A Houston-based vigilante group’s La Porte sting led police to seize phones and prosecutors to pause charges while evidence is vetted.

The American Lung Association’s 2026 State of the Air ranks Houston‑Pasadena sixth worst for ozone and gives Harris County an F. Local groups blame industry, heat and weak enforcement.

A state‑appointed HISD board voted to terminate a 25‑year Patrick Henry teacher after an examiner faulted her special‑education documentation.

Jeremiah's Italian Ice opened April 16 in Tomball's Creekside, serving Jelati, soft-serve and seasonal Italian-ice flavors.

University of Houston will keep the 1973 Cesar Chavez mural while a review panel studies how the labor leader is portrayed following national reporting on abuse allegations.

Himari is heading to Uptown Houston after filings showed Duckstache plans to convert a former Bank of America at 6414 San Felipe into a roughly 4,500‑sq‑ft restaurant.

The Forest Green public‑housing complex in northeast Houston — left empty after Hurricane Harvey — is under contract to be sold; engineers recommended demolition and replacement. Replacement units are being financed elsewhere.

Precinct 4’s Mark Herman posted photos and a note about the 2014 Leaflet Lane killings that left six family members dead and Cassidy Stay the lone survivor.

Harris County marked the anniversary of Detective John Coddou’s line‑of‑duty death; he was struck while helping at a Grand Parkway crash on April 23, 2024.

Congregation Beth Israel and The Shlenker School closed April 22 after possible threats; the Jewish Federation and law enforcement say the situation is under investigation.

A three-story, nearly 40,000-square-foot medical office is under construction at 8933 Tamina Road, pre-leased to several specialties and expected in early 2027.

A Harris County Precinct 4 post says a suspect is in custody after an alleged aggravated assault on T.C. Jester Boulevard that involved a handgun.

A 22-year-old woman died Tuesday after her car hit a retaining barrier on the Northwest Freeway near the 14600 block; HPD's Vehicular Crimes Division is investigating.