A $1 million Powerball ticket sold in Houston is unclaimed and set to expire on Jan. 15. The ticket, from the July 19 drawing, must be claimed by 5 p.m. on Jan. 12.

Concerns arise over the poor condition of Brazoswood High School's track sand pit; parents and students cite safety worries as the neglected pit is overrun with vegetation.

A man named Juanpablo Tellez Daza was arrested for racing and carrying a weapon after being pulled over on the Northwest Freeway. His bond was set at $200.

Melissa Dubowski has been appointed as interim Finance Director of Houston by Mayor John Whitmire, marking a strategic move in the city's fiscal management approach.

Houston authorities have charged Antonio Love with the murder of Jason Bush, who was shot dead in his vehicle on November 4. A manhunt is on for a second suspect.

A former Humble ISD teacher faces a felony charge for allegedly harming a non-verbal special education student and administering melatonin to children.

A janitor at Hoyland Elementary has been arrested for installing hidden cameras in staff bathrooms, facing a felony charge of invasive visual recording.

Houston's Mayor John Whitmire collaborates with Texas Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham to expedite the distribution of $200 million in untapped Harvey relief funds to those still in need.

A Laredo drug dealer pleaded guilty to selling a lethal fentanyl dose that killed a 15-year-old, facing life in prison and a potential $1 million fine.

Mayor John Whitmire appoints Jay Zeidman as the new chairman of Houston First, pending City Council approval, to strengthen the city's hospitality and tourism sector.

Amanda Woodward was arrested in Houston for an open felony warrant for injury to an elderly person after deputies received a tip and executed a warrant service.

Houston Mayor John Whitmire focuses on public safety and unity, committed to making residents feel safer despite declining crime rates, and prioritizes improving service delivery in his new administration.

Two people died in a Harris County car crash; a third adult's injuries were earlier misreported as a child's. The second car's rideshare driver and passenger are hospitalized but expected to survive.