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A man was found shot and killed Monday night at 4854 Clover Street in Sunnyside; HPD says homicide detectives are investigating and no suspects have been identified.
Harris County deputies say a man drove to Dallas, picked up two runaway juveniles and brought them back to Houston; investigators say he rented them a hotel room and gave them alcohol.
Politics & Govt in ...
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sued Harris County over a $1.34M allocation for immigrant legal services, setting up a courtroom fight between state and local officials.
Deputies in Harris County saved a wandering toddler during a chilly morning welfare check and later arrested the child's mother, Endea Green, on charges of Child Endangerment.
A Houston federal judge handed a 10‑year sentence to Clemente Melendez Gutierrez after prosecutors said he recruited an 18‑year‑old, smuggled her to Houston and forced her into commercial sex.
Houston pediatric neurologist Dr. Alexander G. Ankar is charged with invasive visual recording for allegedly taking an unsolicited photo up a co-worker's skirt.
Houston police investigate a fatal hit-and-run on West FM 1960; a man died, and the suspect's vehicle, a gray Toyota Tundra, was located following a tip.
A man was found shot and killed in a Homestead Road parking lot after a reported verbal dispute. HPD detectives are asking anyone with information to call.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is suing JOLT Initiative for allegedly trying to register non-citizens to vote, potentially threatening election integrity.
Houston police released surveillance photos and identified two victims after a Friday shooting on Windswept Lane. Investigators say the suspect was seen walking away from the scene.
A Houston firefighter was treated and released after a roof collapsed during an early-morning building fire in the Third Ward; investigators are probing the cause.
A disturbance on West Village Drive in northeast Houston left a woman dead and her husband injured, deputies say.
A bomb squad was dispatched to the Idlewild Apartments in northwest Harris County after a suspicious item was found, leading to an investigation and safety precautions for residents.
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