Harris County

Workers at a Dollar General store in Louisiana recognized a convicted sex offender accused of killing two teenagers and kidnapping a third — and locked him in after quietly escorting other customers out.

A deputy constable was shot and wounded and a man was killed after gunfire broke out when officers responded to a domestic disturbance call early Tuesday in the Houston area, authorities said.

The investigation of a Houston Police Department narcotics unit following a deadly 2019 drug raid has resulted in charges being filed against six former officers, who are accused of routinely using false information to get search warrants and of lying on police reports, prosecutors announced on Wednesday.

A longtime top Houston area prosecutor resigned Monday after posting a meme on Facebook that appeared to equate Nazis with people who have been participating in protests in the wake of George Floyd’s death.

A judge on Thursday ordered that the felony securities fraud case against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton be returned to his home county in North Texas.

A Republican activist in Texas under fire for posting a Martin Luther King Jr. quote next to a banana following George Floyd’s death says he won’t take over as the county leader of the GOP in Houston.

Health officials are investigating an outbreak of COVID-19 at a suburban Houston health care facility where 14 deaths have reported.

Texas continued to brace Saturday for a surge in hospital visits driven by the coronavirus pandemic as the state’s death toll rose to more than 250. Officials in Harris County unveiled a temporary overflow hospital that will be able to help take on patients during a heightened onslaught of COVID-19. Medical workers and journalists were taken on a tour of…

Prosecutors said Wednesday they believe a second person who was convicted based on what they allege is false testimony by an ex-Houston police officer whose cases are being reviewed following a 2019 deadly drug raid is actually innocent.

A 3-year-old Houston-area girl died Saturday after her parent’s vehicle was left in neutral in their driveway and rolled back, striking the child, authorities said. Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez said on Twitter that the child was taken to a hospital, where she was pronounced dead. The home is in Cypress, located just northwest of Houston. Gonzalez said it...

A 21-year-old man has confessed to killing a Houston-area police sergeant during a traffic stop earlier this week and is charged with capital murder, authorities said Thursday. Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez said a tip to Crime Stoppers of Houston led authorities to the home, where Tavores Henderson surrendered without incident. Authorities say the home belonged to one of...

A Blue Alert has been issued for a handcuffed man police say broke free from officers during a traffic stop in suburban Houston Tuesday night, got behind the wheel of a car and struck a police sergeant, killing her. Nassau Bay police Sgt. Kaila Sullivan was assisting in a traffic stop Tuesday night at an apartment complex when police discovered…

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott mobilized 3,000 members of the National Guard and Texas National Guard Sunday due to the unprecedented and catastrophic flooding brought on by Hurricane/TS Harvey.

An East Texas district attorney has been charged with allegedly assaulting his wife. Police arrested Liberty County District Attorney Logan Pickett Saturday at a hotel in downtown Houston. He is charged with misdemeanor assault of a family member.

Rapper Kanye West told parishioners at Joel Osteen’s Houston megachurch on Sunday that his recent spiritual awakening has made him realize he’s no longer in the service to fame and money but “in service to God.” West spoke to a packed crowd of about 16,000 people at Lakewood Church’s 11 a.m. service during an interview with Osteen from the stage....

A felon will remain on the ballot in the runoff for a seat on the Houston City Council.

Texas judge Alexandra Smoots-Thomas has been suspended after being indicted in October on federal fraud charges for allegedly spending campaign money on personal expenses.

A Harris County judge faces fraud charges for allegedly spending campaign money on a home mortgage, private school tuition, jewelry and travel.

Authorities say a mother fatally shot her three young children before shooting herself in their suburban Houston home.

A Texas sheriff’s deputy is facing an assault charge after inviting a man to slap him in the face, then slapping the man to the ground.