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For the first time in 18 years, a brand new state park is set to open in Texas.

Two people are dead after a car crash in Houston’s Fifth Ward Thursday.

Primary election results for Houston-area counties.

A 99-year-old Houston man called our newsroom every single day to ask: “Tell me the national day.” Then one day, the calls stopped.

Primary election results for Houston-area counties.

A Pearland-based law firm is once again offering free Lyft rides home from the Houston Rodeo and World’s Championship Bar-B-Que Contest in an effort to keep drunk drivers off the road.

Texas Southern University is celebrating academic excellence with a high-energy tradition that will send thousands of students onto the basketball court.

Here’s what parents can do if HISD closes 12 schools, including school choice, virtual learning, and state voucher options.

Why is HISD closing schools now? Superintendent Mike Miles explains what changed since November and what it means for families.

Houston is gearing up to welcome more than 500,000 visitors for the World Cup games in just four months, with hotels across the city making massive investments to prepare for the international spotlight.

A total lunar eclipse will be visible across Houston on Tuesday March 3rd (Election Morning). The moon will appear red, which is why it is called the blood moon. The eclipse will reach totality at 5:34AM.

As potential school closures loom, HISD outlines how teachers will be reassigned starting with April 17 notifications.

Two suspects are on the run after Houston Police say a breastfeeding mother was robbed at gunpoint and her baby fell to the ground during the incident.

Houston police say a man was found shot to death in the parking lot of a Memorial-area apartment complex Wednesday evening.

A former Harris County prosecutor is out of a job and facing a felony charge, accused of strangling his girlfriend at a child’s birthday party in Montgomery County on Sunday evening.

A man was shot during a gunfire exchange in the parking lot of a restaurant in the Fifth Ward afternoon after a meetup over a stolen tailgate turned violent, according to Houston police.

Former NASA engineer Eric Sim has filed a federal lawsuit alleging Houston police and several women violated his constitutional rights after sexual assault charges against him were dismissed.

A woman lost her unborn baby after authorities say the father secretly gave her an abortion medication without her consent, Montgomery County investigators said.

Three deaths have been reported recently at the hastily constructed camp. One was ruled a homicide involving staff. Claims of medical neglect and unsanitary conditions are rife.

El año pasado hubo más muertes dentro de los centros de detención de ICE que en ningún otro en las últimas dos décadas. Casi una cuarta parte de esas muertes ocurrieron en Texas.

Residents and elected officials are speaking out against a proposed border barrier through Texas’ biggest state park and one of the jewels of the national park system.

Last year was the deadliest year in ICE detention in two decades. Nearly a quarter of those deaths occurred in Texas.

Skyrocketing detentions, violent arrests, troops in cities. One year into President Donald Trump’s second term, we look at how it’s changed the lives of immigrants and citizens.

Other Texas Republicans have called for the Trump administration to double down on sending immigration officers to Minnesota and blamed Democrats for the violence, while others have remained silent.

Senate Bill 4 returns to the 5th Circuit with border crossings at record lows, a sharp reversal from the influx that inspired Texas’ law authorizing state police to arrest undocumented immigrants.

After his corruption indictment last year, the Laredo Democrat forfeited his role as the top Democrat on the House Appropriations subcommittee that oversees more than $65 billion in annual spending.

Election results for Montgomery County.

Elections results for Galveston County.

Election results for Brazoria County.

Primary election results for Fort Bend County.

Twelve schools are on the list for closure or consolidation in the Houston Independent School District. The Board of Managers is set to vote on the proposal tonight, Feb. 26, 2026 at 5 p.m..

Rumors claiming Devarjaye “DJ” Daniel passed away are false, according to his father and multiple law enforcement agencies.

A Super Bowl streaker’s brief moment in the spotlight is now serving as a warning shot to soccer fans eyeing the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

During a tense exchange at Houston City Council, Councilmember Edward Pollard pressed Mayor John Whitmire to bring Houston ISD Superintendent Mike Miles before council to answer questions about the district’s plan to close 12 campuses.