Bellaire High School's principal revised their yearbook review process after a controversial page on the Israel-Gaza conflict arose, aiming for balance and respecting diversity.

Astros pitchers Cristian Javier and José Urquidy will undergo season-ending surgeries, with Javier requiring Tommy John surgery and both seeking second opinions earlier in the week.

Ex-garbage truck driver Jesse James Clay got 6 years for manslaughter after backing over Joe Wade Warren in 2020, with a past conviction affecting his sentence minimum.

Houston Mayor Whitmire announced a compromise on the Shepherd Durham Phase II project, integrating updated traffic data to retain lane widths while adding bike lanes and sidewalks.

Houston janitors, supported by SEIU Texas, are negotiating for $15 hourly wages and better benefits, while Harris County considers a universal minimum wage increase.

A man died after a hit-and-run on the Gulf Freeway in Houston, and police are seeking the unidentified driver of a white or silver sedan involved in the incident.

A man was found deceased in a vehicle from a gunshot wound on the 100 North Sam Houston Parkway East in Houston; authorities are investigating with no suspect info yet.

A 12-foot alligator was safely removed from a ditch in Mont Belvieu, Texas, using a grappling truck by Public Works and Animal Control with assistance from Texas Parks and Wildlife.

A shooting in Houston left one dead and two injured. Police are seeking a suspect described as a Hispanic male wearing a green jersey with "34" on it.

Authorities arrested 22-year-old Shonquez Darrell Whiting on capital murder charges for the fatal shooting of two individuals on Wisteria Park Drive in May.

A 5-year-old girl drowned in a Houston apartment complex pool; authorities are investigating, pending an autopsy. The community is reminded of pool safety.

Two bodies found with gunshot wounds in Houston, police investigating the double homicide on Franklin Street. Victims are unidentified; HPD Homicide Division detectives seek information.

Houston is expanding its use of license plate scanning technology to help solve crimes and offset police officer shortages, despite privacy concerns from groups like the ACLU.