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In Greater Houston, more than 360,000 people who have lived here for years—often decades—working, raising families, and contributing to their communities, still remain short of full civic belonging. There is hope out there to change that. At a May 8 briefing hosted by Houston Community Media, community leaders...

HOUSTON — A Houston woman's decision to throw a quinceañera celebration for her cat has captured the internet's attention and unexpectedly helped save a struggling animal rescue organization. Miranda Gonzalez recently hosted an elaborate 15th birthday celebration for her cat Holly Marie Gonzalez, complete with a...

HOUSTON - A man has been found guilty of kidnapping a 3-year-old girl in Houston, prompting an Amber Alert in 2022. A jury found Holman Hernandez, 53, guilty of aggravated kidnapping on Friday. Hernandez pleaded "not guilty" on Tuesday before opening statements began. Prosecutors and the defense presented their...

HOUSTON — A man is dead after crashing his car into a home in the Clear Lake area of Houston while his 1-year-old child was inside the vehicle, according to Houston police. The crash happened on Ludgate Pass after what authorities describe as a domestic disturbance. Police say the man had been at home eating dinner...

HOUSTON – The Houston Police Department says its dive team has recovered a person’s body which was seen floating in Buffalo Bayou Friday. HPD says the body was recovered in the 800 block of N. York, in the Second Ward. Officials say the body was seen and reported...

HOUSTON – A man has died after Houston Police said he ran his car into a home in southeast Houston. Houston Police say it happened in the 13700 block of Ludgate Pass, just before 6 p.m. Photos shared by HPD show officers investigating and what appears to be a...

Milton C. Alford, who in the 1950s was among the first Black firefighters to join the Houston Fire Department, died Tuesday. He was 97.

HOUSTON — The Houston Housing Authority may soon remove thousands of people from its Houston Choice voucher waitlist. That's if already-registered applicants don't save their spots. The voucher program provides rental assistance to those in need. The Housing Choice Voucher program, formerly known as Section 8, has a...

The dumbest criminal in Texas award for 2025 may already have a winner. If this guy isn't the dumbest one, he's absolutely the unluckiest one. I'm not a master criminal or anything but, like most Texas residents with a taste for the mota, I keep my eyes open and I can spot an unmarked police car from a mile away....

HOUSTON – The Houston Police Officers’ Union is set to vote on a new contract Friday afternoon that would help with hiring new officers, as well as raise salaries. PREVIOUS: Houston reaches tentative five-year contract agreement with police officers’ union. Houston Mayor John Whitmire announced the new...