Houston Fire Department mourns the death of Firefighter Brandy Allinience due to job-related cancer. She is the fourth first responder to pass from cancer in a month.

Petfinder's policy change and technical issues have drastically reduced adoption rates at Houston area shelters, affecting their ability to connect with out-of-town adopters.

CPS Energy says a $10 million jump in unpaid bills during the federal shutdown has pushed roughly 92,000 households toward disconnection as the utility ramps outreach and eyes future rate talks.

Residents at Magnolia Place say multiple elevators are down, leaving tenants who rely on walkers or oxygen to climb dozens of stairs. A city council member visited and is pressing management for repairs.

Houston broadcaster Dave Ward, who died at 86, will have public memorials. He worked at KTRK-TV for 50 years and has a Guinness World Record for longest tenure as a news broadcaster.

H2O America agreed to buy Magnolia‑based Quadvest for $540M, folding a family‑owned Houston utility into its Texas platform and pledging $500M+ in local investment. Regulators still must sign off before a mid‑2026 close.

The Woodlands Township will install 30 Flock license‑plate cameras and a state grant will add 30 more across Montgomery County, prompting debate over safety and privacy.

Husteel donated to Splendora Police's Operation Blue Santa as it prepares to open a new plant nearby, police said.

A two‑story Children's Safe Harbor campus in Conroe has opened, expanding forensic, medical and counseling services and nearly doubling the nonprofit’s capacity to help abused children.

Spring Independent School District will close two schools due to budget deficits and low enrollment, with plans to rezone students and improve academic services.

ERCOT signed off on a roughly $9 billion kickoff to a statewide plan to build 765‑kV transmission lines meant to ease congestion and meet surging demand. The decision begins a multiyear push that planners say could reshape how power moves across Texas.

More than 200 IAH lounge workers ratified new three‑year contracts that set a $20 minimum and boost the lowest wages immediately, rising to $22 by 2028.

The HISD settled a lawsuit to use a student's legal name and female pronouns, addressing the parents' complaints about pronoun use and religious rights.