Houston

Children At Risk's Texas school rankings 2024–25: Best schools and top-performing districts revealed

Children At Risk’s 2024–25 Texas School Rankings highlight statewide academic gains, recognize top-performing and high-poverty “Gold Ribbon" campuses, and reveal significant improvement across the region despite years of stagnant school funding.

November 13, 2025 7:17pm CST

Juvenile runaways allegedly brought from Dallas to Houston; suspect arrested

Harris County constable deputies arrested a suspect accused of driving to Dallas to pick up juvenile runaways and bringing them to Houston.

November 12, 2025 10:38am CST

ICE Houston makes over 1,500 arrests during 10-day operation

ICE Houston has announced they've made over 1,500 arrests during a 10-day operation in Southeast Texas, according to a news release.

November 5, 2025 8:44pm CST

ICE Houston arrests suspected MS-13 gang member stuck on local business sign

The man from El Salvador became stuck on the sign of a Houston-area business while trying to run from officers.

November 4, 2025 11:29am CST

Police, family identify man found burned, hanging under Houston's North Loop

Jeremy Glen Carnes was identified as the man found hanging and on fire under North Loop East.

October 30, 2025 8:47pm CDT

Man found on fire, hanging from rope under I-610 freeway; HPD investigating

A man was found hanging from a rope while on fire underneath I-610 North Loop East, officials say. Houston police are investigating the death as a homicide.

October 24, 2025 10:16am CDT

Community rallies as judge hears case for ICE release of Marwan Marouf

Marwan Marouf, a North Texas Islamic community leader detained a month ago for a visa overstay, is currently fighting for his release on bond in Houston immigration court while facing new terror-related civil complaints from the Department of Homeland Security.

October 23, 2025 4:39pm CDT

Northwest Harris County: 3 teens arrested in rideshare driver's shooting death, sheriff says

Three teens ages 13-15 years old have been arrested for the September death of a Harris County rideshare driver, according to the sheriff.

October 16, 2025 8:12pm CDT

Houston parents accused of leaving their 6-month-old infant unattended on Florida beach

Two Houston parents are facing charges after being accused of leaving their 6-month-old infant on a Florida beach last Friday.

October 14, 2025 10:24pm CDT

Houston Rep. Wesley Hunt joins Paxton, Cornyn in GOP race for Senate

The two-term state representative is giving up his safe seat to launch a federal run that he says will be about "faith."

October 7, 2025 5:08pm CDT

Parents facing charges in September 2024 death of 2-month-old Zayn Alston

Demari Ossain Alston and Trinity Nyomi Perez are facing felony charges in the death of their 2-month-old son. Their son was pronounced dead on September 11, 2024 in Houston.

October 6, 2025 9:03am CDT

Explosion at Downtown Houston hotel under construction; multiple workers injured

Six workers were injured in an explosion involving water heaters at a hotel under construction in Downtown Houston on Thursday, officials say.

October 2, 2025 2:24pm CDT

Texas agency names sex offender as featured fugitive of October

The Houston resident has a long history of failing to comply with his sex offender registration requirements, DPS says.

October 1, 2025 6:24pm CDT

Former Houston youth pastor arrested, accused of having child porn

The former pastor was allegedly found to have a possible history with illegal child content.

September 19, 2025 5:35pm CDT

Canadian woman who traveled to Houston to illegally purchase firearms gets federal prison time

A 24-year-old Canadian woman was sentenced to federal prison after she pleaded guilty to having unregistered firearms.

September 17, 2025 12:00pm CDT

Senator Ted Cruz paints over profane graffiti referencing Charlie Kirk

Amid rising political tensions following the fatal shooting of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, U.S. Senator Ted Cruz was seen painting over graffiti that referenced Kirk on a Houston freeway.

September 14, 2025 7:53pm CDT

Powerball ticket in Houston wins $2 million: Winning numbers, where it was sold

A Powerball ticket sold in Houston won $2 million in the Wednesday, September 4 drawing. Here are the winning numbers and information about the next jackpot.

September 4, 2025 7:56am CDT

300K kilos of 'meth precursor chemicals' seized at Port of Houston, feds say

Federal officials claim the chemicals were sent from China with the intent to go to a Mexican drug cartel. The amount of chemicals allegedly could've produced over $500 million in methampetamine.

September 3, 2025 7:59pm CDT

Houston 'ding dong ditch' shooting arrest: Suspect charged with boy's murder

Gonzalo Leon Jr., 42, has been charged with murder for the deadly shooting of an 11-year-old boy who police say was killed while playing “ding dong ditch" in Houston over the weekend.

September 2, 2025 1:35pm CDT

7 kilos of cocaine found in Fayette County traffic stop, Houston man arrested

A traffic stop on Interstate 10 in Fayette County on Friday ended with the arrest of a Houston man and the seizure of seven kilograms of cocaine valued at an estimated $245,000.

September 2, 2025 9:42am CDT