A man was found shot dead in the 11400 block of Bissonnet Street Friday night; HPD Homicide is investigating and detectives are asking residents with cameras to preserve footage.

A Katy investment adviser pleaded guilty after prosecutors say he ran a decade-long scam that took over $17 million from more than 40 victims.

A residential fire in Magnolia killed multiple people Saturday morning near Wildflower Road and Lily Court. Officials asked people to avoid the area while crews investigate.

A Galveston County jury convicted Rodney Smith Jr. of aggravated sexual assault of an 8-year-old and ordered consecutive life sentences.

A federal court sentenced Kimionte Bennett to 70 months and ordered $1.77M restitution after prosecutors said he coordinated SIM‑swap attacks that stole crypto.

Three Harris County detention officers were relieved of duty and charged over a 2024 inmate assault as a new lawsuit accuses the sheriff’s office in a 2025 custodial death. Investigations and disciplinary reviews are now underway.

Precinct 4 says deputies arrested a man in Champion Forest after finding a loaded gun and narcotics during a traffic stop; formal charges were not listed in the post.

Newly unsealed court filings describe cadaver bags and severed remains found in a Tesla tied to singer d4vd, and show prosecutors have named him a grand‑jury “target.”

An educator at Crosby High School is under investigation after a local TV bulletin said officials are reviewing allegations of an improper relationship with a student.

A 73‑year‑old Houston broker was arrested after investigators say they found hundreds of explicit images and videos involving children; he faces three first‑degree counts.

Jacquelina Chambliss was arrested after two Houston residents say an impostor posing as a Wells Fargo worker took more than $30,000 from their accounts before the bank reversed the charges.

A federal grand jury has indicted a Houston man after prosecutors say he assaulted a court security officer in the Bob Casey courthouse lobby. Authorities allege punches, threats and spitting.

A Fort Bend County report filed this week logs 12,816 stops in 2025 and shows Black drivers were stopped and searched at higher rates than white drivers. County leaders now have the data on the record.