A Houston church canceled a July 4 welcome after records showed a pastor convicted in a 2017 child‑sex sting was granted parole and is due to be released June 30.

Harris County deputies say a man was arrested on three felony counts of possessing child sexual exploitation material; prosecutors accepted the charges. Investigators report additional illicit files were found during forensic exams.

Harris County deputies say a woman was bitten while walking in Spring; EMS and animal control responded and an investigation is underway.

A Harris County grand jury returned a no‑bill in the case of an 18‑year‑old accused of plotting a mass shooting at Pasadena Memorial High. Court records show seized guns and a denied motion to return them.

A 61-year-old woman was found dead Friday at 577 W. Rittenhouse; HPD homicide detectives are investigating and an autopsy is pending.

A 50-year-old Houston man faces intoxication manslaughter charges after a pre-dawn Hollister Street crash killed his passenger and left the driver hospitalized.

Precinct 4 says deputies arrested three people after copper was stolen from a water plant; two men were detained at a pawn shop on W. Tidwell Road. The office credited Sergeant Pleytez and deputies for the arrests.

A Harris County suspect was shot by a DPS trooper after a northbound chase that ended on I‑45 in Leon County; the suspect was taken to a Temple hospital and the Texas Rangers are investigating.

Houston police circulated surveillance stills and offered a Crime Stoppers reward after a May 2 aggravated robbery in the 4700 block of W. 34th St. Detectives seek tips.

FBI Houston said an online message targeting Houston Stadium during the Brazil–Japan World Cup match is under investigation but has been described as non‑credible.

HPD released images and a suspect description after a May 18 aggravated robbery on East Edgebrook Drive. Crime Stoppers is offering up to $5,000 for tips.

A worker was killed late Sunday after being struck by a co‑worker's work truck on the southbound Gulf Freeway near Dixie Farm Road. Police say the driver remained at the scene and investigators are probing the reversal.

One man was killed and another was hospitalized after shots were fired in the 7700 block of W. Little York, Harris County deputies say.