Two 16‑year‑olds were shot in a Third Ward Burger King parking lot; HPD says officers tracked a suspect to a METRO bus and made an arrest.

Members of Houston’s Jewish community asked a judge to add Sunday hours to the District C runoff, arguing Saturday’s 7 a.m.–7 p.m. window conflicts with Shabbat. The filing requests at least five extra hours on Sunday, May 17.

Relatives say social-media videos raised questions after 34‑year‑old Brittany Gamble was discovered in an apartment; HPD told local reporters detectives have reopened the probe.

Muggy Saturday in Houston with highs near 87°F and gusty southeast winds. Beach Hazards Statement through Monday; rain chances pick up midweek.

Pasadena ISD says it's reviewing staffing and how it uses campuses as enrollment falls and costs rise. Officials say any staffing changes would come through attrition while consolidation is considered.

Federal prosecutors in Houston filed charges against 211 people in a DOJ border‑security sweep that included illegal reentry, alleged human smuggling and firearms counts.

Tactical teams responded to an apartment complex in Santa Fe Friday after a suspect reportedly shot at his girlfriend, prompting a precautionary evacuation. FOX 26 captured the response on video.

A 27-year-old was booked on aggravated-assault charges after surveillance video showed him strike a neighbor with a truck at a Channelview RV park.

Judge Lina Hidalgo says Harris County faces a budget gap that could force fees, cuts or tax increases as officials prepare a $3 billion budget.

CenterPoint staged a full-scale hurricane-response drill and says new poles, automation and weather stations will cut outage minutes across Greater Houston this year. The company points to these upgrades as the backbone for faster restorations.

Houston expects to open 34 of its 37 public pools this summer, with three sites down for repairs as the city boosts lifeguard pay and expands hiring.

Bristol Myers Squibb filed for a $1B manufacturing campus in Generation Park that could bring nearly 500 jobs to northeast Houston.

A SWAT team responded to a Coleburn Drive home Friday after a wanted man barricaded himself while deputies served a felony warrant. Authorities asked neighbors to avoid the area.