Houston councilwoman says HPD officers shouldn’t have to contact ICE during background checks
Councilmember Letitia Plummer says Houston police officers shouldn't be required to contact ICE during routine background checks.
Free drivers and retirement bonuses: Texas superintendent contract perks you might not know about
The 10 highest-paid superintendents in Texas earned more than $400,000 last year. That number is even higher with other perks, like free drivers, cell phones and retirement bonuses.
‘You shouldn’t have to go broke’ | Texans facing huge spikes in healthcare costs...
HOUSTON — If your health insurance renewal letter brought some major sticker shock, you’re far from alone. Millions of Americans who rely on Affordable Care Act plans are bracing for dramatic premium hikes in 2026 -- and many families say they’re now being forced to make painful choices about their budgets and their...
Major Drug Pipeline Dismantled: Nine indicted in massive Texas-to-Maryland cocaine bust
BALTIMORE, MD—A significant drug trafficking organization (DTO) responsible for importing and distributing large quantities of cocaine from Texas into Maryland has been dismantled, leading to the indictment of nine individuals and the seizure of approximately 43 kilograms of cocaine.
Father in stage four liver failure says he was misled into moving into southeast...
HOUSTON – A Houston father waiting for a liver transplant says he used his savings to move into a house near the Texas Medical Center, then learned the person guiding him through the process had no authority over the property. The discovery left him with almost no money, no access to medication, and no clear place to...
Shooting leaves one man dead in apartment parking lot along Westheimer
HOUSTON — A man was shot and killed Tuesday night in a parking lot of an apartment complex along Westheimer in Houston, according to police. Houston Police Department and Houston Fire Department units responded to reports of a shooting around 8 p.m. near Kirkwood and Westheimer. Officers arriving at the scene found a...
Houston-area woman files new suit against Death Row Records over $107 million judgment
A Houston area woman has filed another lawsuit against Snoop Dogg's music label Death Row Records, days after a judge dismissed her original lawsuit.
Middle school student almost kidnapped on way home, police say
HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) - A northeast Houston mother is sounding the alarm after her daughter was almost kidnapped on the way home from school.
Local Doctor at Baylor College of Medicine Helps Discover Link Between COVID-19 Vaccine and...
In October 2025, researchers from the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center and the University of Florida, Gainesville, published a study in Nature on cancer treatment. The study found that patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer or melanoma who received a COVID-19 mRNA vaccine within 100 days of...
A Houston billboard asked me to leave Texas for Oklahoma. No thanks.
A Houston billboard asked me to leave Texas for Oklahoma. No thanks.
