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Man Charged With Murder Of His Elderly Father In Conroe The son of an elderly Conroe man is in custody accused of his father’s murder. Montgomery County deputies responded a week ago to the reported shooting at a home on Trails End Road. They found 81-year-old James Blount [[ blunt ]] dead at the scene […]
Houston closes 12 schools, NASA awards $300M to modernize JSC, Artemis 3 astronauts to wear Prada spacesuits.
SpaceX IPO makes Elon Musk a trillionaire, Texas track murder trial begins, new law on app access raises free speech concerns
Louisiana Rapper Charged In Houston For Hitting Security Guard With Hookah (Houston, TX) — Louisiana rapper Boosie Badazz faces charges for reportedly attacking a security guard in Houston late last month. The rapper, whose real name is Torrence Hatch Jr., is accused of clobbering the guard with a glass hookah at the Privilege nightclub in […]
Carnival data breach exposes info of 800K+ Texans, some HISD schools end free meals, and Opal Lee releases Juneteenth memoir.
Ebola unlikely to impact 2026 World Cup in Houston; teen hospitalized after shark bite; body found near Houston bayou; Texas runoff elections today.
Body found in Houston bayou, Panzarella wins city council runoff, Metro police fatally shoot knife-wielding man
Texas braces for summer with flood warnings, cannabis shooting, and 'architectural trees' for World Cup fans.
Harris County Treasurer Dr. Carla Wyatt Arrested Again (Houston, TX) — Harris County Treasurer Dr. Carla Wyatt is out on bond following her arrest for DWI in Texas City on Saturday. It’s the third time Wyatt has been arrested since she took office as county treasurer, and her second arrest for DWI. Her previous DWI […]
A major transition is coming to the Queen City. Mayor Vi Lyles has announced that she will resign as Charlotte mayor effective June 30, ending nearly a decade in the city’s top elected role and more than 30 years of service in city government. Mayor Lyles says the decision is personal – she wants to […]
HPD officer fired after racist video still has active peace officer license, TCOLE says Former Houston Police Officer Ashley Gonzalez, who was terminated after a video surfaced showing her using racial slurs, still holds an active peace officer license, according to the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement. As of now, there are no criminal charges […]