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Houston police are investigating after a person was found under the I‑10/US‑59 interchange; a TxDOT contractor reported the discovery. Officials are probing whether cold weather played a role.
A former Corpus Christi union president was sentenced to 21 months after prosecutors say he used union debit cards to steal more than $280,000.
Deputies found a deceased person in a waterway near the 18200 block of the North Freeway; investigators are on scene.
A fugitive meth dealer tied to Victoria and Rockport was ordered to serve 20 years in federal prison, the U.S. Attorney's Office announced.
A man wanted on a felony warrant was arrested after a disturbance at a Spring McDonald’s, the constable’s office says. Deputies found open warrants during the response.
Richmond police swarmed the Fiesta Lane area after shots were fired into homes and at officers; two people were detained and no injuries were reported. Investigators continue to search for leads.
An 18-year-old woman was shot while sitting in her SUV outside her southeast Houston home and is expected to recover. Police are investigating the shooting on Kinney Street.
Deputies from Mark Herman's Motors Unit arrested a man with felony warrants during a traffic stop on Aldine Westfield Road.
A man was convicted of manslaughter for fatally striking a 14-year-old cyclist in Cinco Ranch in 2023. Authorities emphasize the tragedy was avoidable and highlight the need for driver attentiveness.
Authorities seek Orlando Garcia for the theft of sunglasses worth $1,573 from the Sunglass Hut at Houston Premium Outlets, urging the public to help locate him.
A thief stole a car from an East End Houston home with two children inside; a 14‑year‑old was injured and taken to an area hospital.
A man in a wheelchair, wearing a hospital gown, was found dead outside a Texas store during a freeze, prompting an investigation into his release from medical care.
A federal complaint says Harris County jail staff ignored an inmate’s mental-health decline before he was hospitalized and later died, adding to scrutiny after a year of in-custody fatalities.
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