Houston TX

A new study highlights the increasing risk of flooding with how those heavy rainfall rates have changed over time.

HOUSTON – 48 hours after flames ignited at an East End Houston recycling plant, we’re learning new information about the materials on site at Mammoth Metals Recycling. According to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, any facility that recycles tires is required to register with the TCEQ. However, looking at

Houston Mayor John Whitmire expressed his thanks to first responders who battled the fire that sent a huge plume of smoke into the air earlier this week. Watch for his full comments.

AutoZone is revving up for a new Greater Houston region opening. According to a recently filed permit, the new AutoZone is expected to open in Crockett at 1150 E Loop 304. Construction on the new AutoZone is planned to start in November and is slated to wrap up by mid-March of next year. If all goes well with the groun

HOUSTON - One man has been placed in custody after holding his girlfriend hostage inside a hotel room in the South Acres area, Houston police report. Lieutenant Larry Crowson reports the incident began around 3:45 p.m. on Wednesday after Southeast patrol officers were called to a Woodspring Suites on Cityscape Avenue a

The new complex marks the Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo's largest investment, one that will keep it near Reliant Park for the future.

Houston has a power outage problem — and the latest data makes it hard to ignore. KPRC 2 investigative reporter Amy Davis has been tracking outage frequency since August 2025, using data from Whisker Labs, a third-party company that monitors nationwide outage activity. For months, the numbers were trending in the right

The FIFA Fan Festival in East Downtown — where local residents and visitors can watch matches for free — had drawn more than 163,000 visitors as of Tuesday. During the initial days of the FIFA World Cup, some Houston-area restaurants voiced disappointment in the local economic impact of the international soccer tournam

HOUSTON – (Realty News Report) – IKEA announced the grand opening of its Webster store, the home furnishing retailer’s 10th Texas location and second area large format store since entering Houston in the early 1990s. The 93,000‑SF store is located in the Center at Baybrook, at 19801...

Houstonians had two options when deciding which Common Bond location to visit — either a sit-down Bistro location with a full menu or an On-The-Go store with a quick service menu and a drive-through lane. Now, the company is offering one location where diners don’t have to choose.