Houston TX

I first stumbled into James Coney Island on a sticky August afternoon when my car’s air conditioning decided to quit, and I needed something cold and comforting fast. What I found was a hot dog counter that’s been feeding folks in Houston, Texas, since 1923, slinging steamed buns, chili sauce, and nostalgia in equal...

Demoralized I’m the parent of two recent Houston ISD graduates who lived through the state takeover of the district. I hoped it would bring positive change. I couldn’t have been more wrong. Under Superintendent Mike Miles, Houston children are drilled for tests instead of inspired to learn. Students deliberately...

P Terry’s Burger Stand is opening its fifth location in Houston, this one will be inside Houston’s Interstate 610 Loop. According to the Houston Business Journal, P. Terry’s Burger Stand will open its doors at 4815 Katy Freeway, on the corner of Durham Drive, north of the Washington Avenue corridor, and south of the...

As tensions grow over police surveillance in Houston, some residents planning to speak at a City Council meeting got unexpected calls from the Houston Police Department. The residents, who planned to criticize what they see as excessive police practices, said the Houston Police Department officers called them to ask...

Over the past few weeks, a decade-old rainbow crosswalk at Taft and Westheimer has been in the news—both locally and nationally. The crosswalk was originally created as a memorial to Michael Alex Hill, a 21-year-old waiter who was struck and killed while riding his bike through the intersection. “It was a tribute—a...

HOUSTON – Our KPRC 2 Pet of the Week is Geoffrey, a handsome, young Thoroughbred cross gelding with a kind, thoughtful nature. Houston Humane Society saved Geoffrey and seven other horses from a cruelty case in June. He has since recovered from his injuries and is enjoying time with other mares and geldings at HHS.

Vehicles started lining up at the Texans’ NRG Stadium before dawn as the Houston Food Bank launched a large-scale “supersite” to distribute food to families worried about the future of federal SNAP assistance. NBC News’ Ryan Chandler reports.

RICHMOND, Texas (Covering Katy) — A 49-year-old Houston man was sentenced to 20 years in prison for strangling his girlfriend nearly to death in 2021, Waller County District Attorney Brian Middleton announced Thursday. Andre Waller was sentenced by 268th District Court Judge Steve Rogers to the maximum 20 years...

HOUSTON – Police say a man is dead after an argument erupted in gunfire in the Acres Homes area of Houston overnight. It happened around 3 a.m. in the 800 block of Lucky Street. Officers with the Houston Police Department responded to the scene and found a man on...

You won't believe how many billionaires call the U.S. home—especially in Texas, where wealth seems to be just around every corner.