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May 22, 2024

Multibillion-dollar overhaul plans for Texas U.S. 59 may not solve flooding problem, officials warn

Proposals to overhaul U.S. Highway 59, a major Houston evacuation route, may not sufficiently address its predisposition for flooding, the Texas Department of Transportation says.

May 21, 2024

Lawsuit filed against cement company after deadly Houston crane collapse during storm

A survivor from a job site where cranes collapsed last week during a Houston storm filed a lawsuit against the cement plant operators, reports say.

May 12, 2024

Houston transgender suspect runs over, fatally stabs man: police

A transgender woman with a criminal past is accused of running over a 64-year-old man with a car twice before fatally stabbing him, and it was caught on video.

May 10, 2024

Houston police identify man wanted for killing attorney at McDonald's

Anthony Landry, 57, is wanted for murder after he was identified as the suspect in the shooting death of Houston-area attorney Jeffrey Limmer at McDonald's on May 4.

May 9, 2024

Houston police chief replaced amid investigation into hundreds of thousands of dropped cases

Thousands of sexual assault cases are among the hundreds of thousands of cases dropped by the Houston police department due to shortage of available investigators.

April 21, 2024

Houston police union warns city is 'not safe' as murder suspects are left 'walking the streets'

Houston Police Officer's Union leaders spoke with Fox News Digital about how police shortages and a lack of justice are impacting the fourth-largest U.S. city.

April 15, 2024

Houston IRS office forced to close early after fight breaks out: 'I ain’t doing no playing'

Chaos broke out at an IRS office in Houston after taxpayers got into a brawl and people rushed into the building. The office was forced to close early.

April 15, 2024

Suspect in deadly Texas DPS office crash now charged, facing $2M bail

The 42-year-old man who allegedly drove an 18-wheeler into a Texas Department of Public Safety office faces multiple charges, with bail set at $2 million.

April 14, 2024

Texas mother of two arrested after allegedly leaving young children home alone to go on cruise

Lakesha Woods Williams, 29, was arrested on child endangerment charges after allegedly leaving her two young children home alone for six days while she went on a cruise.

April 8, 2024

Texas police say armed man robbed group working out in park before kidnapping, assaulting woman

Texas police have arrested and charged a Houston man after he allegedly robbed a group of people at gunpoint in Clark Park before kidnapping and assaulting one of them.