The incident, one of thousands of times that school officers in Texas have used physical force in recent years, underscores long-held concerns about policing in schools.

Keri Blakinger, a Pulitzer Prize finalist and Oscar-nominated documentary producer, has been named a senior investigative reporter at the Houston Chronicle.

The Committee to Protect Journalists today released a safety advisory covering a wide range of digital, physical, and legal tips aimed at journalists and media workers who plan to visit the United Sta...

Although Houston Landing launched with significant seed funding, it has been unable to build additional revenue streams to support ongoing operations.

People in Maverick County spend months in jail waiting to be charged with minor crimes. Some are simply lost in the system.

Precinct 4’s pursuit policy allows high-speed police chases in response to even minor traffic violations, leading to numerous fatal crashes since 2021.

The move escalates the state’s efforts to improve conditions in Harris County’s jail system, which has struggled to comply with a remedial order since 2023.

The new domestic violence bureau could help crack down on Harris County’s most common criminal charge and help survivors navigate support services.

The humanitarian parole program for Nicaraguans, Cubans, Venezuelans and Haitians to live in the U.S. has now been gutted per Trump’s executive order.

Beyonce’s album sparked national discussion about the exclusion of Black country music artists and was the backdrop to a unique UH course.

Convictions for even minor crimes can trigger outsized immigration consequences for noncitizens, experts say. Not all prosecutors take that into consideration.

One year into Mayor John Whitmire’s term, some community organizers say they feel unheard and ignored by Houston’s chief executive.

More than 900 prison firefighters were responding to the crisis in Los Angeles — but their pay is low and the ethics of their choice are complicated.

The Texas bar reinstated Teare’s law license retroactively after a four-day suspension caused by nonpayment of an administrative fee.

DeShaun Desrosiers started her practice in 2018 to empower Black parents in their birthing experience. She’s one of the few Black midwives in Houston.

In under a year, Ogg cut her asset forfeiture fund in half, donating more than $2.4 million to a range of charities — and political allies.

The southwest Houston district has lost about 8,000 students over the past decade, mostly due to charter school growth.

One Venezuelan family trekked through the lawless jungle and risked kidnapping in Mexico to reunite. Trump’s win casts a shadow over their future.

Critics said the ‘blanket recommendation’ of life without parole could be inappropriate in certain cases and confuse victims’ families.

Critics said the ‘blanket recommendation’ of life without parole could be inappropriate in certain cases and confuse victims’ families.

A little-known program in Houston’s municipal courts helps homeless people resolve low-level criminal charges and restabilize their lives.

Thirty-five-year-old Porsha Ngumezi’s case raises questions about how abortion bans are pressuring doctors to avoid standard care even in straightforward miscarriages.

The death of Alexis Nungaray’s 12-year-old daughter set her mother on a political crusade in her memory, often at the expense of her ability to grieve.

Final results posted Friday show Democrat Nicole Perdue prevailing over Republican Michael Landrum by just 774 votes out of 1.46 million ballots cast.

American journalists have much to learn from colleagues in countries where democracy has been under siege.

Each voter had 50 to 70 contests on their ballot. Numerous races were decided by a few thousand votes but bypassed by more than 100,000 voters.

Sean Teare will be Harris County’s next district attorney. On the agenda: bail reform, domestic violence and weeding out bad charges.