The state's first case of West Nile virus this year has been reported in northern Montgomery County Despite concerns from parents and the community, Key Middle School should stay open, HISD chief Abelardo Saavedra says Dustin Poe, the man accused of causing the death of Art Car Museum curator Tom Jones while driving drunk this weekend, has been ordered not to drive while he's free on bail Mayor White's $4 billion fiscal 2009 budget has...

A woman has been charged with abandoning a child after she allegedly kidnapped the wrong toddler, then dumped the kid several miles away Despite millions of dollars in campus improvements, HISD says it's considering shutting Key Middle School's doors for good A string of evidence bungles has led the Texas Ranger to audit the Galveston police department The results of local elections this weekend: $500M school bond passes in Klein; new courthouse OK'd for Fort...

Tejano singer Emilio Navaira had a blood alcohol level of .19, twice the legal limit, when he crashed his tour bus on Easter morning Jurors found Juan Leonardo Quintero guilty of killing HPD officer Rodney Johnson during a 2006 traffic stop Three teens are under investigation for reportedly digging up a child's 87-year-old grave to use his skull as a bong The Great Liberty County Sinkhole continued expanding Thursday, and it's unclear when it might...

Are you ready for 90-degree weather? Looks like you'd better be The Harris County DA's office will create a public information office responsible for the release of information on the department's activities A child started the fire that destroyed a southwest Houston apartment building Friday, arson investigators say About 130 Harris County inmates are about to be moved to Louisiana, the beginning of a program meant to reduce overcrowding at county jails Police are trying...

A 51-year-old Conroe man drowned during a triathlon in The Woodlands over the weekend In northeast Harris County, a woman rammed her SUV into the back of a truck carrying a load of logs, causing one of the logs to go through her front and back windshields — but she survived What do you do if you're a high school senior who can't pass the TAKS test? One option: Finish high school in another state...

More than 200 immigrant rights supporters called on the government to overhaul immigration laws and stop workplace raids during a rally downtown Thursday Police seized a kilo of cocaine they found during a traffic stop in Stafford on Wednesday night Texas Supreme Court Justice David Medina's wife turned herself in yesterday after being indicted in connection with a fire at her home The 5th Circuit Court has opened the door for three former UH doctoral...

A Spring high school student who police say was stabbed in a case of mistaken identity is recovering but scared, his family says And also from Spring: Laurie Williamson, a Spring mom, has been sentenced to 15 years for ordering her son to have two unnecessary surgeries Houston police officers are apparently writing fewer traffic tickets, meaning municipal court revenue is down more than $2 million A Harris County grand jury has indicted the wife...