The UIL is making Wet Bulb Globe Temperature monitoring mandatory statewide beginning Aug. 1, pushing new rest breaks, practice limits and mandatory cooling zones.

A maintenance worker was shot multiple times outside a southeast Houston apartment complex on Old Spanish Trail. Police are searching for four suspects and asking for tips.

A 67-year-old Bridge City man died after a pickup hit his parked minivan and pushed it into a home near TX‑62 and TX‑87; a resident was treated and DPS is investigating.

A pre‑dawn rear‑end crash on the Southwest Freeway near Chimney Rock left one passenger dead and another critically injured; investigators say impairment is suspected.

Highs will hit the mid‑ to upper‑90s this week with heat‑index values topping 100°F. Expect mostly dry conditions and light winds.

Crews are lifting multiple homes in Conroe’s Forest Hills as new flood rules, FEMA grants and county buyouts push homeowners toward elevation or relocation.

A United systems outage briefly scrambled departures at Houston's Bush Airport Saturday; the airline says service is restored but delays may continue.

A Hong Kong restaurateur opened Fortune Eight on Washington Ave, serving wok‑fired bowls and combos at roughly $13 a meal.

Mid-90s Saturday with heat-index into the low 100s; hotter Sunday–Monday. Cooling centers are open across Houston for relief.

Azalea, a 257-acre master-planned village by Maple Development, has opened west of Katy in Pattison with model homes and builders offering plans from the mid‑$200s.

A person was shot Friday at a southeast Houston car wash; police have cordoned off the scene and released few details as investigators work.

Chevron will sign MOUs with Iraq to advance plans at West Qurna 2 and the Nassiriya project after Iraqi PM Ali al‑Zaidi's U.S. visit. The deals start technical and commercial work that could lead to operating agreements.

A late-night shooting on Brushy Canyon Drive left one person injured and three people detained as deputies processed the scene in northwest Harris County.