Fulshear considers e-bike, scooter safety measures after two deadly crashes in Fort Bend County

Fulshear city leaders are considering additional safety measures for electric bikes and scooters after two children died in crashes in neighboring communities. The proposed safety ordinance was on the agenda for Tuesday's city council meeting.

Texas Girls Flag Football may need to wait longer than expected to get state sanctioned

Girls flag football is officially on the track to becoming a sanctioned high school sport in Texas, but local athletes and advocates say the state's timeline may leave a generation of players behind.

Shepherd ISD reporting chickenpox outbreak at Shepherd High School

The Shepherd Independent School District has issued a health notice regarding a chickenpox outbreak at Shepherd High School.

Houston weather: Another beautiful day on the way for Wednesday

Pleasant mornings stick around all week while afternoons get gradually warmer. Most inland areas will climb to the upper 80s by Thursday with muggier low 80s near the coast.

Alief ISD weighs school closures, rezoning as enrollment declines 21%

Alief ISD is reviewing school closures, consolidations, rezoning, expanded programs and grade configuration changes amid declining enrollment. Community meetings continue through Nov. 19 before draft scenarios and a planned board vote.

Former Washington County firefighter indicted on arson charge tied to wildfires

Ronald Perry, 49, of Brenham, was indicted by a Washington County grand jury on Oct. 14 on a second-degree felony arson charge, according to the Texas A&M Forest Service.

Flaring seen at INEOS Chocolate Bayou plant in Alvin

Reports of heavy smoke from flaring are being seen at a chemical plant in Brazoria County on Tuesday after a mechanical issue.

Temu agrees to new data security, product safety standards to settle Texas lawsuit

Online retailer Temu has agreed to implement new data security and product safety standards as a part of a $3 million settlement with the State of Texas. 

Cuban national sentenced in Texas for forcing smuggled women into commercial sex work

A Cuban national living illegally in the United States was sentenced Monday for operating a multi-state labor trafficking scheme that forced three Cuban women into commercial sex work.