Three Houston City Council members have introduced a new ordinance that would permanently limit Houston Police Department cooperation with federal immigration authorities, building on an executive order Mayor John Whitmire signed just days ago. Council Members Alejandra Salinas (At-Large 4), Edwa...
safety
Police said the cause of the crash remains under investigation. It was raining at the time of the crash, and authorities said the roadway was wet.
government
Texas Gov.-elect James Talarico made his first public appearance since winning the election by visiting a memorial for Lorenzo Salgado in Houston and placing his “I voted” sticker at the site. In a post shared by Team Talarico HQ on Instagram, the campaign said Talarico added the...
government
Conservative social media accounts are using federal voter registration figures to question Democrats' sweeping victories. But the data doesn't show evidence of widespread voter fraud....
government
Houston Matters examines how last week's historic election results in Texas could change oil and gas policy in the state and how it all could affect the economy here....
Local
FBI Houston is responding to an alleged homicide that occurred on the MSC Seascape cruise ship, which docked in Galveston on Monday.
government
A suspected homicide onboard a cruise ship docked in Galveston is under investigation, according to FBI Houston.
parks
Parents of 8-year-old Mary Grace Baker filed a multimillion-dollar lawsuit against Camp Mystic operators, alleging gross negligence led to fatal flood drownings....
News
Texas death row inmate John Allen Rubio is scheduled to be executed Thursday in Huntsville for the 2003 decapitation murders of his three young children in Brownsville....
schools
A hold was lifted at a Goose Creek Consolidated ISD campus on Monday morning after an incident on a school bus.
government
Ahead of Veterans Day, the Texas Lottery released Patriotic Payout, a $2 scratch game generating revenue for the Texas Veterans Commission’s Fund for Veterans’ Assistance....
business
Bojangles is widening its presence in the restaurant industry as the company plans to roll out new locations in the Las Vegas metropolitan market.
