Amber Alert was issued.  I covered the story from multiple angles.  This is one of my reports.  Maleah was still missing and no charges had been filed at the time of this posting.

Democratic presidential candidates descend on Houston

https://www.khou.com/video/news/politics/national-politics/eight-democratic-presidential-hopefuls-speak-at-tsu/285-7a916f61-77fc-4228-bc83-89eff2c13e03?jwsource=cl

Houston became the center of the early presidential campaign on this day.  Eight Democratic contenders participated in a forum at Texas Southern University.  Bernie Sanders also held a big rally in a downtown park.  I "fronted" my story from the Sanders rally and focused on those attending the forum.  It was meant, primarily, for minority women.  Many of them and others were excited about the opportunity to hear from so many candidates.