A woman was found dead Monday at a Woodlyn Road home in northeast Houston; HPD homicide detectives are investigating and an autopsy is pending.

LGI Homes is opening Cypress Trails, a roughly 500‑home community in Hockley with mid‑$200k starting prices and parks, trails and pickleball courts. The project targets buyers priced out of the city.

A man was shot outside a Baytown nursing home Tuesday; police arrested a suspect after a pursuit on I‑10 that ended in Chambers County. The victim is reported stable.

The NCAA recommended adding a national women's flag football championship, setting a path to a potential spring 2028 title as the sport heads to the LA28 Olympics.

A Houston man prosecutors say executed a mechanic over a roughly $500 repair bill was sentenced to 40 years after pleading guilty. The victim’s family says he begged for his life.

Surveillance video shows two armed suspects fleeing a NW Houston smoke shop with backpacks full of merchandise; police are asking for tips.

HISD will ask Texas for an exemption to a new law requiring three‑point seat belts on every school bus, saying retrofits and replacements would cost about $29 million amid tight budgets.

A superseding federal indictment unsealed this month expands charges against former Houston park ranger Joey Ellis, naming 12 alleged victims and new firearm counts. Authorities say the filing paints a pattern of extortion and sexual abuse in city parks.

Bank OZK is nearly tripling its Houston office at the Brookhollow Central campus to roughly 40,000 square feet as it beefs up its Corporate and Institutional Banking teams. Renovation permits and company filings show the build‑out is already underway.

Three men were shot at an Ashland Boulevard apartment complex in Channelview; injuries are reported as non-life-threatening and HCSO detectives are investigating.

Early Wednesday storms caused multiple crashes and lane closures on U.S. 290, I‑610 and I‑10, producing ponding and long delays across Houston.

Parkside Capital broke ground on Legacy Park, a 56-acre detention basin and regional park in Katy that will add trails and flood protection for nearby neighborhoods.

Sade Real Estate secured $128.5M to develop The Arno, a 168-unit luxury building at 2929 Weslayan in River Oaks. Walker & Dunlop arranged the loan with capital from Hudson Bay Capital.