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An adult male is in custody following a three-vehicle crash at the intersection of Monteith Drive and Cypresswood Drive. The ...

Two adult males are in custody following a theft at a local T.J. Maxx, according to Constable Mark Herman's Office. The ...

A misunderstanding about a pay bump for Harris County staff may have excluded 1,700 workers, but county leaders say they hope ...

Unlike the Astros and the Rockets, the Texans are not responsible for maintaining the stadium they play in. The Astrodome's ...

The family's lawyer says they filed the lawsuit because they felt the Navy could have protected the mother, but failed. The woman was killed while holding her one-year-old baby in her arms.

A mother was charged after she was found lying on a sidewalk during a snowstorm with her 2-month-old and 1-year-old children.

The U.S. Supreme Court's decision will set a precedent for courts that review officer-involved shootings solely by the cop's split-second decisions in the "moment of threat." ...

Seven vehicles have been involved in a crash on North Grand Parkway and North Freeway Thursday morning causing multiple lanes to be shut down.

For the Houston region’s conservative sheriffs who built their careers talking tough on immigration, President Donald Trump’s pledge to launch the “largest deportation operation” in American history ...

A Texas mother is facing charges after she and her two young children were found lying outside as snow fell and temperatures ...

The Supreme Court will consider whether to order new nationwide precedent about how lower courts will consider facts over ...