A two‑story Children's Safe Harbor campus in Conroe has opened, expanding forensic, medical and counseling services and nearly doubling the nonprofit’s capacity to help abused children.

County officials say new state bail rules and a constitutional amendment could erase recent declines in the jail population by increasing pretrial detention. Local leaders warn the county’s progress depends on courts keeping cases moving.

Haraz Coffee is opening a drive‑thru location at Elyson Town Center in Cypress, targeting late‑winter 2026. The Dearborn‑born chain will bring pistachio lattes, Adeni chai and pastries to suburban Houston.

Austin’s Honest Mary’s has opened its first Houston location in River Oaks, taking over the former La Madeleine and serving chef-crafted grain bowls and broths.

The U.S. forces seized a tanker smuggling sanctioned oil from Venezuela, signaling a crackdown on the shadow fleet system used by sanctioned countries to sell crude oil.

An orange "coming soon" sign and state permit filings point to a nearly 23,000‑sq‑ft Dave & Buster’s at The Village at Cumberland Park, though start and opening dates remain unclear.

A Dallas hospitality group has placed an $18.8M stalking‑horse bid to buy Razzoo's out of Chapter 11 and will decide which locations and staff to keep.

A 25-year-old from Houston was sentenced to 10 years for coercing and enticing a minor, with a lifetime of supervised release and mandatory sex offender registration.

A 36-year-old man died after his Nissan Altima crashed into a column on Houston's Interstate Highway 59. No other vehicles were involved. Police are investigating.

Houston police released surveillance video to seek public help in identifying suspects involved in the shooting death of Markquez Mack, 29, and the injury of a 30-year-old woman.

A pedestrian was struck and killed on Bissonnet north of Rice Village Thursday night; police say the driver fled and are asking for tips.

A woman was found dead after a residential fire in the 21400 block of N. Werrington Way; the Harris County Fire Marshal is investigating.

Texas AG Ken Paxton sues Epic Systems for allegedly dominating the electronic health records market and blocking access to medical data, including barring parents from seeing children's records after they turn 12.