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A man found dead in a rolled-over car near Cloverland Park may have been shot before the crash, Houston police say.
Police recovered two firearms from a Tyler teen inside One15 after a shot rang out during A&M's opening football weekend.
A federal appeals panel ruled two Harris County deputies can't be sued over a 43-second dog bite, even as the case against the handler's estate continues.
A friend drove the wounded man to Memorial Hermann Cypress Hospital, prompting a cross-county law enforcement response.
Jeffrey Prible has sat on death row for nearly 24 years. The scientist whose DNA testimony helped convict him now says prosecutors distorted his findings.
A federal judge near Houston authorized surgical force-feeding of a Cuban detainee who hasn't eaten since July, one of at least 18 similar cases since 2025.
A diabetic Westbury Square resident said the 100-degree heat inside his townhome was dangerous for his medication. Power returned Sunday night.
Krishna Badall, 19, told a Harris County judge he had a fetish with men on the toilet after allegedly filming a student through a stall.
A 26-year-old told police he was shot from a passing car near Northpoint and Northchase, but officers followed his blood trail to drugs and bullets inside a unit.
Fort Bend Museum staff nicknamed the freeloading raccoon family “Jimothy Moore and family” before planning a humane removal.
Deputy dog Hades tracked down an autistic 17-year-old in Cypress and a woman who wandered off at Jesse H. Jones Park — both found safe.
A bullet tore through Fire Station 2's roof and ceiling in East Aldine, landing just two feet from a firefighter about to go to bed.
A window shattered, a threat was shouted, and a father opened fire on his daughter's boyfriend near Buffalo Speedway.
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