More than four decades after a series of murders along a stretch of Southeast Texas known as the “Texas Killing Fields,” prosecutors say they are making progress—and the investigation is far from over.
Houston police are investigating an officer-involved shooting that occurred Thursday morning in southwest Houston.
Two correctional officers have been “relieved of duty” after a female inmate reported being sexually assaulted at Hospital Galveston, according to a release.
After more than 40 years of unanswered questions and decades of frustration from families of victims, authorities have arrested a man suspected of participating in at least two deaths related to the “Texas Killing Fields.”
Deputies are searching for a 71-year-old man accused of threatening a driver with a machete during a road rage incident in northwest Harris County.
Houston police arrested a 42-year-old woman who allegedly gave a 4-year-old child THC gummies, according to court records.
One man is dead, and two others are in critical condition after a shooting broke out at a basketball court in Galena Park Sunday night.
Houston police are investigating an incident where a man allegedly snatched a cellphone from a woman and fired a gun at her as she chased him.
Un tiroteo ocurrió durante una fiesta de cumpleaños para adultos en Dickinson, cerca de JT’s Lounge, dejando entre cinco y siete personas hospitalizadas pero en condición estable.
Authorities say a late-night birthday party at a newly reopened venue in Dickinson ended in gunfire after an argument and assault escalated outside, resulting in five to seven people being hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries.
A man was found dead from multiple gunshot wounds Saturday night in a residential area in the 3600 block of Hollister Road in northwest Houston, according to police.
A man in his late 40s to early 50s was struck and killed by a white vehicle while pushing a cart on Manor Street in east Harris County early Sunday morning, according to authorities.
A South Houston police officer was critically injured after being shot in the head during a traffic stop when a suspect opened fire with a shotgun.
A Houston police K-9 officer responding to a pursuit was injured in a downtown collision after another vehicle struck the patrol unit, causing it to flip and roll nearly a block.
A break in Houston’s nearly 36-year-old “Lovers Lane” cold case is bringing two families closer to long-awaited answers after DNA evidence led to an arrest in Nebraska, authorities said.
A missing 70-year-old man from Brazoria County, Ricardo Garza, has been identified as the victim in a homicide after his body was found concealed at a Rosharon construction site.
Two men have been arrested after a vehicle crashed into a fire hydrant Friday morning inside a northwest Harris County neighborhood, according to Pct. 4 constable deputies.
A 41-year-old Dickinson man, Kenneth Jackson Jr., has been charged with murder in the death of his father, Kenneth Jackson Sr., who was found dead in their home on November 5, 2025.
A jury has returned its verdict in the capital murder trial of Christopher Preciado on Thursday afternoon, KSAT News reports.
Houston police are seeking a person of interest related to the fatal shooting of Isaiah Holiday, 25, on March 21 in the 7440 block of Calhoun Road.
A teenage boy is in serious condition after a shooting that investigators say stemmed from an altercation in southeast Houston Thursday afternoon.
Tyler John Jordan, 27, was convicted by a federal jury of possessing a machine gun after a fatal shooting at a Katy McDonald’s in March 2025, where a bystander, Jorge Arbaiza, was killed and another man wounded.
A double murder case that went cold for 36 years has finally resulted in an arrest.
A 64-year-old man has been charged with capital murder in connection to the 1990 killings of 22-year-old Cheryl Henry, and Andy Atkinson, 21, Harris County District Attorney Sean Teare announced.
Homicide detectives with the Harris County Sheriff’s Office are investigating after a man was found dead inside a home in Harris County.
A man has been charged with murder after authorities in Galveston County say he gave a 37-year-old mother of three fentanyl which led to her death in January.
A popular social media trend called “urban exploring” turned dangerous for a couple who entered a vacant hotel in Southwest Houston and were confronted by an armed security guard, according to Houston police investigators and video posted online.
The Houston Police Department confirms officers fired their weapons at an armed suspect in the Gulfton area Wednesday afternoon.
Omar Orlando Perez, a Texas man, was charged with animal cruelty and abandonment after police say he left his puppy outside Pittsburgh International Airport and repeatedly chased it away as it tried to follow him. Security footage showed Perez releasing the dog at the curb and forcing it toward a busy roadway before entering the terminal alone. Perez told authorities he could not afford to take the dog on his flight after losing his job as a truck driver. The puppy was found safe and will be placed in foster care while Perez awaits a preliminary hearing.
A robbery at a north Houston pawn shop and jewelry store turned into a shooting Tuesday afternoon, leaving a female customer injured, according to the Houston Police Department.
Charges have been filed against an 18-year-old suspect in connection with a fatal hit-and-run crash that claimed the life of a 76-year-old man in northwest Houston over the weekend.
A man is in critical condition after police say he forced his way into a home in southwest Houston and was shot by the homeowner.