Texas Governor Greg Abbott has confirmed the Texas Rangers will be conducting an investigation into the fatal shooting of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo by an ICE agent in Houston.
Houston Controller Chris Hollins launches an investigation into Mayor John Whitmire’s senior advisor, former Controller Chris Brown, over questions surrounding his taxpayer-funded position, work activity and oversight.
Investigators in Montgomery County are asking the public for assistance after a 81-year-old man was found dead with a gunshot wound inside a home Monday.
Officers responded to a disturbance call a little before 11 p.m Friday night on E. Texas Avenue in the Goose Creek neighborhood. In a news release from the Baytown Police Department, they say officers located the suspect who then shot at one of the responding officers.
Magnolia Mayor Matthew Dantzer has now been arrested after a federal lawsuit was filed against him on top of an ongoing Texas Rangers investigation.
A double murder case that went cold for 36 years has finally resulted in an arrest.
A Houston attorney is back behind bars as police continue investigating the disappearance — and possible murder — of a man who has been missing for nearly two years.
Officials with FBI Houston are asking for the public’s help to identify and locate a man accused of robbing a Frost Bank in southeast Houston last week.
Lamar CISD officials confirmed that two members of the district’s police department have been placed on administrative leave while an independent third party conducts a review into publicly circulating allegations.
Officials with FBI Houston are asking for the public’s help to identify and locate a man accused of robbing a Frost Bank in southeast Houston last week.
A Spring ISD mother says her four-year-old daughter was slapped twice in the face by a substitute teacher inside her Pre-K classroom, an allegation now under investigation by the district.
A 27-year-old convicted felon is wanted for aggravated robbery after he allegedly got into an 84-year-old man’s vehicle while stopped at a red light on FM 1960 and demanded money, according to records.
For some families, the hardest part isn’t just losing a loved one — it’s not knowing exactly what happened. That uncertainty has returned to the forefront after Houston police recovered two more bodies from local bayous this week, bringing the city’s total number of bayou-related deaths this year to 33, nearly matching last year’s total of 35.
What started as a trash problem in one southeast Houston neighborhood has now become a safety concern for families who live there.
The Texas Southern University is accused of potentially misusing state funds following monthslong audit report.
TABC says they were notified on Oct. 7 about an incident which occurred at Bedrock Tavern located on Grant Road. Two patrons were reportedly hospitalized after consuming shots of Jameson whiskey at the bar two days earlier on Oct. 5.
Officials said Rene Jesus Tavera-Arango, 70, has worked in area school districts for the past 14 years. Most notably, he worked at Splendora ISD’s Peach Creek Elementary for the past two years before working at Navasota ISD and Cleveland ISD.
21-year-old Cameryn Richard along with her boyfriend, 23-year-old Kolin Foster and his mother, Kelli Masciarelli, were all killed.
Despite how severe the crash looked, police said the suspected drunk driver and the person in the van he crashed into did not suffer any injuries and declined to be taken to the hospital.
According to the Houston Fire Department a firefighter from Station 28 was taken to the hospital after she was injured fighting a fire on Wedgewood Dr. near Antoine Dr.
Carl Earl Redfield, a former corrections officer, is at the center of a serial rape investigation in Harris County, Texas, facing five felony charges related to sexual and aggravated assault.
Officials did not share details related to the sexual assault, but confirmed with KPRC 2's Bryce Newberry they are investigating the crime on the cruise ship, which docked in Galveston.
Pasadena Police released a photo of the coach, Thaddeus Lewis, the day after KPRC 2 first reported on the theft case investigation on Monday.
A local softball coach is under investigation after several parents reached out to 2 Helps You saying he disappeared with money they paid for their daughters’ select softball team.
Authorities said they were called to the field at 11800 Astoria Blvd. at around 2 p.m. Sunday after being called to a report of a man’s body in a field.
According to Houston Police, investigators said the driver of dirt bike crashed into a pickup at the intersection of Gears and Greens Road on Saturday night.
A former employee of Bear Branch Junior High in Magnolia ISD was arrested in The Woodlands following a report of sexual assault by a teenage student.
According to Houston Police, an investigation is underway involving two juveniles after a 14-year-old was killed in a car crash in Southwest Houston.
According to police, the suspected gunman told officers that he shot the man out of self-defense and claimed the other man had made threats against him.
Federal investigators are boarding cruise ships nearly every week at the Port of Galveston to investigate crimes committed in international waters, KPRC 2 News has learned, as the Texas port experiences record-breaking passenger volumes.
A Denton County commissioner was injured, and her husband was killed after they were stabbed overnight by their grandson, according to Lewisville police.
After a deadly dog attack last month, KPRC 2 obtained an animal control report revealing one of the pit bulls had been reported for aggression in 2019.
According to the Harris County Sheriff’s Office, a woman was attempting to withdraw money from at ATM when a masked suspect approached her at gunpoint and demanded cash.
The U.S. Department of Education announced on Friday that it is opening investigations into two Texas universities, including Houston’s Rice University, for allegedly engaging in race-exclusionary practices in their graduate programs.
Investigators said the man called 911 saying he shot someone inside his car in the southwest Houston area.
According to the Harris County Sheriff’s Office, the victim was visiting his girlfriend at an apartment on Cypress Station Dr. and Hollow Tree Lane around 11 p.m. On Saturday.
The mother, who did not want to be identified, spoke to KPRC 2′s Deven Clarke, and said she is escalating her concerns to the Texas Education Agency, seeking drastic action.
The Fort Bend County District Attorney’s Office has provided KPRC 2 with an update on its investigation into the Missouri City Police Department, where police are accused of destroying crucial evidence without a court mandate.
Missouri City Police Department is under investigation for destroying evidence without a court order, affecting around 100 cases.
According to HPD, officers from the Southwest Patrol Division responded to a call about a shooting at a motel near 13900 Main Street on Saturday evening.
When offers arrived they said they discovered a man in his early 40’s had been shot multiple times. The victim was transported to the hospital, where he was pronounced deceased.
'I'll bet diners have no idea how much they are being duped,' said a local shrimper.
Houston Police Department said two 16-year-olds were killed, and 3 other people, including a 13-year-old, were shot in North Houston.
A man accused of fatally stabbing his sister and young niece at a west Houston apartment complex faced a judge Wednesday, as prosecutors shared new details about the case.
Houston police released several videos of an officer-involved shooting where a kidnapping suspect was killed at the end of police chase on I-69 in October.
Sheriff ed Gonzalez said on social media, the 18-year-old is believed to have been attempting to race another car when the crash occurred.
The U.S. Chemical Safety Board has released an update on their investigation into the deadly gas release that happened at the Deer Park PEMEX facility in October.
Northern had been placed on paid administrative leave last month pending the outcome of an investigation.
The Houston Housing Authority has appointed a new interim President and CEO amid a scandal involving questionable contracts.
Houston police say a woman and child are safe and unharmed after being kidnapped by a man, who initiated a chase and was ultimately shot and killed on I-69 Monday afternoon.
On Tuesday, KPRC 2 investigates was on the scene on Houston’s East End as federal investigators started their second day of digging into the grounds along Buffalo Bayou.
Houston Police and EquuSearch are back at the property on Elmview Drive for a third day of digging.
Houston Police are searching a property in west Houston in connection to a missing persons investigation.
Hollins filed a letter Tuesday with the city’s Office of the Inspector General and the Houston City Council Ethics Committee with the request.
The NTSB says they have obtained the records of the pilot involved in Sunday’s deadly helicopter crash in Houston’s East End.
Houston Police say one teen was life-flighted to Texas Children's Hospital, and the other teen was grazed by bullets.
Last week, Judge K.P. Geroge was issued a search warrant where he was asked to turn over electronic devices. Records show George is accused of helping fake social media accounts influence an election.
Family member’s of victims impacted by violent criminals who were able to get out of jail on bond through an alleged bail bond fraud scheme spoke out Wednesday after local, state and federal authorities took dozens into custody in connection to the investigation.
Conroe Mayor Duke Coon says what happened to a three-month-old cattle dog puppy named Casey is inexcusable.
The alleged scheme involved AABLE Bonds where the FBI executed a search warrant in June 2022.
Family members of those killed during the Santa Fe High School mass shooting in 2018 are expressing anger, shock and resolve after receiving a response letter from the US Department of Justice.
Investigators are looking into a gruesome discovery where two bodies were found and appear to have been there "for a very long time."
Fort Bend ISD says they have been informed by the Texas Education Agency (TEA) that they are under investigation.