Four Fort Bend ISD students were arrested for the fatal shooting of a 22-year-old man at a Missouri City Walmart. The incident, involving a robbery, led to the death of Jeremy Williams. The arrests were conducted safely at their schools.

Federal prosecutors say a telemarketing operation billed Medicare $17.3M for unnecessary cancer genetic tests; two men were sentenced and ordered to pay restitution.

Harris County detectives are probing after a 41‑year‑old man was found shot to death inside a mobile home on West Canino Drive. The suspected shooter, described as a friend, is not in custody.

Summer Worden pleaded guilty to falsely accusing her astronaut ex-wife Anne McClain of accessing bank records from space, facing up to five years in prison.

During a US government shutdown, the Southern District of Texas saw a surge in border security prosecutions, with 2,409 individuals charged with immigration offenses, including violent crimes and smuggling.

Two men in Houston are charged with sexually assaulting a 12-year-old girl; subsequent exploitation by two women also occurred, leading to their arrest. Authorities emphasize the case's severity and urge reporting of similar crimes.

Edwin Leonel Caal Gill is charged with murder in Gerardo Villalobos Salgado's fatal shooting in Houston. He remains at large, and authorities seek public assistance to apprehend him.

DEA and Houston police say they seized more than 200 kg of meth beneath a Houston home, and hours earlier agents uncovered about 900 pounds hidden in a truckload of squash.

A federal jury convicted a Sugar Land man of conspiring to smuggle firearms to Iraq. Sentencing is scheduled for Jan. 21, 2026.

A 22-year-old driver was killed when his GMC Yukon veered off U.S. 90 and flipped near 10100 Beaumont Highway; HPD's Vehicular Crimes Division is investigating.

Man named James Robinson is sought for a theft at a Murphy Gas Station, where he stole cigarettes. He's wanted in Harris and Comal counties and authorities are engaging the public for help.

Harris County deputies investigate a series of burglaries at bars in Katy, Texas, with gaming and vending machines targeted and cash stolen. Bar owners report premeditated acts, with a silver vehicle linked to the incidents.

The Getten family is suing Camp Mystic for negligence after their daughter Ellen died in a flood at the camp, alleging the camp ignored weather advisories and had cabins in flood zones.