A woman was found fatally shot in the 14200 block of Texarkana; one person detained and investigators say the case may be tied to domestic violence.

A 30-year-old man was pronounced dead after his SUV crashed on the 6300 block of East Orem Drive in southeast Houston.

LeBron and a balanced supporting cast closed out the Rockets 98–78 in Game 6; the Lakers advance to face the Thunder in the West semifinals.

A dive team and fire crews responded Friday night after witnesses reported someone was swept into Brays Bayou near Chimney Rock Road; rescue efforts are ongoing.

State‑appointed Superintendent Mike Miles proposes carving teacher pay out of campus budgets, tying next year’s pay to evaluations and adding a $500 academic‑need subsidy for struggling schools.

The NTSB’s final report says passenger panic and a crew communication lapse made the United Flight 1382 evacuation at IAH riskier, though all 112 aboard escaped unharmed.

ITA Airways’ inaugural nonstop from Rome landed at Bush Intercontinental on May 1, opening a direct seasonal link to Italy ahead of FIFA 2026.

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.

Gale Warning for Houston bays through 1 p.m.; dangerous seas and strong gusts this morning. Inland breezes ease by afternoon and highs reach about 74°F.

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

Eighty South Texas residents sued SpaceX in federal court, alleging repeated sonic booms and blast events from Starship tests damaged homes along the Laguna Madre. The complaint names 80 plaintiffs who own homes from Laguna Vista to South Padre Island.

Mayor Whitmire plans a first‑ever monthly trash fee starting at $5 and rising to $25 to help close a $174M budget gap.

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.