When social media cries serial killer: The case of Houston’s bayou bodies
There's been a startling number of bodies pulled from the bayous in Houston, Texas this year. But what's fact, and what's fiction?
Texas City With 20 Billionaires, Fifth Richest City in The U.S.
You won't believe how many billionaires call the U.S. home—especially in Texas, where wealth seems to be just around every corner.
U.S.-born Houston teen says ICE agents beat him and his father during early-morning stop
A Houston teenager who is a U.S. citizen said he was beaten, choked and subjected to racial slurs when masked immigration officers chased him and his father.
Distributing Leftover Quince Food to Houston’s Homeless
In a heartwarming display of community spirit, a local resident and their cousin have taken to social media to seek advice on distributing leftover food from a recent event to the homeless population in Houston. The pair have a surplus of food and wish to ensure it goes to those most in need, rather than being...
Everything we know about each of the 24 people found dead in Houston bayous...
Twenty-four bodies were recovered from Houston bayous this year, but police say the cases aren’t linked. Here’s what we know about each person.
Houston woman found guilty of manslaughter in fatal DUI crash
HOUSTON, Texas — Kristina Chambers was found guilty of manslaughter after a jury determined she caused the death of Joe McMullin while driving under the influence. Chambers, who was driving at 70 MPH with a blood alcohol content of .301, struck McMullin as he exited VooDoo Donuts on April 19, 2023.
Three arrested after high-speed chase on South Gulf Freeway
LEAGUE CITY, Texas — Three individuals were apprehended following a vehicle pursuit on the South Gulf Freeway late Friday night, according to the League City Police Department. A 16-year-old male from Galena Park was charged with evading arrest and possession of a controlled substance. Daniel Jimenez, a 17-year-old...
A pregnant Kristina Chambers sentenced to 11 years for Montrose crash that killed man...
A pregnant Kristina Chambers was sentenced to 11 years and 14 days in prison in connection to the 2023 death of a pedestrian hit by her Porsche.
Heed the cry of the Houston bayous
Houston’s bayous have long been described as the city’s arteries—carrying its rain, its runoff, its reflections. But lately, they have also carried too many Black bodies. The unsettling rise in deaths of Black people found in Houston’s bayous has sparked whispers, questions and fears. Some wonder...
THE GRINDING WHEELS OF GENTRIFICATION IN HOUSTON
In Houston, the engines of so-called progress are roaring through the city’s historic Black neighborhoods — paving over culture, memory, and legacy in the name of “revitalization.” What’s being called growth is, for many residents, nothing less than cultural erasure. Communities like Third Ward, Fifth...

















