Captain Crab held a soft opening May 17 in New Caney and is serving Louisiana‑style staples like gumbo, étouffée, po'boys, crawfish and crab legs. The locally owned spot opened as the neighborhood's restaurant scene expands.

Juan Manuel Yanez was sentenced to life after pleading guilty in the 2025 shooting death of Victoria Valadez in San Marcos. He must serve at least 30 years before parole.

Three Houston‑area suspects were arrested after a stolen vehicle flagged by a license‑plate reader crashed near I‑35 in Kyle; police say burglary tools were recovered.

A shooting in the 9300 block of Richmond Avenue left one person dead Wednesday; HPD homicide detectives are investigating.

A woman was found dead Monday at a Woodlyn Road home in northeast Houston; HPD homicide detectives are investigating and an autopsy is pending.

LGI Homes is opening Cypress Trails, a roughly 500‑home community in Hockley with mid‑$200k starting prices and parks, trails and pickleball courts. The project targets buyers priced out of the city.

A man was shot outside a Baytown nursing home Tuesday; police arrested a suspect after a pursuit on I‑10 that ended in Chambers County. The victim is reported stable.

The NCAA recommended adding a national women's flag football championship, setting a path to a potential spring 2028 title as the sport heads to the LA28 Olympics.

A Houston man prosecutors say executed a mechanic over a roughly $500 repair bill was sentenced to 40 years after pleading guilty. The victim’s family says he begged for his life.

Surveillance video shows two armed suspects fleeing a NW Houston smoke shop with backpacks full of merchandise; police are asking for tips.

HISD will ask Texas for an exemption to a new law requiring three‑point seat belts on every school bus, saying retrofits and replacements would cost about $29 million amid tight budgets.

A superseding federal indictment unsealed this month expands charges against former Houston park ranger Joey Ellis, naming 12 alleged victims and new firearm counts. Authorities say the filing paints a pattern of extortion and sexual abuse in city parks.

Bank OZK is nearly tripling its Houston office at the Brookhollow Central campus to roughly 40,000 square feet as it beefs up its Corporate and Institutional Banking teams. Renovation permits and company filings show the build‑out is already underway.