Authorities executing an Internet Crimes Against Children search warrant at a southeast Houston home discovered a suspicious device believed to be an explosive.
A Harris County judge set an $800,000 bond for Unique Green, an unlicensed Houston funeral home director accused of posing as the spouse of a deceased man to steal his $2 million estate.
A Houston man, Deontwon Marquise Perry Jr., has been arrested and charged with misdemeanor animal cruelty months after allegedly abandoning a puppy in a locked trunk in a Channelview field.
Sam Gary Martin, a 65-year-old convicted sex offender and former newspaper publisher, was arrested in High Island by Harris County Precinct 1 deputies on a charge of possessing child pornography.
Henry faces four felony burglary charges and is accused of targeting homes while residents were at work, stealing valuables to sell at pawn shops; he has a lengthy criminal history and outstanding warrants in other counties.
Cell phone video caught dramatic footage of the flames shooting out of the vehicle, but fortunately, everyone was able to get out without serious injuries.
Detectives allege Jonathan Beyleveld, a lieutenant in the TX National Guard, "sent and requested sexually explicit photos as he tried to arrange a meeting with the undercover detective to have sex and drink alcohol."
Investigators say Aaron Holt was indicted by a grand jury after he was accused of contacting a witness in a domestic violence case to get a victim to drop the charges.