A federal judge has ruled that a plan by the Trump administration to slash staffing at the federal agency tasked with responding to disasters by 50% was unlawful. The opinion issued late Friday marked a victory for labor groups who had sued the agency. The labor organization had argued that plans...
safety
Officials said that the fire tapped out at 5:20 p.m. Tuesday. Additionally, no injuries have been reported, according to HFD.
safety
The Houston Police Department says the man pictured below is wanted in a robbery that happened back in August. Investigators say a fast food restaurant was robbed around 9:45 a.m. on Monday, August 17. It happened on Jensen Drive near Tidwell Road in north Houston. Police say a m...
parks
A Saturday evening youth softball game at Sugar Land’s Imperial Park escalated into a violent altercation between spectators, leaving one man hospitalized with a traumatic brain injury and two parents facing criminal assault charges....
safety
Officials at George Bush Intercontinental Airport evacuated the north area of Terminal C on Monday afternoon after a fire inside a restaurant in the terminal. Passengers in the immediate area were relocated as a precaution. No injuries were reported. According to a United Airline...
schools
A proposed $75 million flood relief project at Spring Branch ISD's Memorial Middle School is drawing questions from neighbors about how construction could affect their homes, nearby streets and school activities....
government
Houston City Council is set to vote Wednesday on an ordinance that would turn vague company promises tied to tax breaks into enforceable requirements.
News
An appeals court ruled in September that he was entitled to a hearing to determine whether a new trial was necessary because of a complaint filed against a witness that was not disclosed to the defense....
schools
Houston city officials are proposing an $86 million underground stormwater detention basin behind Memorial Middle School, raising safety concerns among parents and residents....
News
A teen suspect was sentenced to 40 years behind bars in connection with the deadly shooting of a woman on a METRO bus in west Houston, according to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice....
News
The child custody trial involving Lee Gilley and Christa Bauer’s children started with intense argument from attorneys on Tuesday amid the continuous overlap between pending criminal proceedings and the family case. Attorneys for Chris and Sharon Bauer, the maternal grandparents,...
parks
The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department will open 10 shellfish harvesting areas to commercial and recreational oyster harvest beginning at 12:01 a.m. on Monday, Nov. 2....
government
Likely Texas voters say they worry about the impact of data centers on electricity prices, water supply, and power outages, according to a new poll from the University of Houston's Hobby School of Public Affairs....
