Houston officials are investigating a lawsuit alleging that police detained a Honduran man for more than two hours before turning him over to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, the city’s legal department said.
Houston Methodist Hospital ranked as the top hospital in Texas in the 2026-2027 U.S. News & World Report Best Hospitals rankings released Tuesday, with Houston hospitals taking seven of the state’s top 10 spots.
The Trump administration plans to award a $150 million contract to Houston-based Burke Law Group to provide legal services to unaccompanied immigrant children, according to a notice scheduled for publication in the Federal Register this week.
Prosecutors have charged four people with organized criminal activity in an alleged rental fraud scheme that investigators say used stolen identities and fraudulent identification to obtain residential leases across the Houston area.
Harris County plans to build a $13 million precision driving course in Humble to train law enforcement officers and first responders in vehicle operations, with construction potentially starting in November.
Rice University will expand its financial aid program in fall 2027, offering free tuition to students from families earning up to $200,000 a year as the university seeks to make a Rice education more accessible.
A Honduran man who was deported from the United States in June sued the City of Houston, alleging Houston Police Department officers unlawfully detained him for about two hours while waiting for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents to take him into custody.
Former U.S. Rep. Kay Granger, who became the first woman to serve as Fort Worth mayor and the first Republican woman from Texas elected to Congress, has died at 83, House Speaker Mike Johnson announced Sunday.
Federal investigators are working to identify potential child victims across the country after authorities arrested a Tennessee man on federal charges involving the alleged sexual exploitation of minors.
A family lost its home, pets and nearly three decades of memories after a domestic crisis ended in a fire and a fatal shooting at their Oak Cliff residence last week.