2025 Houstonian of the Year

Councilmember Edward Pollard Is Our Houstonian of the Year

From street cleanup to implementing job boards, Pollard’s policies have resonated beyond District J.

11/21/2025 By Erica Cheng

Astroworld

Travis Scott's Astroworld Festival Canceled with 8 Dead and Hundreds Injured

Houston authorities are currently investigating the "mass casualty event."

Hometown Hero

31-year HPD veteran and Houston-native Troy Finner was sworn in Monday.

George Floyd Protests

Four ways to make a difference.

Ice House

“The psychic is offering a very powerful product,” says investigator Bob Nyaard. “They’re selling false hope.”

12/27/2019 By Dianna Wray

News

A Harvard study examines use of police force in 10 cities across the nation, including our own.

Cop Talk

A uniform change at the Harris County Sheriff’s Office is fostering a new sort of interfaith dialog.

Public Safety

Harris County’s newly-appointed Sheriff takes to the streets—and shares his big plans for the next year.

Crime

Henri Morris was a respected entrepreneur and family man. So why did the women around him keep blacking out?

12/31/2013 By John Lomax