HISD will require most minors to be accompanied by adults at UIL games starting Aug. 1, with clear bags and student IDs now mandatory for entry. The district says the changes are meant to boost safety at HISD athletic facilities.

Baker Hughes filed a state notice to lay off 147 workers at its Emmott Road manufacturing site in northwest Houston; affected units include manufacturing and engineering.

A blue Ford F-150 struck a tree at Ella Boulevard and Pinemont Drive just after midnight on July 9, killing a 30-year-old passenger and leaving the driver in critical condition.

Federal and binational approvals cleared the way for an 18‑lane expansion at Laredo’s World Trade Bridge, and a $25M BUILD grant gives the project new momentum amid USMCA uncertainty.

The U.S. Attorney’s Office says a Corpus Christi man received the statutory maximum after a federal firearms conviction linked to the attempted murder of a police officer.

Two Harris County deputies pulled an alligator from under a pickup on Sheldon Ridge Way and released it into Sheldon Reservoir, officials say.

A 33-year-old man was arrested after an hours‑long standoff at the Revl Heights apartments in the Heights. Police say he threatened to burn the building; management says it is cooperating.

ICE detained a twice‑deported Mexican national at a Klein home Wednesday amid a targeted enforcement operation. The arrest follows a fatal ICE shooting in Houston and federal investigators are reviewing both incidents.

Mid-90s heat today with a late chance of scattered coastal storms. Take heat precautions and find cooling centers across the city.

Connor Murphy, a Texas‑born fitness influencer, reportedly drowned in a Samut Prakan lake near his rented home. Authorities found vandalism at the property and have ordered forensic testing.

A 71-year-old Bacliff man was ordered to more than 15 years in federal prison after investigators found thousands of child sexual abuse images and videos.

A Houston‑area Rapid Innovation Lab in Webster will test human‑systems mockups for Nyx as The Exploration Co. pushes toward crewed missions to space stations.

Gov. Abbott ordered a probe of Mission Regional after viral ads and an international site promoted "birth packages" aimed at foreign mothers.