Sen. Mario Gallegos resting peacefully at Houston hospital, family says

  HOUSTON (KTRK) -- We have an update on a state senator currently in a Houston hospital.

The family of Sen. Mario Gallegos said he was resting peacefully Sunday evening.

He was first reported at Methodist Hospital in grave condition on Friday.

According to his family, he had a lot of visitors this weekend, including friends and colleagues. The community has also rallied around him in a show of support.

Please stay with Eyewitness News and abc13.com for updates on the senator's condition.

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SWAT scene near Sharpstown ends peacefully

  HOUSTON (KTRK) -- A SWAT team coaxed a man out of an apartment Sunday in southwest Houston after a nearly three-hour standoff.

It happened in the 7500 block of Bellerive at Marinette Drive.

According to a Houston Police Department spokesperson, a veteran in his 50s barricaded himself in an apartment. No one else was inside with him.

Police believed he may have been armed and planned to harm himself.

The man was taken into custody shortly before 2pm without incident.

No additional details were immediately available.

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SWAT standoff ends peacefully near downtown

  HOUSTON (KTRK) -- A SWAT scene near downtown Houston came to a peaceful end this morning. Police say a 25-year-old man shot at his wife and will face charges for the incident.

It started around 3:15am when the suspect started shooting with a pistol outside his home on Morris at Quitman after getting into an argument with his wife.

The man's wife went to a family member's house nearby. She was not injured.

When police were not able to make contact with the man, a SWAT team was called in to assist.

Police believe the suspect slept through the standoff, which lasted about four hours. He finally surrendered around 7:30am.

The man was arrested and faces charges for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.

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SWAT scene ends peacefully after 5-hour standoff

A SWAT scene ended peacefully after police arrested a man accused of holding a woman hostage at an apartment

  HOUSTON (KTRK) -- A SWAT scene ended peacefully after police arrested a man accused of holding a woman hostage at an apartment.

It happened at the Barrington apartments on Bonhomme near Harwin in southwest Houston. Police say a call came in at around 1:30am Monday reporting that a woman was crying for help. When they arrived, investigators say they heard the man loading a gun.

SWAT teams negotiated with the suspect to try to get him to surrender, but had to make a forced entry to arrest him after about five hours.

They are now questioning the man and interviewing the alleged victim.

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Overnight SWAT standoff ends peacefully

A SWAT team was able to convince a local man to surrender after a standoff that lasted more than two hours.

  HOUSTON (KTRK) -- A man was arrested after a two and a half hour standoff Saturday night in northwest Harris County.

Police were called to a disturbance at a home in the 5400 block of Winding Way near Sheraton Oaks around 10:30pm Saturday.

A woman told officers her husband was threatening her and threatening to hurt himself. He had several guns inside the home, officials said.

A SWAT team responded. They were able to convince the man to surrender after about two and a half hours.

No shots were ever fired and one was injured during the incident, officials said. The man was taken into custody and sent for psychiatric evaluation.

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