Born and raised in Houston, Texas, she completed her Bachelors degree in History at Vanderbilt University and her Masters degree in Middle Eastern Studies from the American University of Beirut.

Founded in 1836 by the Allen brothers, Houston had become Texas’ most populous city and a major conduit behind its booming economy within a century of its establishment. Many of the richest ...

Houston Mayor John Whitmire and Texas Gov. Greg Abbott are exploring a deal to sell Houston's "excess" water to the state, which would then send it to the water-strapped population of West Texas ...

HOUSTON — All Houston airports will reopen Wednesday after shutting down on Jan. 21 as a winter storm barreled through South Texas. George Bush Intercontinental Airport and William P.

The death of the Aga Khan, who was the spiritual leader of the world’s millions of Ismaili Muslims, struck a deep chord with ...

Hope everyone is staying safe and warm this morning in TX. This is what I woke up to in Houston. I’ve never seen snow here in htown in my life! More is expected to keep coming throughout the day.

Despite a long waitlist, the number of children served in the YES Waiver program has declined because of provider shortages.

Two of the buildings were used by IS to imprison captured Yazidi women so that fighters could sexually abuse and exploit them, according to Wednesday's statement, which listed aiding and abetting ...

Marcus Jack had an extensive criminal history before allegedly attacking his wife and a good Samaritan on Monday. A ...

Islamic State viewed the Yazidis, an ancient religious minority, as devil worshippers and killed more than 3,000 of them, as well as enslaving 7,000 Yazidi women and girls and displacing most of ...

BERLIN (Reuters) - A high-ranking member of the Islamic State militant group in Syria has been charged with war crimes and crimes against humanity in Germany, partly for alleged involvement in the ...