Short staffing at the department gripped headlines in recent years, but now, HPD's police chief says more than 200 officers from nearby departments are showing interest.

HOUSTON — Houston City Council unanimously approved a new contract with the police union, a deal city and department leaders ...

Mayor Cara Spencer placed the city’s emergency manager on administrative leave pending an investigation into the failure to ...

Houston police officers will see a rise in their salaries now that a contract to do so has been approved by the city council.

House Republicans are pushing to vote on their multi-trillion-dollar tax breaks package as soon as Wednesday, grinding out last-minute deal-making to shore up wavering GOP support and deliver on ...

For the first time in several years, the staffing makes up less than 90% of the Houston Police Department's proposed budget, ...

A chlorine leak at a Brazoria County plant has led to schools in Freeport, Clute and Lake Jackson to shelter-in-place on Tuesday morning.

Residents in Lake Jackson, Texas, were warned to remain indoors with windows closed and air conditioning off on Tuesday ...

Vehicle pursuits and the resulting "bailouts" played a major role in school officials' and law enforcement's response to the 2022 Robb Elementary school shooting. It leaves lasting consequences.

Heavy flames were seen shooting out of a large commercial building in Houston’s East End early Monday morning. ALSO MONDAY MORNING: 3 hospitalized after driver crashes into ambulance in west Houston ...

“This year, we are proud to award the Gotham Book Prize to two outstanding works of non-fiction that combine rigorous ...

A Jeanerette police officer was injured early Thursday morning when the subject of a traffic stop hit him while trying to escape, authorities said.