Harris County News

An off-duty Atascocita firefighter Sunday morning discovered a house on fire in northeast Harris County.

HOUSTON, Texas - Wedding plans are tragically halted when a man set to get married today is instead killed in a fiery collision.

A suburban Houston man returned home from work to find his 18-year-old daughter dead in her closet.

Andres Nava Madonado , 41, second from left, and Xiomara Mendez Rosales, 36, right, have been charged with capital murder in the shooting death of HPD officer Henry Canales. Share Share Resources FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS Public visitation: 3 to 8 p.m. Sunday at Grace Community Church, 14505 Gulf Freeway.

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Police issued a search warrant at the home of a gunman who fatally shot an Houston police officer last week before being gunned down during an undercover sting, authorities said Saturday.

Beginning Friday night, officials in Harris County will be targeting drunk drivers in high-incident "hot spots." The effort is part of back-to-back No Refusal DWI enforcement operations.

The ban on certain fireworks in Harris County has been extended. It's now in effect until 7 a.m. on July 6. The ban includes rockets and missiles with fins only.

Two suspects are charged with capital murder in the killing of an undercover officer during a shootout that also claimed the alleged gunman's life.

A man accused of a 26-year-old Houston murder that stemmed from an argument between drug dealers finally will face charges after authorities in south Florida spotted him blowing leaves at a car dealership.

June 23, 2009 Crime Stoppers and Investigators with the Harris County Sheriff's Office are seeking the public's assistance in locating Raymond Ellison.

Gov. Rick Perry on Saturday defended his veto of a bill that would have required a waiting period before former Harris County employees could lobby the county, saying a "piecemeal" approach to Texas ethics law isn't good public policy.

Circumstances are eerily similar in two separate accidents where drivers were killed when their vehicles left the roadway and crashed into ditches.

Harris County Sheriff's deputies are looking for two men who allegedly sexually assaulted a 13-year-old girl while she walked her dog on her street, KPRC Local 2 reported.

Jun 16, 2009 7:30 pm US/Central ARELIS HERNANDEZ, Associated Press Writer HOUSTON Gov.

A Travis County judge on Monday postponed a hearing until July to determine whether Friendswood can issue $11 million in debt without voter approval and buy park land outside city limits.

Two people killed in a motorcycle accident in Austin this weekend have been identified as a young married couple from Cypress in Northwest Harris County.

Texas is due to receive about $18 billion from the stimulus package, and here in Houston it looks like the majority of that money is going to be spent building and fixing roadways.

A high-ranking employee in Harris County's voter registration office also moonlights for a company that sold at least nearly $60,000 worth of information on those voters to Republican candidates during the last election cycle, records show, angering Democratic activists.

A Houston cop, injured by two alleged drunk drivers, won't say how he feels about a proposal to offer first time DWI offenders treatment and probation instead of jail time.