A registered sex offender has been arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting a 5-year-old girl while the child slept next to her mother.

A suspected drunk driver is charged with killing another motorist early this morning in northeast Harris County.

When the Texans square off against the Kansas City Chiefs tonight at Reliant Stadium they will be without four defensive starters, but their absences should provide opportunities for others.

Most of the Memorial Hermann Southwest medical staff will leave if the deal to sell the facility to the county goes through, some doctors there say.

Criminals have slipped at least $100 million in products past border inspectors, raising questions about how the illicit trade flourished for so long.

Virtual Iraq is a state-of-the-art program designed to treat post-traumatic stress disorder.

Houston’s Katherine Nadal could get life in prison for severing her infant son’s genitals.

The Houston school board has wrapped up its first round of interviews for a new superintendent and is working on a list of favorites, its search consultant said.

The man rode a bicycle to get away and brandished a pistol as he demanded money from tellers in Kingwood, authorities said.

Grant William Gondrezick could also get fined $250,000 and made to pay $1.9 million restitution.