A state audit of Texas Southern University uncovered financial mismanagement, prompting officials to consider withholding funding and launching an investigation into the matter.

ICE arrested 1,500 individuals in a Houston crackdown targeting criminals, including gang members and sexual predators, amid mixed community reactions.

Fort Bend County commissioners authorized eminent domain for three mobility projects along West Airport, West Bellfort and Old Richmond. Parcel maps and offers will be released after surveys are finished.

Authorities are searching for Warren Hammond, a repeat offender linked to pawn shop thefts in Harris County. The recovered stolen generator led to charges of State Jail Felony Theft, with public assistance requested.

A break-in in The Woodlands ended in a fatal shooting and a critically injured boyfriend. Montgomery County authorities have opened a criminal investigation.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sued Harris County over a $1.34M allocation for immigrant legal services, setting up a courtroom fight between state and local officials.

Houston police seek a man who robbed a fast-food restaurant and fled with cash. No injuries reported; a reward is offered for information leading to his arrest.

Deputies in Harris County saved a wandering toddler during a chilly morning welfare check and later arrested the child's mother, Endea Green, on charges of Child Endangerment.

Search intensifies for a father who disappeared trying to save his son and another boy after their kayak capsized on the Trinity River. Two teens drowned, with the community and local authorities involved in the ongoing search and mourning.

A Houston federal judge handed a 10‑year sentence to Clemente Melendez Gutierrez after prosecutors said he recruited an 18‑year‑old, smuggled her to Houston and forced her into commercial sex.

Four R&B legends have added six new arena dates to The Queens tour, kicking off Feb. 12 in Jacksonville with presales starting Nov. 13. The expanded run includes Charlotte, St. Louis, New Orleans, Houston and Fort Worth.

A truck fire on the Sam Houston Tollway resulted in at least one death and closed eastbound lanes, causing traffic delays. Another crash on I-45 also disrupted traffic.

Houston police seek public help to identify suspects in an armed robbery outside a man's home on Abundant Life Lane; door cam video may hold evidence.