Harris County's DA told police he'll decline most cases tied to THC vape pens, saying labs and new state rules leave prosecutors without reliable tests.

Federal prosecutors in Houston filed 239 cases last week under Operation Take Back America, charging roughly 244 people across the Southern District of Texas.

A Jefferson County grand jury indicted a Beaumont man and the child’s mother after a toddler was flown to Houston with a severe femur fracture and other injuries.

A third suspect has been charged in the 2022 slaying of a Houston homeowner who confronted masked intruders; authorities say the man is in federal custody awaiting extradition.

A Houston Fire Department engine was stolen from East Memorial Loop early Friday and recovered near Memorial Golf Course after hitting a parked car; a suspect was detained.

Harris County detectives charged four people after sellers arranging meetups on Facebook Marketplace and OfferUp were robbed at gunpoint, officials say.

A warrant sweep across Houston this month arrested 252 people, the Harris County Sheriff's Office says.

A late‑night collision in the 11800 block of Westheimer Road left one man dead and a 19‑year‑old hospitalized, and HPD says the investigation is ongoing.

Houston debuted a Patrol Support Unit equipped with drones, breaching tools and less‑lethal gear to back up patrol officers during complicated calls. The team is already working evening shifts and officials say they plan to expand coverage.

A campus parking dispute turned violent on April 6 when a man allegedly waved a machete and took a visitor’s spot; court records name a suspect and a warrant has been issued.

Willowbrook Mall will require visitors 17 and younger to be accompanied by adults after 2 p.m. on May 2 and May 9 amid concerns about social-media-organized gatherings.

Susan Wright, paroled in 2020 after serving 16 years for the 2003 killing of her husband, was arrested in Harris County on a hit‑and‑run charge, court records show.

A Cy‑Fair ISD behavioral specialist faces a felony charge after a non‑verbal student at the Carlton Center suffered a medical emergency and later died.