An HPD officer, a tow‑truck driver and a motorist were injured early Sunday on I‑10 at Beltway 8 after a suspected DWI driver struck their vehicles; four children in the motorist’s car were unharmed.

A 3-year-old boy died and his mother was seriously injured in a Highway 12 crash in Vidor; police booked a man on an intoxication manslaughter charge. Community fundraisers have been launched.

A shots‑fired call in Kemah early Sunday turned into a pursuit on SH‑146 and two arrests, with one suspect booked on deadly conduct and another on evading.

A Lufkin mother was arrested after deputies say she dug up her newborn daughter's grave and left the burial container in a driveway. Authorities say arraignment is pending.

A Houston woman says a stranger forced his way into a restaurant restroom and choked her; a suspect was arrested and charged with aggravated kidnapping.

A pedestrian died Sunday near Kuykendahl and W Rankin; Harris County Precinct 4 later said Kuykendahl Road was reopened after investigators cleared the scene.

Houston police say one man was taken to a hospital after an officer-involved shooting near 13600 East Freeway; no officers were injured.

A Houston man was sentenced to 30 years after being found guilty in the 2024 killing of his 23‑year‑old ex‑girlfriend, Jaynice Ferguson. The case underscored repeated abuse and community concern.

Cluster mailboxes near Autopark Way in Mission Bend were found open and emptied, leaving residents facing missing checks and a reported $900 fraudulent charge. Postal inspectors are investigating.

State and federal agencies refreshed their alerts for Jose Fernando Bustos‑Diaz, convicted in a 2005 Harris County murder who escaped the Briscoe Unit in 2010.

Federal prosecutors say Southern District filings have topped 20,000 under Operation Take Back America, with hundreds more charged in recent weekly sweeps. The enforcement push includes illegal‑entry, felony‑reentry and human‑smuggling counts and has renewed debate over court capacity in South Texas.

Competing lawsuits filed this week accuse former Spurs chairman Peter M. Holt and his ex-yacht captain of everything from coerced drug transport to attempted extortion, with court filings including photos and demands for millions.

A front-seat passenger died early Saturday after a two-vehicle crash on Gessner Road near Centrepark Drive. HPD says speed and possible impairment are under investigation.