LULAC canceled Houston's May 2, 2026 Cinco de Mayo parade, citing concerns about possible ICE activity; organizers say the event will return in 2027.

Houston's $70M-a-year plan to end street homelessness raised about $31M in year one and will be reevaluated after a nearly $40M shortfall, officials say. The gap complicates operations at the new East Downtown hub.

An anonymous donor paid a Houston senior's $8,927 SNAP overpayment after the state admitted it approved benefits in error. The gift halts planned garnishment.

Hello Houston’s Feb. 25 show folded national headlines and local arts: from the State of the Union fallout and an EPA rollback to ReelMusic and Million Dollar Quartet.

A judge ordered Wilson Elser to pay six figures after finding the firm ignored court orders in a lawsuit over a 2022 fall outside Toyota Center that left a man quadriplegic.

A roughly 2,000-pound bull has been spotted near Robins Road and FM 2920 in Hockley, and deputies are working to corral it. Neighbors are warned to keep clear.

Two Iranian church members in Houston were detained by ICE after a check‑in; congregants say deportation to Iran could be deadly given their conversion and protest history.

New maps and tax‑data analysis show Texas' top 10% begins near $250k while the 1% sits around $744k, far above living‑wage estimates.

New Caney and Porter added nearly 20,000 residents in five years, reshaping housing and schools. Federal ACS data show the area’s fast growth at the ZIP-code level.

A destroyed utility box at Almeda Genoa and Rowlett has left exposed wires and months-long worry for southeast Houston neighbors.

Two Southeast Texas players each claimed $1 million on Texas Lottery scratch-offs; winning tickets were sold in Conroe and the Plum Grove area. Retailers may be eligible for bonuses.

Harmony Public Schools will add a middle and high school to its City Place campus in Spring, bringing roughly 850 more students and nearly 80,000 square feet of new space by August 2027.

UHD will automatically admit qualifying HISD seniors under a new guaranteed-admission program designed to expand college access and keep more students in Houston.