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A Harris County Sheriff's Office deputy was shot Wednesday night near the East Freeway and was hospitalized in fair condition, Sheriff Ed Gonzalez said.
A Texas Southern University poll shows James Talarico leading Ken Paxton 47% to 45% in the U.S. Senate race. The race is within the margin of error, but Paxton is underperforming with white and Latino voters compared with recent Republican baselines.
Saddle Creek Logistics Services says it will eliminate 168 jobs at its New Caney facility on June 11, 2026, according to a WARN Act notice filed with the Texas Workforce Commission.
Katy City Council approved a $90.5 million budget for fiscal year 2026-27 and lowered the property tax rate to $0.42 per $100 valuation. The plan funds public safety staffing, capital projects, water utility repairs and employee pay increases, and it begins Oct. 1.
Power Electronics broke ground on a 53-acre Houston-area manufacturing campus that will consolidate production, research and development, training, and corporate offices. The company expects the project to create more than 400 jobs and provide 40 GW of annual production capacity.
Texas Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham granted Harris County a one-year extension to use federal funds for delayed post-Hurricane Harvey flood bond projects. The extension moves the deadline to 2028 and keeps more than $245 million in grant funding from being at risk. Six of 11 projects were at risk of missing the original February 2027 deadline. Harris County will report to commissioners court on October 15 about which contracts qualify for additional time.
Chicago scored three times in the first two innings and handed Houston its eighth straight home playoff loss.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton launched an investigation into Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas and its parent company after reports of denied or delayed coverage for medically necessary and urgent care.
Lamar CISD trustees unanimously approved a 10-year property tax break for Tesla's proposed $10.1 billion solar manufacturing plant in Fort Bend County.
The Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo held a groundbreaking Sept. 17 for The Farm, a 1-million-square-foot agricultural complex along Highway 288 that is expected to open in March 2029.
The Leader will publish its last print edition March 28 and shut down April 1 after more than seven decades covering North Houston neighborhoods.
David Callender will leave Memorial Hermann on Dec. 31 after seven years as president and CEO. Alec King, the system's executive vice president and chief financial officer, will take over Jan. 1.
Harris County officials are rushing to process about 75,000 voter registrations after a Texas DPS error failed to forward records submitted through the state’s online driver’s license portal.
Gov. Greg Abbott warned Texans to prepare for heavy rain and possible flash flooding as storms move across West Texas, the Panhandle, Dallas-Fort Worth, Austin and San Antonio through Friday.