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July 1, 2021

Houston boy heralded a hero after daring pool rescue of 5-year-old

A 10-year old Texas boy is being heralded as a hero after saving a 5-year-old girl from the bottom of his apartment complex's pool.

June 30, 2021

Bald eagle that survived winter storm finds home at Houston Zoo

A bald eagle who survived Winter Storm Uri in February has a new Texas home.

June 28, 2021

Driver at large after striking 4-year-old outside Texas gender reveal party

Houston police are investigating a hit-and-run involving a 4-year-old girl outside a gender-reveal party Saturday night.  

June 22, 2021

Houston hospital: 153 employees who refused vaccine have either quit or been fired

A total of 153 employees at Houston Methodist who have refused to get vaccinated for COVID-19 have either resigned or been fired, according to a report.

June 17, 2021

Texas family slams judge after suspect in teen’s shooting death freed on bond

Just days after B.J. Taylor, a 17-year-old aspiring Olympic athlete, was shot to death in Houston, the man accused of killing him was freed on bond, according to a report.

June 16, 2021

Texans urged to conserve power through week as heat wave grips West

As a heat wave scorches the Southwest, bringing record-shattering temperatures, officials at the Texas power grid operator are warning residents to prepare for continued outages and to conserve energy.

June 11, 2021

Former NFL player Kevin Ware arrested on fugitive bond violation, girlfriend missing since April

A former NFL played linked to the disappearance of his girlfriend was arrested while on the run Friday in a Houston suburb for a bond violation, authorities told Fox News.

June 7, 2021

Houston mattress store that housed hundreds in severe winter weather debuts high-water rescue truck

Houston’s Mattress Mack, the furniture seller who opened his doors to hundreds of displaced Texas residents when severe weather froze the region last winter, debuted a high-water rescue truck this week, according to local reports.

June 3, 2021

Texas woman 'disappeared under very suspicious circumstances' after party in April, police say

The Harris County Sheriff's Office Homicide Unit has taken over the investigation into a Texas woman who disappeared following a house party on April 25, saying they suspect foul play in the case and the circumstances are suspicious.

June 3, 2021

Texas woman arrested in 5-year-old's suspected death allegedly hid body in storage unit for weeks: police

Chilling new details in the disappearance of a 5-year-old boy in Texas describe how the woman who has been arrested in the case hid what is believed to be the child’s lifeless body  a storage unit for weeks before it was ultimately discovered at a local motel, according to court papers released Thursday.