A Honduran man in ICE custody died in a Houston hospital due to chronic heart issues. His death raises concerns about detainee healthcare in ICE facilities.

Leslie Doggett has acquired the St. Regis Houston and will invest millions to renovate the Uptown hotel over the next year. The purchase marks a local bet on Houston luxury hospitality.

A security guard was fatally shot outside Connie's Restaurant in Houston following an altercation. Police are investigating, seeking the suspect who fled on foot.

A 19-year-old from Tomball was arrested after deputies linked him to a months-long string of tailgate thefts around northwest Harris County, with recovered parts worth about $20,000.

A person was hospitalized after a stabbing at an Exxon near Chimney Rock and the Southwest Freeway. Houston police are searching for a suspect.

A female passenger was gravely injured after two men allegedly opened fire aboard a METRO Route 161 bus in Westchase; police have established a perimeter and are searching for suspects.

Court filings allege a 70-year-old Houston man recruited jailed men and offered $30,000 to kidnap, torture and kill his wife's alleged affair partner.

A Waller County hearing revealed Maria Rojas missed payments for her court-ordered GPS monitor while she fights 15 felony counts in a landmark Texas abortion prosecution.

Two‑year BLS data show greater Houston households devote about 20% of spending to transportation — the largest share among major U.S. metros.

Texas oil and gas paid about $27 billion in state and local taxes in FY2025 — roughly $74 million a day — funding schools and infrastructure even as firms trim staff. Production records and pipeline projects helped keep revenue flowing.

Constellation completed its $26.6B purchase of Houston-based Calpine, reshaping the city's energy landscape and triggering regulator-mandated asset sales.

Parents and the program’s founder say UST moved its Pragmatic Studies program and did not renew its chair’s contract, leaving roughly 165 students uncertain about supports. Families and a funder want answers.

A Texas A&M professor says he was ordered to remove Plato passages and race/gender modules from an intro ethics syllabus under a new regents rule. Free-speech groups are protesting.