A 61-year-old man was found dead in his wheelchair outside a Port Arthur convenience store during a deep freeze. Officials ordered an autopsy but say results so far remain inconclusive.

Clear skies and a mild warmup today in Houston, highs near 64°F. Low tides in Galveston Bay may strand small craft through Friday morning.

Porter’s Pickleball Zone has converted a warehouse into a 30,000‑sq‑ft mix of courts, a bar and community rooms, with tournaments that support local charities. The club pairs lessons and leagues with social programming and fundraising.

A man in his 20s was found shot late Tuesday on Club Creek Drive near Beechnut and taken to a hospital; HPD says he should survive.

Deputies say they arrested a man after finding two loaded guns and marijuana in a school zone on Will Clayton Parkway. The precinct called the arrest "without incident."

HISD plans to scale back Mark White Elementary's French immersion for grades 1–5, leaving families scrambling for alternatives.

A former Houston ISD employee has been arrested after court papers say an 8-year-old was assaulted multiple times at Gregory‑Lincoln Education Center. The accused faces a first‑degree felony.

A Union Pacific contractor was shot Wednesday while doing rail work in northeast Houston; police say the attack followed a robbery and the victim is stable.

A driver identified as Cameron Burnett was arrested after a brief pursuit in Atascocita; deputies say he discarded an open container and had a loaded handgun. Bond was set at $20,200.

More than 30 Texas contractors made the Navy’s expanded TITUS vendor list, opening the door to bids on massive federal task orders. The change raises both business prospects and oversight concerns.

ERCOT's new 'batch' interconnection plan could put about 8.2 GW of approved data‑center load back under review, forcing clearer timelines and staged commitments.

TEA named Levi Fuller to a new inspector-general role to centralize educator-misconduct enforcement and coordinate sanctions statewide.

A Houston Chronicle analysis found several Texas agencies along I‑35 reporting contraband on up to 75% of searches while arrests remained rare.