Texas's Gulf Coast Protection District awarded contracts for designing the "Ike Dike" hurricane defense system's gates and dunes to companies Jacobs and HDR.

A pedestrian was struck and killed overnight on Louetta Road in Spring. Harris County deputies are investigating as the Houston area records multiple recent auto-pedestrian crashes.

A rollover early Monday near Bar X Ranch spilled an apparent chemical and shut State Highway 35 in Brazoria County, closing both directions and snarling morning traffic.

A cold front will bring cooler, clearer weather to Houston with a high-pressure system leading to a warming trend and lower chances of rain through Thursday.

Deputies in Humble arrested a suspect on FM 1960 with open warrants and illegal narcotics. The arrest was reported on the Constable’s Office Facebook page.

A rollover on the Eastex Freeway early Sunday killed one person and left three others in critical condition near the I‑610 west ramp.

The EPA signed off on Texas’ regional haze plans, letting many coal plants avoid new controls and prompting criticism and likely lawsuits from environmental groups.

Avance Biosciences opened a 75,000-square-foot GMP potency and cell-based assay center in northwest Houston to support vaccines and cell and gene therapies.

Authorities and Crime Stoppers are searching for Danny Boy Turner, wanted in connection with an alleged Feb. 6 indecency with a child in southwest Houston. A reward of up to $5,000 is available for information.

Repeat DWI offender Douglas Palacios was arrested in North Houston by constable deputies for driving while intoxicated, underscoring the local law enforcement's focus on preventing impaired driving.

Two Montgomery County detention officers were hospitalized after an inmate attacked them at the county jail. Sheriff Wesley Doolittle says the officers are expected to recover and charges are pending.

Deputies arrested Natalie Lee for Assault Causing Bodily Injury due to an outstanding warrant after responding to a disturbance on Timber Valley Drive. Her bond was set at $2,500 by County Court 5.

Harris County crews pulled a vehicle from a retention pond in Cypress on Wednesday and found a body inside. Investigators say the death is under review.