One out of every seven Houston-area residents say they know someone who was detained or potentially deported by immigration authorities in 2025, according to a new survey released Monday by Rice University.
Drum beats, music and chants filled the streets of Uptown Houston on Sunday as more than 1,000 demonstrators — many of them Iranian Americans — gathered to celebrate the reported death of Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei, following U.S. and Israeli airstrikes.
The United States and Israel attacked Iran on Saturday in what President Donald Trump described as a massive operation aimed at degrading Iran’s military capabilities and preventing it from developing a nuclear weapon.
Houston’s effort to “end homelessness” faces both successes and challenges, as city officials balance housing initiatives with enforcement measures.
The state-appointed board of managers for Houston Independent School District voted unanimously Thursday night to close 12 schools at the end of the 2025-2026 school year, sparking emotional reactions from parents, students, and community members.
A local council of the League of United Latin American Citizens announced Friday that it has canceled this year’s Cinco de Mayo parade in downtown Houston, citing “growing concerns” over activity by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
The U.S. military on Thursday shot down a drone operated by U.S. Customs and Border Protection near Fort Hancock along the Texas-Mexico border after identifying it as a potential threat, according to federal lawmakers and a joint statement from federal agencies.
A report released by Air Alliance Houston found that industrial facilities in Harris County recorded 1,735 unauthorized emissions events between 2017 and 2024, releasing more than 49 million pounds of pollutants into the air, based on data from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.
A Los Angeles County grand jury is investigating Houston-born alt-pop singer d4vd in connection with the killing of a 14-year-old girl whose decomposed body was discovered last year inside a Tesla registered to him, according to court documents.
The Texas Education Agency received final approval Wednesday for roughly 4,200 corrections and updates to its Bluebonnet Learning elementary and secondary curriculum.