Sixteen Council Members, along with the Mayor and City Controller, are elected every four years. Council Members are limited to serving two terms of four years each, with each term beginning on ...

October 7, 2026 - Houston police are asking for the public's help in the fatal shooting of a male that was located at 1001 West Loop South (West Interstate Highway 610 South) about 6:05 p.m. on Sept.

HOUSTON – Sept. 28, 2026 – The Houston Fire Department is mourning the death of Dr. David Persse, the department's longtime EMS Physician Director and one of the most influential figures in the ...

September 25, 2026 - Houston police have arrested a suspect charged in the fatal shooting of one man, and the attempted assault of two other men at 3401 Blalock Road about 7:45 p.m. on Wednesday (Sept ...

September 21, 2026 - Houston police are awaiting autopsy results on skeletal remains found at 2602 Winbern Street about 7:10 p.m. on Friday (Sept. 18). The identity, gender and cause of death of the ...

September 16, 2026 - Houston police are investigating the fatal shooting of a man that occurred at 905 Omar Street about 11 a.m. on Tuesday (Sept. 15). The identity of the deceased male, 87, is ...

September 15, 2026 - Houston police have arrested a suspect charged in the fatal shooting of a man that occurred at 5402 Birdwood Road about 6:50 p.m. on June 21. The juvenile male suspect, 16, was ...

September 5, 2026 - Houston police have arrested a suspect charged in the fatal shooting of a man and a woman that occurred at 9545 Ella Lee Lane about 6:45 p.m. on Thursday (September 3). Derrick ...

August 31, 2026 - Houston police are investigating a fatal crash that occurred at 2500 South Loop West (South Interstate Highway 610 West) service road about 1:15 a.m. on August 30. The victim is ...

August 17, 2026 - Charges have been filed against a male suspect shot by law enforcement officers at 7819 Saint Louis Street about 11 a.m. on August 14. The suspect, Demetri O'Neal Thomas, 45, is ...

August 17, 2026 - Houston police are investigating the fatal shooting of one male and the wounding of four others that occurred at 13310 Cullen Boulevard about 3:30 a.m. on Sunday (August 16). The ...

August 10, 2026 - Houston police are investigating the death of a male and the fatal shooting of another male, who was armed, by Houston police officers at 8820 Westheimer Road about 11:45 p.m. on ...