Elderly man found after going missing in Southwest Houston

The man was reported missing after he was last seen Tuesday near Hiram Clarke Road and Tidewater Drive.

Crockett holds lead on Talarico for Democratic Senate nomination in first head-to-head poll

Texas Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett holds a slight lead over state Rep. James Talarico in the race for the Democratic nomination for the 2026 Senate election in their first head-to-head poll since Crockett officially entered the race.

Trinity Gardens, Fifth Ward residents speak out after DOJ ends monitoring of illegal dumping

Residents in two predominantly Black and Brown communities say they are frustrated and disappointed after learning the U.S. Department of Justice has ended its oversight connected to illegal dumping in Houston.

Harris County officials detail impact of new bail laws on jail capacity, staffing

New data shows court speed is stabilizing the Harris County Jail population, but officials warn Prop 3 will require a major, funded effort to maintain the pace.

Texas officials warn a new bug is threatening grazing land

The pasture mealybug has been found in 22 counties in the Lone Star State, and it's the first time this species has been reported in North America.

Claims of abuse at Fort Bliss ICE facility; DHS calls them ‘categorically false’

The letter, penned by the American Civil Liberty Union and other organizations, claims detainees at Camp East Montana, located at Fort Bliss, were “handcuffed and rounded up" before being loaded into vans and taken to the U.S.-Mexico border and told to go across the border into Mexico by masked officers even if the detainee did not have a removal order to the country.

Is the Texas power grid ready for winter? How new data centers might pose a risk

In a recent report from the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, which manages about 90 percent of the state's grid, it was warned that rising demand from new AI and crypto data centers, as well as a swiftly growing population, could be a challenge.