Houston’s anti-sidewalk sleeping law may extend to East End as new homeless shelter prepares...
Officials plan to open a new resource center and shelter for the area's unhoused on Emancipation Avenue that has drawn vitriol from its neighbors.
Houston wants to list the city’s top five most dangerous apartments. Advocates say it...
The program, pitched by Council Member Letitia Plummer, would subject owners of dangerous apartment buildings to fines of $200 to $2,500.
More Than 20 Bodies Found in Houston Bayous This Year and Residents Demand Answers
Authorities are investigating after multiple bodies have been found in the Houston bayous. Twenty-eight bodies have been found so far in 2025, an increase in bodies found in the bayou from last year. Panic started to spread around the city that there might be a serial killer at work, but authorities are pushing back...
White desire to disturb Black peace alive and well
The National Black United Front’s annual Sankofa Caravan to the Ancestors is one of the most beautiful and sacred traditions in contemporary Black life. Each year, hundreds of Black people from Houston and across the nation gather on Galveston beach—the birthplace of Juneteenth—to venerate our ancestors, pour...
William “Chilly Bill” Smith: A Legend Gets His Flowers
HOUSTON, TX November 4, 2025 – When William “Chilly Bill” Smith walked to the podium at the Texas Radio Hall of Fame induction ceremony, the room fell quiet, not the kind of silence that asks for attention, but the kind that gives it. He stood there, composed yet emotional, the weight of decades behind that famous...
Records show Houston man accused of driving drunk with 3-year-old in car has 2...
Law enforcement said when they pulled Orellana over, he appeared intoxicated, had an open container of alcohol in plain view, and his three-year-old child was unrestrained in the car.
Houston Police Seek Information After Fatal Hit-and-Run on Ocee Street
Houston police are investigating a fatal hit-and-run at 3500 Ocee Street on Saturday, November 1, 2025. Mohammad Hasanzai, age 3, was hit by a red Toyota pickup truck while crossing the street with his mother in an apartment complex.
Did you know there’s a massive project happening under downtown Houston right now?
HOUSTON — Right now, there is a massive drainage project happening beneath downtown Houston, and most drivers don't even realize it's there. Crews say it's one of the most important steps before the I-45/I-69 rebuild, designed to be a solution to protect homes and businesses from flooding for decades to come. I got...
2 arrested after ‘illegal medical boarding home’ raided in Atascocita, authorities say
Deputies say the owner of the operation was arrested for operating a personal care facility without a license. Another person was arrested for failing to identify themselves.
Authorities arrest brothers accused of burglaries in Houston Heights
HOUSTON - Two brothers, accused of being serial burglars, have been arrested after allegedly targeting multiple homes in the Heights and nearby neighborhoods. Officials say in recent weeks, Ruben Linares and his younger brother, Adrian Linares, were caught on surveillance cameras, driving around, stealing packages...

















