Houston City Council approves $50M housing, community development plan
The Houston City Council approved its 2026 Annual Action Plan, amounting to $50 million in grant funds. It is a document submitted to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development as Houston’s formal application for federal formula grants. The city conducted community meetings and once they were concluded,...
State Backs Off Kingwood Floodplain Mega-Project, Neighbors Say “Not Good Enough”
State land officials are backing away from a taxpayer-funded plan to turn thousands of acres of floodplain west of Kingwood into housing, but local leaders say the retreat raises almost as many questions as it answers. The sprawling tract sits where the San Jacinto West Fork, Spring Creek and Cypress Creek meet, an area hammered by Hurricane Harvey and later floods. Neighbors and...
Houston Power Architect Snaps Up Stone-Walled Bayou Woods Mansion
A towering new spec mansion tucked behind an eight-foot stone wall in Bayou Woods has landed a buyer, and he is not your average house hunter. A local architect has purchased the newly constructed estate at 9010 Memorial Drive, a roughly 12,145-square-foot spread with six bedrooms and 10 bathrooms on about an acre. The developer had been asking $10.5 million, and...
Person of interest sought in deadly shooting outside SE Houston club
HOUSTON - Police are looking to question a man about a deadly shooting that happened outside a southeast Houston club last month. Paradise City club shooting: Man sought for questioning. What we know:. Police shared on Wednesday that they are looking to question 21-year-old Rudy Gomez Jr. about the April...
Houston man accused of killing pregnant wife used fake name and passport to get...
HOUSTON — A Houston man awaiting trial on capital murder charges allegedly cut off his GPS ankle monitor and fled the country last week, only to be stopped at an Italian airport using a fake Belgian passport, according to federal court documents filed Monday. Lee Mongerson Gilley, who was...
Widespread downpours across Houston Friday could lead to flooding
HOUSTON — The KHOU 11 Weather Team has issued a Weather Impact Alert for Friday, because of expected widespread downpours, heavy rain, and the potential for isolated flooding that could create problems on the roads. The greatest concern will come during the afternoon hours Friday, though the alert remains...
Weather Impact Alert issued for Friday heavy rain
We've issued a Weather Impact Alert because there will be heavy rain across Houston on Friday.
No injuries reported after apartment fire in west Houston, HFD says
Fire officials said the fire impacted five units. There are no injuries to any residents or firefighters at this time, according to HFD.
What it looks like when the Houston Zoo gives a 13-foot anaconda a CT...
HOUSTON — The Houston Zoo is elevating animal health care for its senior animals. It's doing that with a brand new CT scanner. One of the first patients to use it -- a 21-year-old green anaconda named Florence, that stretches more than 13 feet long. Florence is the third largest snake at the zoo.
‘If we’d had any warning, we could’ve evacuated’ | After years of waiting, Harvey...
HOUSTON — Nearly nine years after Hurricane Harvey inundated neighborhoods across west Houston, thousands of homeowners downstream of the Addicks and Barker reservoirs are closer to compensation after a federal judge ruled the U.S. government intentionally flooded their properties during the storm. In a major decision issued in April,...
