Former Conroe ISD aide KeSean Carter is charged with child sexual assault; the district emphasizes student safety and fired Carter post-investigation.

A man, 25, drowned in the San Jacinto River after saving two women. His body was recovered by the Harris County Sheriff's dive team at the Xtreme Off-Road Park.

A 5-year-old autistic boy was found dead in a Cypress pond after being reported missing from his home. Authorities believe it was a tragic accident with no charges expected.

A family argument led to a deadly shooting in Sunnyside, Houston, with one man dead and another arrested. Separate incidents included officers fatally shooting an armed man and the discovery of another gunshot victim.

Two Chicago teens were arrested in Deer Park, accused of stealing iPhone 16 deliveries from doorsteps, utilizing a high-tech approach, and facing felony theft charges.

A gang member in Houston has been given a life sentence for five fatal shootings in 2019. Christian Ivan Cavazos pleaded guilty to three counts of murder, avoiding a capital murder charge.

An officer-involved shooting in Houston's Sunnyside left one man dead who had fired at police; another gunshot victim was found nearby. The incident is under investigation.

Jeffrey Noble pleaded guilty to triple murder in Houston and received three concurrent 60-year prison sentences for the 2017 killings of John Sciandra, Jessica Sciandra, and Jordan Collier.

Deputies arrested Annette Dunn for assaulting an officer with a knife, and Kyle Campbell for injuring a child, following a disturbance call in Hennington Drive.

A woman was apprehended in Harris County for sex trafficking a juvenile who was forced into prostitution at a hotel. The suspect, Erica Adams, faces trafficking charges.

A Laredo woman pleaded guilty to participating in a child smuggling operation, where young children were transported across the U.S.-Mexico border, often sedated.

A woman was injured in a drive-by shooting on 6000 Antoine Dr. in northwest Houston. Her condition remains unknown as authorities investigate the incident.

Eight people were sentenced in Laredo for drug trafficking, with Hector Flores receiving a 171-month sentence. The group was tied to smuggling cocaine, heroin, fentanyl, and meth from Mexico to the U.S.