The City of Mission is taking action to save more lives as City Council Members voted to join a national initiative to better identify drug overdose hotspots ...

Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo will discuss Tuesday the county updating fire codes in the wake of Hurricane Beryl, ...

HOUSTON — The Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) reported a significant increase in pertussis (whooping cough) ...

Please join the readers like you who help make community journalism possible by joining The Houston Home Journal. Thank you. The Warner Robins Police Department will host the final town hall of the ...

Harris County Department Board of Education trustees voted to lower the department's tax rate for the 11th consecutive year. Trustees adopted a rate of $0.004799 per $100 valuation for fiscal year ...

While the University of Houston Student Center was closed Sunday afternoon after a water main break, the Harris County Elections Department said the voting center will resume operations on Monday.

A 15-time Grammy winner and “outlaw” country music symbol, Nelson announced ... 8 p.m. It’ll mark her first visit to Houston ...

After multiple delays and disagreements at Houston City Council ... According to Hector Rodriguez with the city's planning department, the changes are intended to "simplify the ordinance" and ...

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- When the Safi family escaped war-torn Afghanistan three years ago and settled in southwest Houston, the last thing they expected was losing a child to a communicable disease.

The disease can be deadly. Get news, weather and so much more on the new FOX LOCAL app The Houston Health Department previously said they will provide antibiotics to people at the school if the ...

In an email sent to KPRC 2, the Houston Health Department confirmed that the child died from the disease last week. They said they couldn’t provide further details, including the student’s ...

The Houston Cougars are set to make their debut at Arrowhead Stadium on Saturday when they face the Kansas Jayhawks, marking the first time the two teams meet as Big 12 Conference opponents.