This article was originally published in Houston Landing. Each day after his shift as a machine operator, Eliberto Ortega used to walk through the front door of his east Houston home, take off his steel-toed work boots and call out, “¿Quién es la princesa de Papá?” meaning, “Who’s Papa’s princess?” His daughter would holler back […]
A Houston rapper allegedly kidnapped a homeless woman and held her captive in his garage for at least four years before she managed to get access to the suspect’s computer to call rescuers, officials said. The woman allegedly held by Lee Carter, 52, was found in April but the arrest on a charge of felony […]
This Saturday, during Week 18 of the 2023-24 NFL season, the Houston Texans visit the Indianapolis Colts. The Texans (9-7) are currently favored to win over the Colts (9-7). Ready to watch some football? Here’s how to watch this Saturday’s Steelers vs. Ravens game, plus our recommendations for the best ways to watch every NFL […]
HOUSTON – Dionna Johnson found herself in legal trouble after confronting her child’s school regarding her daughter’s removal from the campus in Northeast Houston. Johnson suffers from systemic lupus, a condition that frequently leads to her missing work. As a single mother, this has made it difficult for her to maintain a steady income and […]
A 67-year-old man who suffers from advanced stages of dementia and Alzheimer’s disease was brutally beaten and robbed in a Houston parking lot last week. On Dec. 23, Florentino Hurtado was waiting for his wife in their car while she ran into La Michoacana Meat Market in North Houston. After about a minute, Hurtado exited […]
HOUSTON, Texas (AP) — Beyoncé’s childhood home caught fire early on Christmas morning, though the family living there escaped safely. The fire was reported at about 2 a.m. Monday and the Houston Fire Department arrived on the scene of the two-story brick house within three to five minutes, the Houston Chronicle reported. “We had it […]
A stinging Christmas opinion issued by the editorial board of the Houston Chronicle newspaper asks Texas’s hard-right Republican leader: “How would governor Greg Abbott treat Mary and Joseph at the border?” The leading media outlet in the Democratic-voting city published an editorial article on Christmas Eve and posted on X, formerly known as Twitter, on […]
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Two girls have been charged after a fight at Houston High School last week that left one girl seriously injured. According to the Germantown Police Department, on December 12, resource officers responded to Houston High School. Reports state that police had to help school administrators break up an “altercation.” Video circulating on […]
State Sen. John Whitmire has defeated U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee in a landslide victory to serve as the next mayor of Houston — the largest city in Texas and the fourth most populous in the country. The Associated Press called the election for Whitmire at 7:24 p.m. Saturday, less than half an hour after […]
Whitmire leaned on a coalition of moderate Democrats, independents and conservative voters, with a prominent campaign promise to make the city safer with increased policing. City elections are officially nonpartisan in Houston, the country’s fourth-largest city with more than 2.3 million people, but Democrats have held the office since 1982. The showdown between Whitmire and […]
Texas state Sen. John Whitmire will be Houston’s next mayor, NBC News projects. Whitmire defeated Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, a fellow Democrat, in a runoff election Saturday to lead the fourth-largest city by population in the U.S. The two advanced from a Nov. 7 election featuring 18 candidates, when Whitmire ran 9 percentage points ahead […]
Houston voters will choose their next mayor Saturday in a runoff election between Texas State Sen. John Whitmire and Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee. AILSA CHANG, HOST: Houston voters will choose their next mayor tomorrow in a runoff election between Texas state Senator John Whitmire and Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee. The contest will have significant implications […]