Drought has worsened in the Houston metro area as the city enters its longest streak of dry weather all year. Could rain ...

Dionne Warwick, BeBe Winans, Darlene Love and a massive choir helped celebrate the life of gospel icon Cissy Houston during a ...

A Texas state board on Wednesday declined to stop what could be the first execution in the U.S. in a case tied to the ...

“The parks are great, but they are not everywhere.” What seemingly is everywhere in Houston is a freeway, many with wide, shady spots below them. Oft-overlooked, what lies beneath is becoming ...

(Jason Fochtman/Houston Chronicle) The background shows: Gabby Leclair exclaims “I see it” as she uses her pretend binoculars to see Union Pacific’s No. 4014 “Big Boy” atop her dad’s ...

FOLLOW US: Get weather updates in a way that works for you when you follow the Houston Chronicle on WhatsApp. We’ve been closely monitoring a broad area of potential tropical development in the ...

Houston Police Department Officer Robert Carlson ... According to data Whitmire sent to the Chronicle, the Friday the initiative started, the department issued 123 traffic stops, 22 moving ...

Megan Menchaca is a Houston Independent School District reporter for the Houston Chronicle and the co-author of The Report Card. She can be reached at [email protected].

Crime Stoppers of Houston is offering up to $30,000 for any information leading to an arrest in the possible road rage fatal shooting of teenager Cody Johnson. Sheriff Ed Gonzalez Friday said ...

A man has been arrested after a woman was allegedly assaulted with a blade after answering her door in a Northumberland village Police have now confirmed a 56-year-old man has been arrested in ...

SHOWSTOPPERS: The last word of each theme answer (the "STOPPER," in a way) is the name of a Broadway SHOW: GREASE, HAMILTON, and CATS.

Matt Young is a trending sports reporter at the Houston Chronicle. He can be reached at [email protected]. Matt has been a sports editor/writer at the Chronicle since 2015.