Downtown

Little Dipper Bar becomes first downtown business to expand patio seating onto roadway, part of city program

Certain blocks of Main Street from Commerce to Rusk, will now be closed off to drivers, so businesses can expand their outside patio seating into the roadway. It’s part of the city of Houston's pilot program called More Space: Main Street, which aims at helping restaurants and bars downtown recover from the pandemic.

March 21

Suspect killed in officer-involved shooting at Metro Transit Center in Houston

Police say a suspect has died after an officer-involved shooting in downtown Houston.

August 5, 2020

Road closures for the Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo Ride, Run and Parade

Streets will be closed before and during the Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo Ride, Run and Parade on Saturday.

February 28, 2020

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. honored in Downtown Houston parade

The 42nd Annual “Original” Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Parade will kick off in downtown Houston at 10 a.m. Monday.

January 20, 2020

Metro bus crashes into light pole in downtown Houston

Eleven Metro bus operators were taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries after a shuttle bus crashed into a light pole near Commerce and Fannin in downtown Houston.

December 18, 2019

Teenager goes missing in Downtown Houston

Joshua Andrew Martinez went missing on Wednesday, October 9 at 1:20 p.m. near 1200 Baker Street wearing blue paper scrubs.

October 9, 2019