Precinct 4 deputies arrested Steven Anthony Delafuente after a traffic stop in the 4800 block of Louetta Road; deputies say he had three active first‑degree child‑pornography warrants.

Houston police say a man was found shot to death outside a southwest Houston apartment complex. Homicide detectives are investigating and asking anyone with tips or video to call in.

Houston police and school leaders responded to a reported threat at YES Prep Northline on Wednesday; dismissal was staggered and officers remained on campus while investigators probed the report.

Harvey’s Deli on the Katy Freeway closed its Katy storefront Wednesday; owners cited a struggling economy and unsustainable overhead. The couple said they hope to return in a new setting.

A 42-year-old woman and her 69-year-old husband were stabbed outside an SE Houston apartment; a 40-year-old woman is in custody as police investigate.

The Archdiocese of New Orleans plans to strip Father Anthony Odiong's name from a Luling chapel as he faces felony sexual-assault and child-pornography charges in Texas.

The World Cup host committee and local partners will build or refurbish 23 soccer pitches across Houston and seed more than 1,200 scholarships for kids in underserved neighborhoods.

Court filings say oil from old transformers at a McCarty Street steel yard leaked into nearby storm drains and onto HISD property. Prosecutors have filed felony charges as investigators press for cleanup.

Sunny and hot today with highs near 92°F and an Ozone Action Day in effect.

Pranzo Lounge & Grill soft-opened in April and is now serving Mediterranean and Middle Eastern small plates and grilled mains in Stafford.

Waymo nearly doubled its Houston robotaxi footprint to about 50 square miles, adding NRG Stadium, EaDo and the Texas Medical Center ahead of the World Cup.

Houston approved a $350,000 purchase for 10 AI traffic sensors on the Almeda corridor; residents and some councilmembers warn the devices could enable surveillance without clear rules.

Nine break‑ins at 8181 Med Center Apartments since March have left renters shaken and demanding better security.