Voters in Houston will elect the oldest big-city mayor in the U.S. this weekend when they choose between U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee and state Sen. John Whitmire, two Democrats in their 70s
A longtime Democratic Texas lawmaker who has represented Houston in the Legislature for more than 50 years will lead the nation’s fourth-largest city after winning a mayoral runoff election
A Texas high school Black student has been disciplined for months for refusing to change his hairstyle
Court records show the owner of the Houston Texans is fighting efforts by one of her sons to have her declared incapacitated and have a guardian appointed for her
The arctic blast of winter weather that is gripping much of the U.S. this week is also bringing with it various hazards that people have to contend with to keep warm and safe
A judge has ordered that a trial be held next month to determine whether a Black high school student in Texas can continue being punished by his district for refusing to change his hairstyle
A routine day of inspecting shipping containers at the Port of Houston turned into something extraordinary when U.S. Coast Guard officer Ryan McMahon and his team heard barking coming from inside one of the thousands of containers
A motive remains unclear after a woman in a trenchcoat opened fire in celebrity pastor Joel Osteen’s megachurch in Texas
Authorities say they’re reviewing how the shooter who opened fire at a Houston megachurch was able to legally purchase and obtain the AR-style rifle used in the attack despite a years-long criminal record and a history of mental illness
The former mother-in-law of the woman who opened fire at a Houston megachurch says she tried for years to alert authorities and other, including church staff, to her ex-daughter-in-law’s mental health struggles
A Houston megachurch is set to have a special service a week after a woman opened fire in one of its hallways before being gunned down by security officers
A trial is set to be held to determine if a Black high school student in Texas can continue being punished by his district for refusing to change his hairstyle
Houston police have released body camera footage from officers who exchanged gunfire with a woman who opened fire at celebrity pastor Joel Osteen’s Houston megachurch earlier this month before she was gunned down
A Texas inmate who has long said he’s innocent and claims that his conviction more than 20 years ago was based on false testimony and questionable evidence is facing execution for fatally shooting two people, including his cousin
Prosecutors have announced a deal with Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton to drop securities fraud charges that were pending against him for nearly a decade
A former Houston police officer facing charges after a 2019 deadly drug raid he led prompted a probe that revealed corruption within the police department’s narcotics unit has won a legal victory
Houston’s police chief is declining to say if recent revelations that more than 264,000 cases filed with Houston police in the past eight years were dropped speak to broader problems within his agency
Texas’ attorney general has filed a lawsuit seeking to stop a guaranteed income program set to start this month for Houston-area residents
A judge has dismissed hip-hop artist Drake from lawsuits filed against him over his participation in the deadly 2021 Astroworld festival in Houston in which 10 people were killed
Houston police say they are still reviewing if DNA testing in connection with thousands of sexual assault and sex crime cases that were dropped due to staffing issues could have led officers to potential suspects and possible arrests
A judge has recommended that the conviction and death sentence of Texas inmate Melissa Lucio should be overturned
A judge has declined to dismiss hundreds of lawsuits filed against rap star Travis Scott over his role in the deadly 2021 Astroworld festival in which 10 people were killed in a crowd surge
The Rolling Stones are showing no signs of slowing down anytime soon
The start of the first civil trial stemming from the deadly crowd surge at the 2021 Astroworld festival in Texas has been delayed
Heavy storms have continued to slam the Houston area
Trump has begun another trade war. Here's a timeline of how we got here
Canada's leader laments lost friendship with US in town that sheltered stranded Americans after 9/11
Chinese EV giant BYD's fourth-quarter profit leaps 73%
You're an American in another land? Prepare to talk about the why and how of Trump 2.0
Chalk talk: Star power, top teams and No. 5 seeds headline the women's March Madness Sweet 16
Purdue returns to Sweet 16 with 76-62 win over McNeese in March Madness
