The Houston Police Department has higher rates of violent and property crimes than comparable cities, such as San Antonio and ...

Eric Latroy Brown, 40, of Houston, was arrested hours after the assault on Friday afternoon, but was released from the Harris ...

Students at the University of Houston have created a petition demanding improved campus security after a student was ...

It's a case that left Houston stunned. In June of 1982, a successful Houston attorney and his wife were shot to death as they ...

The family of a Houston man said they are still searching for answers after the 29-year-old suddenly died last month in a Louisiana hospital while awaiting his Harris County trial. Erik Carlson ...

One person died after an alleged verbal altercation that escalated into a shooting in southeast Houston, police officials said. The shooting took place around 3:10 p.m. and one person was ...

Officers with the Houston Police Department shot a 17-year-old boy outside a southeast Houston apartment complex Saturday, ...

Prior to joining the Houston Chronicle, Gonzales worked as a night cops reporter at The State newspaper in Columbia, S.C., and later as a copy editor. He has also worked as a courthouse reporter ...

Authorities returned fire. Peter Warren is a general assignment reporter for the Houston Chronicle's breaking news team. Before joining the Chronicle, Peter lived in Dallas, where he covered the ...

Prosecutors in Fort Bend County have identified two cases, including a robbery, that could be affected by evidence that was destroyed in Missouri City’s evidence room, officials confirmed Friday.

The U.S. Embassy and Consulates in Mexico has issued a travel warning for certain parts of the Texas-Mexico border due to ...