A federal court sentenced Kimionte Bennett to 70 months and ordered $1.77M restitution after prosecutors said he coordinated SIM‑swap attacks that stole crypto.

Dense fog is reducing visibility across Houston this morning with a Dense Fog Advisory until 9 a.m. CST. Expect sun and highs near 81°F later.

Three Harris County detention officers were relieved of duty and charged over a 2024 inmate assault as a new lawsuit accuses the sheriff’s office in a 2025 custodial death. Investigations and disciplinary reviews are now underway.

Officials warn that a slow TxDOT timeline and rising replacement estimates could leave Pelican Island vulnerable as new shipbuilding plans take root. Local leaders are again weighing a land bridge with rail.

A federal appeals court has vacated the injunction blocking Texas’s SB 12 and sent the case back to district court, clearing the way for the law to take effect March 18. Advocates say they will keep fighting in the courts.

Precinct 4 says deputies arrested a man in Champion Forest after finding a loaded gun and narcotics during a traffic stop; formal charges were not listed in the post.

Newly unsealed court filings describe cadaver bags and severed remains found in a Tesla tied to singer d4vd, and show prosecutors have named him a grand‑jury “target.”

An educator at Crosby High School is under investigation after a local TV bulletin said officials are reviewing allegations of an improper relationship with a student.

A 73‑year‑old Houston broker was arrested after investigators say they found hundreds of explicit images and videos involving children; he faces three first‑degree counts.

Harris County posted a Friday warning after federal officials and Stellantis said about 225,000 U.S. vehicles with unrepaired Takata air bag inflators should not be driven. Local officials say roughly 87,000 affected vehicles are in Texas.

Jacquelina Chambliss was arrested after two Houston residents say an impostor posing as a Wells Fargo worker took more than $30,000 from their accounts before the bank reversed the charges.

The Moody Foundation’s $1 billion pledge by 2035 is already turning into campus gifts, endowments and grant cycles across Texas, from UT Austin to Huston‑Tillotson.

A federal grand jury has indicted a Houston man after prosecutors say he assaulted a court security officer in the Bob Casey courthouse lobby. Authorities allege punches, threats and spitting.