Owners Grace and Leo Xia say they chose not to renew the lease on Duck N Bao's original Cypress restaurant; the location is now listed as permanently closed while two Houston locations remain open.

A 16-year-old boy was killed in an apparent accidental shooting at a home on Redberry Court in The Woodlands, Montgomery County authorities say.

An employee was arrested after deputies say she tried to issue about $52,000 in fraudulent refunds at a Northwest Freeway business; investigators also found an active Navarro County warrant.

Ziegler's Foods will reopen in Dickinson on June 5, 2026, restoring a neighborhood grocery nearly nine years after Hurricane Harvey forced its closure.

A pedestrian was struck and killed on the 2300 block of Summer Street near Washington Avenue; HPD's Vehicular Crimes Division is investigating the crash.

A League City Police investigation led to seven arrests and grand‑jury indictments after thefts at Best Buy stores across Texas.

An 18-year-old may have unintentionally shot a 16-year-old at a northwest Harris County home; deputies found two adults dead and detectives are investigating.

A shelter-in-place was issued for the Duroux area of La Marque after a major natural gas leak; officials closed local roads and told residents to stay indoors.

Toshiba filed a WARN notice saying 67 positions will be cut at its Houston motors and power‑electronics campus in September. Local Rapid Response teams will help affected workers.

Gov. Abbott joined Davie Defense to break ground on a $1B Gulf Copper overhaul that officials say will build U.S. Coast Guard icebreakers and bring thousands of jobs to the Texas Gulf Coast.

Spring Fire Department installed industrial decontamination machines and mandatory medical checks after a 2015 cancer death, aiming to keep carcinogens out of stations and homes.

Chambers County activated its ChambersWarns system and outdoor sirens Monday after reports of a possible funnel cloud near Old River‑Cove; deputies later issued an all‑clear while officials probe duplicate alerts.

Hot and humid with highs near 91°F and scattered storms possible today. Evening cells may be gusty; rain chances increase into the weekend.