Kam Franklin and Brian Ching will lead Houston's 39th Art Car Parade on April 11 as part of a four‑day Art Car weekend that showcases 250+ rolling artworks. VIPit passes and reserved seating are available.

City records show the inspector general closed an inquiry into Controller Chris Hollins’ investor‑conference sponsorship solicitations as “not sustained.” The dispute began after Mayor Whitmire flagged sponsorship perks that some banks found troubling.

Dense fog this morning may slow coastal commutes; gusty southeast winds pick up Friday and showers look likely Saturday night.

Federal agents arrested Nikolai Buzolin after alleging his Houston company submitted more than $384 million in fraudulent insurance claims in under six months.

The FBI released images after three bank robberies in Houston over two weeks. Crime Stoppers is offering up to $5,000 for information leading to the suspect.

The Texans reportedly extended All‑Pro edge Danielle Hunter on a one‑year, $40.1M deal that includes an approximately $30.7M signing bonus and keeps him in Houston through 2027.

A 17-year-old male was shot and transported in stable condition after a reported shooting at 12300 Fleming Drive, Houston police said.

A Houston federal judge handed Sanjay Kumar 43 months after prosecutors said he shipped counterfeit Keytruda to buyers; lab testing found the vials lacked the active cancer-fighting ingredient.

Sugar Land launched a performance-based innovation fund to attract revenue‑generating startups with grants tied to revenue, jobs and a wage floor. The effort aims to reactivate empty office space and grow higher‑paying local jobs.

Texas regulators want WaterBridge to reimburse nearly $7M after a Ward County well blowout; the company says it will contest the commission's claim.

Clarence "Crazzi Chris" Chambers was sentenced to 420 months for recruiting and forcing teenage girls into commercial sex along the Bissonnet corridor.

Police arrested a 61-year-old in Sharpstown after officers say he treated patients in his apartment and admitted to extractions and cleanings. He told investigators he held foreign dental licenses.

Sugar Land buyer DML Capital picked up 1800 Bering, a 171,510‑sf Class A tower near the Galleria, marking its third Houston office buy and lifting AUM to about $600M.