Houston police say homicide detectives are investigating after a body was found near a southwest Houston bayou; authorities released few details and are seeking tips.

Missouri City is rolling forward on a 20‑acre downtown while building a Freedom Tree Park — a test of whether growth and local history can coexist. Residents, artists and planners are all staking claims.

Harris County deputies found an adult man and woman dead at an apartment complex on FM 2920 in Spring; homicide detectives are investigating. Tips can be reported to HCSO.

Sticky Sunday with patchy fog and scattered afternoon storms. Flood Watch narrowed to coastal counties; heavier rain possible midweek.

A Houston mother says a contract security guard at MacGregor Elementary choked her second‑grader; prosecutors declined to file charges and the family wants the surveillance released.

A former Magnolia ISD teacher faces charges after students alleged he touched them at school. The investigation began Dec. 15 and led to an arrest on May 21.

Residents of Vacek Country Meadows say $120-a-month tap water runs brown, smells like rotten eggs, and filters haven't fixed the problem. QUADVEST says onsite tests were normal.

HPD released body-worn camera footage of an April 25 shootout inside an East Freeway Sam's Club that left a man dead. The video shows officers moving through aisles and an exchange of gunfire.

A Houston man who posed as an ICE agent during a fake traffic stop pleaded guilty and was sentenced to four years.

DEA agents found nearly 500 pounds of meth hidden inside a shipment of berries seized in Galveston. The discovery adds to a string of large produce-related busts in Texas.

A former head chef says Harden's Thirteen denied overtime and forced him to clean raw sewage, causing lasting injury; his suit seeks up to $1M.

A late-night shooting at a southeast Houston park left a 17-year-old dead and a 19-year-old wounded. Police recovered two firearms and detained one person for questioning.

Theatre Under the Stars will leave the Hobby Center, ending a decades‑long downtown residency as local theaters reckon with post‑pandemic finances.