Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo announced Thursday that she has been diagnosed with infectious mononucleosis and will reduce her public appearances over the next several weeks while she recovers.
Residents of Houston’s historic East End are reflecting on the community’s history while calling for accountability following the fatal shooting of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo by a federal immigration agent during an operation on Canal Street on July 7.
U.S. Rep. Sylvia Garcia said Acting ICE Director David Venturella told her that the ICE officers involved were not wearing body cameras and that the three unmarked ICE vehicles at the scene did not have dashboard cameras.
Whitmire said the shooting falls under federal jurisdiction and that the city has no access to the evidence.
The Houston Health Department and Harris County Public Health have reported a combined 34 confirmed cases of cyclosporiasis, an intestinal illness linked to consuming raw, unwashed produce, health officials announced this week.
The Houston City Council approved a $45 million program on Wednesday to repair and rebuild single-family homes damaged by the 2024 derecho and Hurricane Beryl, with applications expected to open in early August.
The family of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo on Wednesday called for an independent investigation into his fatal shooting by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer, as his son described him as a hardworking father who had lived in the United States for more than 30 years.
Harris County Precinct 1 deputies returned a Houston Heights home connected to a 2024 capital murder case to the family of its owner after a man allegedly tried to claim the property through adverse possession, Constable Alan Rosen said Monday.
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday allowed Texas to begin enforcing a law requiring minors to obtain parental consent before downloading most mobile applications, denying requests to temporarily block the measure while constitutional challenges continue in lower courts.
A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer fatally shot a Mexican national during an enforcement operation Tuesday morning in Houston, prompting calls from civil rights groups and community leaders for an independent investigation into the incident.