Health officials caution parents about monkeypox as kids head back to school

As many kids head back to school, local health officials are issuing warnings about monkeypox. As of Tuesday, 9,492 cases have been confirmed across the US, 748 of those in Texas.

Houston driver charged with intoxicated assault in 3-vehicle crash that left man dead

Houston police say Leon Ledet, Jr., 53, crashed into two vehicles that were stopped at a red light, and then he got out and ran away. He was arrested and charged with intoxicated assault.

Man charged with murdering 6-week-old son in 2020

A Pasadena man has been charged with the brutal murder in the November 2020 death of his 6-week-old son.

EPA investigating Texas agency over discrimation against minorities

The federal government is now investigating a Texas agency after claims that it is discriminating against minorities, specifically when it decides where to put new concrete batch plants in Harris County.

'I hope my son did not die in vain:' Outcry for change at Harris County Jail

The mother of a special needs teen who was murdered inside Harris County Jail is asking for drastic change at the dangerously overcrowded facility.

Houston man fighting $700 water bill gets answers with help of FOX 26

For the last nine months, a Houston man has been fighting the city on a water bill that he says was more than 17 times what he usually pays. On Tuesday, FOX 26 helped that man resolve the issue and get his money back. 

Missing Almond Gene Little from Houston last seen more than 20 years ago

A woman says the last time she saw her father, 49-year-old Almond Gene Little, was April 1999. Twenty-two years have now passed, and his family still has no clue what became of him.

Pedestrian hit on Westheimer in Houston; police say driver left, returned later

Houston police say a pedestrian was crossing Westheimer Road, not in a crosswalk, when he was hit by a driver who then left the scene but came back later.

Many parents say safety is main concern as kids prepare to go back to school

One of Harris County’s top emergency leaders shares what’s being done to protect children this upcoming school year in light of the Uvalde school massacre.