1+ week, 5+ hour ago   (577+ words) A Grand Prairie attorney is facing federal charges after prosecutors accused him of operating a years-long $1.45 million Ponzi scheme that allegedly drained victims' savings before escalating into forged documents and witness intimidation. Grand Prairie attorney David Thomas Gilchrist, 70, is accused…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (660+ words) Houston Police Chief Noe Diaz and his executive chief were no-shows Tuesday at a long-planned city council hearing to discuss the agency's cooperation with federal immigration authorities, spurring heavy criticism from council members about the department's lack of transparency. The…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (1081+ words) When ABC took the rare step of suing the Federal Communications Commission over the early review of its broadcast licenses, it thrust Houston's ABC affiliate, KTRK/ABC13, into the spotlight. In its lawsuit, filed in federal court last Tuesday, the TV…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (1588+ words) About 50 protesters carrying decorated signs and umbrellas marched toward an immigration detention facility in Conroe two weeks ago. "Show me what community looks like!" they chanted. "This is what community looks like!" They were headed toward the Montgomery ICE Processing…...

1+ mon, 1+ day ago   (583+ words) When Lisa Martin heard that a change to a federal grant could halt the work of Fair Housing enforcement nonprofits, she was aghast. "We can't lose them," she said, as one of the over 200 people the Greater Houston Area Fair…...

1+ mon, 4+ day ago   (325+ words) Texas authorities stopped 67 commercial vehicles, impounded five tractor-trailers and detained 14 people for immigration violations during a joint enforcement operation targeting a major trucking corridor in Wichita County. The Wichita County Sheriff's Office partnered with the Texas Department of Public Safety…...

1+ mon, 4+ day ago   (1050+ words) "Unlock my fucking anime," a Texas man told authorities in an expletive-laden rant last month. He now faces criminal charges. The man called the office of Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on July 25, apparently upset that he was being blocked from…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (575+ words) Texas just broke its summer electricity-demand records, but state officials said the bigger challenge for the state's power grid is still ahead. ERCOT's outlook suggests the grid may need to serve about 175,000 megawatts by 2032 — roughly twice the new peak reached…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (691+ words) Houston's messy freeway system, a behemoth that snakes its way from the region's most outward exurbs to its urban core, can take years to understand for those new to the metro area. We have two (and a half) beltways, several…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (366+ words) As FIFA World Cup excitement takes over Houston Stadium and FIFA Fan Festival in EaDo, one of the internet's biggest stars is joining the fun. Popular streamer IShowSpeed has been spotted at both the stadium and fan fest, drawing crowds…...