Texas 18 hours ago Uber driver hits, kills 1-year-old after dropping family off in Houston A one-year-old girl died Sunday after being struck by an Uber driver, who had just dropped her family off at a Houston apartment complex.
Florida 5 days ago Florida citrus capital was most moved-to US county last year as Americans leave more populous areas Florida's Polk County, located between Tampa and Orlando, experienced the highest population growth of any U.S. county last year according to estimates released by the Census Bureau.
Houston and Galveston March 10 Man arrested, charged in deadly Galveston house fire that left 1 woman dead Galveston Police announced on Saturday that they have made an arrest in connection to a deadly house fire that left one woman dead back on Feb. 29.
Texas March 8 Houston police chief apologizes, vows improvement after 264K cases dropped due to staff shortage Houston's police chief, Troy Finner, is addressing public outrage after it was revealed that over 264,000 cases were dropped in the past eight years due to a lack of personnel.
CRIME March 6 NASA engineer from viral music video charged with sex assaults in Texas Eric Sim, a NASA engineer who appeared in a viral music video parody for Houston's Johnson Space Center, has been arrested in Texas on sex assault charges.
Texas March 6 Houston-area sheriff scrutinized for mass shooting response loses re-election Sheriff Greg Capers of San Jacinto County, Texas, has lost his bid for a fourth term in office. Capers was heavily scrutinized last year for his response to a mass shooting.
Texas March 4 Texas man arrested in abduction of 12-year-old girl who was found safe after more than a week Texas police have arrested Sirterryon Preston, 27, suspected in the disappearance of a 12-year-old girl who was missing for eight days. Preston attempted to flee from officers.
Houston and Galveston February 28 Houston Lakewood Church shooter was previously arrested on gun charges A police report from 2022 in Katy, Texas, details a previous weapons charges arrest for the woman who opened fire at a Houston megachurch earlier this month.
Police and Law Enforcement February 27 Over 260K Houston criminal cases suspended due to 'lack of personnel' code, police chief says Houston Police Chief Troy Finner on Monday revealed that a “lack of personnel" code suspended about 264,000 criminal cases over the past eight years.
Texas February 22 Texas deputy dies, another injured in crash while transporting an inmate, sheriff says A Texas deputy was killed in a crash while transporting an inmate on Wednesday night in Centerville, according to a statement from Montgomery County Sheriff Rand Henderson.