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The attorney general promptly appealed the May 7 decision to a statewide appeals court that already signaled it disagreed with Paxton's rules.
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Walk into any seventh-grade classroom in The Woodlands and you'll find the usual assortment of spiral notebooks, half-finished homework, and doodles in the margins. What you won't expect — what stops people in their tracks — are the fully realized, intricately detailed manga panels that fill Harper Madison's pages from…
A Montgomery County man has been sentenced to 30 years in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice after pleading guilty to Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon Causing Serious Bodily Injury involving Family Violence. Lance Michael Campbell, 39, was sentenced by Judge...
On the afternoon of May 27, 2026, the Montgomery County Precinct 5 Constable administration became aware of allegations involving a Deputy sharing pictures of an arrestee and a picture of their driver’s license on social media for unknown reasons. The Precinct 5 Constable’s...
ABC13 spoke exclusively with a teenager who was stuck on the roller coaster and with firefighters who conducted the harrowing high-wire rescue.
Documents allege Deputy Louis Norman used law enforcement resources to stalk a woman he previously dated. Montgomery County Pct. 3 Constable's Office said he was fired on Friday.
Authorities have arrested a 61-year-old man for a 1997 Texas kidnapping and sexual assault after advanced DNA testing and genetic genealogy cracked the nearly 30-year-old cold case.
Officials say Timothy Thomas was last seen near Sam Houston Parkway in Houston's Little Saigon area.
A British woman has been convicted of killing her 5-year-old stepdaughter nearly five decades after the child's death was ruled an accident.
Prosecutors say an ICE agent fired into a Minneapolis home occupied by four adults and two children, then falsely claimed he acted in self-defense. He was arrested Friday in Texas.
A California man has been sentenced to over five years in federal prison for running a massive smuggling ring that illegally moved more than 1,700 reptiles across the El Paso border.
An argument escalated into a shooting on South Kirkwood Road leaving one man dead, according to Houston police.
Images showed the front of a vehicle mangled and the airbags deployed as crews worked the scene on the Katy Freeway.
The sheriff's office said detectives learned that the teen and the man were in a dating relationship, and the shooting allegedly stemmed from an argument over infidelity.
A 12-year-old boy from New York state has died after a rafting accident on the Lehigh River in Carbon County, Pennsylvania.
Shannon O'Connor, a Los Gatos mother convicted of hosting drunken sex parties involving teenagers, has received the maximum sentence. She apologized to the victims and their families following several days of their emotional statements, detailing profound, lasting impacts.
Houston firefighters rescued a man who became trapped inside a garbage truck after being dumped inside on Friday morning in southwest Houston.
Journalists from The New York Times and San Antonio Express-News identified 2,600 instances of police using physical force on students.
A man was found dead with a gunshot wound Thursday night at an apartment complex on Woodland Hills Drive in Humble.
U.S. and Iranian negotiators reached a tentative agreement Thursday to extend the ceasefire in the 3-month-old war by 60 days and start a new round of talks on Iran’s nuclear program.
The city is looking into emergency conservation measures as most options for additional water have been tapped or are years from completion.
Houston police say two local bakeries were burglarized in the same night last week by three masked men, and both break-ins were caught on camera.
The former Tarrant County Republican Party chair has made a series of statements criticizing Muslims, LGBTQ Texans and diversity initiatives.
The Texas Board of Nursing reversed the emergency suspension of Mary Elizabeth Eastland's license, but allegations tied to last summer's deadly Camp Mystic flood remain unresolved.
A U.S. District judge ruled that the Kennedy Center board's March 16 vote to close the facility was "ill-informed and seemingly preordained."
The YMCA of Greater Houston is helping children and teens make the most of their summer through programs designed to build confidence, encourage creativity and keep youth active, engaged and connected. From outdoor adventures at YMCA Camp Cullen to leadership development, sports...
As summer approaches and water activity increases, the YMCA of Greater Houston is expanding efforts to help families stay safer and feel more confident around water through drowning prevention and swim education initiatives. At the center of those efforts is the YMCA of Greater...
The characters in author Sarah Damoff's new novel must navigate tensions in the aftermath of a fire that upended their lives.
During Tuesday's election, a countywide issue with electronic polling books caused delays and interfered with voters’ ability to cast a ballot for more than two hours.
The delay comes after residents raised concerns about Galveston city council members taking up the item before the entire newly elected city council was seated. Two council seats are still up for runoffs in June.
Talarico is running for U.S. Senate against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, who soundly defeated incumbent Sen. John Cornyn in Tuesday's Republican primary runoff.
The 38,000-square-foot facility is estimated to be under construction until the end of 2027 and will replace the current Richmond location with a capacity to serve double the number of veterans and their families.
Crews responded with heavy equipment after a train derailment in northwest Houston caused road closures, SkyEye13 showed.
The boat, named the “Buccaneer,” ran aground at Crystal Beach on May 15. It's now back on the water.
A grand opening event is scheduled for Saturday at the Hill at Sims Park, which local officials say is the first new public greenspace in Sunnyside in nearly 50 years.
National Geographic's "Time and Water" weaves together the family memories of a renowned Icelandic poet with the story of the country's disappearing glaciers. The documentary will be in New York theaters May 29 and in LA and San Francisco June 5.
According to METRO, the ramps, which will reopen June 1, were closed for years during construction with TxDOT's West Loop/Southwest Freeway Interchange Project.
This year will mark the first time in Pride Houston's 48-year history that the festival and parade will kick off Pride Month instead of closing it, organizers said.
Houston Transtar is reporting a road closure north of I-10 near Memorial Park after an 11-car train derailment on Friday morning.
The Montgomery County Food Bank received 40,000 pounds of food donated by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and JustServe. This donation was part of a nationwide effort to donate 250 truckloads of food to food banks across all 50 states as part of the celebration...
At 78, Green’s political career is likely to end when he leaves office in January. He said he would devote the remainder of his term to progressive causes.