'You took someone very special': Mother speaks after 11-year-old shot, killed getting jacket from car
The mother of an 11-year-old who was shot and killed at their Harris County apartment complex on Thursday shares her emotional testimony with FOX 26. She believes her son Darius 'DJ' Dugas was killed in the suspect's attempt to get keys to her car.
Texas man pleads not guilty to threats against Georgia election officials
Chad Christopher Stark of Leander pled not guilty to one count of communicating interstate threats and remains free on bond.
Icy conditions strand hundreds of vehicles on I-10 in Kerrville, Texas for hours
Hundreds of vehicles have been stranded Friday because of icy conditions on a stretch of Interstate 10 west of San Antonio in Texas.
Texas experiencing most significant icing event in decades, governor says
Gov. Greg Abbott says about 70,000 Texans are without power because of ice, not problems with the grid.
Houston family who lost home in 2021 Texas winter storm bracing for another freeze
One of the worst things you can imagine happened to the Mufti family during the Big Freeze in 2021 and after ERCOT issued a weather watch through Sunday, they're worried about history repeating itself.
Judge lowers 20-year-old capital murder defendant's bond to $50,000; now he's accused of killing someone else
Even though Criminal District Court judges can deny bonds to capital murder defendants, we have found more than 110 capital murder suspects free from jail on bond. At least four of them are accused of killing someone else while out on bond.
‘American Sniper’ Chris Kyle: Father, veteran, husband leaves lasting legacy
Feb. 2 is the ninth anniversary of the retired Navy SEAL’s death whose career was documented in the bestselling “American Sniper” autobiography and later blockbuster film.
US lightning bolt stretching across 3 states sets world record for longest flash
A bolt of lightning nearly 500 miles long that stretched from Texas to Mississippi has set a new world record for the longest flash.
10-year-old battling cancer sworn into 100 law enforcement agencies
A 10-year-old Houston boy battling terminal cancer reached a milestone Monday completing his goal of being sworn into 100 law enforcement agencies, but perhaps the bigger story is the timely impact he’s having and the man beside him all along.
Texas prison inmates killed: US federal prisons on nationwide lockdown
The federal prison system has been placed on a nationwide lockdown after two inmates were killed and two others were injured Monday during a gang altercation at a federal penitentiary in Texas.
Houston Police Shootout: Suspect Roland Caballero facing federal charges for injuring 3 officers
In addition to the attempted capital murder charges Roland Caballero, 31, is facing, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas is looking to press federal charges.
Trump dangles prospect of pardons for Jan. 6 defendants during Texas visit
“If I run and if I win, we will treat those people from January 6th fairly,” Trump said Saturday night during a rally in Conroe, Texas.
Sonic employee's car explodes in west Houston, authorities say
Authorities say an employee was getting into his car, ready to leave work when he started smelling gas.
3 Houston police officers shot, suspect now facing multiple charges
Three Houston police officers were shot in Houston on Thursday and the suspect is now in custody.
Weapon used in Houston police shootout was illegally-modified machine gun
The gun that was used in Thursday’s shootout with police appears to have been illegally modified to operate as an automatic weapon: a machine gun.
Houston Police Shootout: 2 out of 3 officers injured released from the hospital
Authorities confirmed two out of the three officers during a shootout near downtown Houston have been released from the hospital, while one remains in stable condition.
Online petition demands release of Texas brothers accused of killing stepfather over alleged abuse of sister
A south Texas stepfather police say was murdered by teen brothers for allegedly abusing their half-sister had a warrant issued for another sexual abuse case against him.
Oscar Rosales arrested: Suspect in Houston murder of Pct. 5 corporal has bond denied
Oscar Rosales, the suspect facing a capital murder charge in the deadly Houston shooting of Harris County Pct. 5 Constable’s Office Corporal Charles Galloway, has been arrested in Mexico, authorities confirm.
Corporal Charles Galloway: Funeral to be held for Harris Co. Pct. 5 deputy in February
Harris Co. Pct. 5 Constable Ted Heap announced on his Facebook page funeral services for Corporal Charles Galloway will be held on Tuesday, February 1, at Second Baptist Church - West Campus on Katy Freeway.
Texas law aims to protect dogs from weather extremes
The Safe Outdoor Dogs Act was signed into law in October and went into effect on Jan. 18