Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama Face Severe Weather Threat Wednesday as Houston, Jackson, Tupelo...
JACKSON, Mississippi — A severe weather outlook covering a wide swath of the Gulf South has been issued for Wednesday, May 6, 2026, placing Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama under a possible severe weather zone that stretches from Houston northeast through Shreveport, Monroe, Jackson, Hattiesburg, Tupelo and Birmingham. The outlook was updated May 3 at 1:30 PM ET and represents a Day 4 look...
Houston weather: Warm weekend, rain chances increasing mid-week
The weekend will be warm and dry, with temperatures reaching the low 80s on Sunday, and rain chances increasing to 80% by Wednesday with a cold front expected to bring thunderstorms.
East of Houston, Mega Data Campus Plots Its Own Power Play
Out east of Houston, crews are racing to build a roughly 700 acre campus that aims to power itself and recycle its own stormwater so it barely touches the Texas grid. The Liberty American Multi-Sourced Power and Innovation Hub, or LAMP, is being sold as an energy, manufacturing, and data center complex built for heavy AI and high compute workloads. Developers say the...
DEA: Five members of Houston-based drug trafficking organization heading to federal prison
HOUSTON — Five members of a suspected Houston-based drug trafficking organization have been sentenced to federal prison following a multi-state investigation led by the Drug Enforcement Administration. According to the DEA, Salvador Abraham Gomez, 45, also known as “Chop” and “Chief,” received the longest sentence -- 300 months in...
One person dead following hit-and-run incident in Texas
TEXAS — A woman was killed in a hit-and-run crash early Sunday morning near George Bush Intercontinental Airport, according to the Houston Police Department. Police said the incident occurred around 1:30 a.m. on Will Clayton Parkway near an airport parking lot. Investigators said the woman was first struck by a white vehicle, which fled the […] The post One person dead following hit...
Investigation underway after townhome under construction burns in Third Ward, HFD says
An investigation is underway after firefighters battled a townhome fire on Sunday in Houston's Third Ward, according to the Houston Fire Department.
First-ever nonstop flight from Rome to Houston lands at Bush Airport ahead of World...
HOUSTON — The first-ever nonstop flight between Rome and Houston has landed. Italian-based carrier ITA Airways launched the route from Houston’s George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) to Rome’s Fiumicino Airport (FCO) on May 1. The inaugural 10-hour flight was greeted with a water arch salute from the Houston Fire Department and a gate-side celebration.
130-year-old Texas dance hall listed for $1.8M between San Antonio, Houston
It was built in 1894 about 100 miles east of San Antonio.
Southwest Houston Street Rocked As Shooting Leaves One Dead, One Hurt
A Saturday evening shooting on a southwest Houston block left one person dead and another wounded, according to Houston police. Officers were called out at about 5:57 p.m. to South Glen Drive near Court Glen, where they found two people who had been shot, the Houston Police Department told KHOU. One victim died at the scene. The second was injured, though police did...
Thousands of homes, new healthcare district planned for this booming Houston-area suburb
Just northeast of Houston in Montgomery County, New Caney’s growth is driving construction of thousands of homes and a new healthcare district as two major developments expand.

















