HOUSTON (KTRK) -- Your help is needed to help identify a suspect who has stolen more than $1,400 worth of gas and merchandise from an east Harris County service station. The suspect made the...

ARLINGTON -- The Rangers traded offensive-power potential for speed and defensive potential in a swap of former No. 1 Draft picks with the Phillies on...

HOUSTON -- A ship's cargo means cash to the ship's clerk. Earlier this year, Bill Williams saw two to three ships a week coming into his docks along the Port of Houston. Now that's what he sees a...

HUNTSVILLE — Convicted killer Robert Jean Hudson was executed Thursday night for fatally stabbing his ex-girlfriend after he beat down the door and barged into her Dallas-area apartment nearly...

McALLEN — A farmworker rights organization and 14 poor South Texas residents sued the Federal Emergency Management Agency on Thursday alleging that the agency refused to help thousands of poor...

HOUSTON (KTRK) -- Attention all you Santa's helpers, you know the holiday wish list has been drawn up, but will the items on that list be hit or toy box clutter? It's hard to know the answer...

HOUSTON (KTRK) -- Neighbors, school teachers, co-workers all that gift-buying can really add up. But what if we told you, there really are great gifts for just a few bucks. You just have to know...

Hurricane Ike "underwhelming" and announced the formation of a state commission to help move the process along.Hurricane Ike slammed into the Texas coast on Sept. 13, but more than two months later,...

HOUSTON -- Family members of a man who said he was beaten by two Houston police officers hired a private detective and spoke to HPD about the allegations, KPRC Local 2 reported Thursday.Marvin Driver...

HOUSTON -- Two Houston middle school teachers were arrested on drug charges Thursday, KPRC Local 2 reported.Police apprehended two teachers at M.C. Williams Middle School, 6100 Knox, in northwest...

AUSTIN — Jim Mattox, the self-styled "people's lawyer" who took on major corporations during eight years as Texas attorney general, has died. Mattox, 65, died in his sleep overnight at his...

An accident involving a motorcycle has closed two lanes of the South Freeway at the South Loop. The accident, which was reported about 4:25 p.m., has slowed southbound traffic down to less than 20...

HOUSTON, TX--(Marketwire - November 20, 2008) - Ten out of eleven metropolitan areas surveyed in the state now have gas price averages under $2.00 a gallon, according to AAA Texas Weekend Gas...

HOUSTON (KTRK) -- Police Chief Harold Hurtt is responding to the allegations two of his officers critically injured the father of Green Bay Packers wide receiver Donald Driver. The 56-year-old...

NFL defensemen. He faces a much more trying foe at home: his soon to be 2-year-old son Julian."A cranky 2-year-old is more difficult than a defense because defenses you only deal with on Sunday. The...

Texas fell to an average $1.88 a gallon this week.AAA Texas on Thursday reported the 12-cent decline in the average cost of gasoline, compared to one week ago.The nationwide price for gasoline...

NASA has named Arthur E. 'Gene' Goldman as the new director of NASA's John C. Stennis Space Center. The promotion of Goldman, the center's deputy director since October 2006, is...

HOUSTON -- A middle school was evacuated Thursday because there was an odor in the building, KPRC Local 2 reported.Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District officials said workers varnished the...

A southeast Houston man was charged with capital murder today in the slaying of a man whose body was discovered under a bridge, authorities said. A person searching for a lost dog on Sunday found...

creating a global drilling technology company. The company will be known as Canrig Drilling Technology Ltd. and be headquartered in Houston. Canrig was founded in Calgary, Canada more than 20 years...

DnB NOR Markets , a Norwegian investment bank. Financial terms of the agreement were not disclosed. Roxar already supplies FMC Technologies (NYSE: FTI) with subsea components, the company...

The value of green building construction starts increased substantially between 2005 and 2008, according to a report released Nov. 19 by McGraw-Hill Construction. The report — based on data...

A man shot by a security guard is facing a family violence assault charge for allegedly attacking his pregnant girlfriend late Wednesday at a southeast Houston shopping center, authorities said...

HOUSTON -- A man has confessed to killing a man whose wife had reported him missing, police told KPRC Local 2 Thursday.Houston police said Daniel Dewayne Wheeler was found dead under a bridge on East...

HOUSTON -- Texas Children's Hospital warned parents Thursday to be careful when buying holiday gifts for their children, KPRC Local 2 reported.Many toys can pose dangers that parents may not realize....

Egypt Hydrocarbon Corp. Financial terms of the contract were not disclosed. The Houston engineering company will be providing a pre-front end engineering design study for two polyethylene units at...

HOUSTON -- Local 2 Investigates has shown you Houston's lowest- and highest-priced grocery stores. Apparently, we struck a nerve. Dozens of you have e-mailed your questions and comments about what...

, both Houston companies received $250,000, but are eligible to receive up to $1 million from the fund. DNAtriX, a biotechnology company led by Dr. Juan Fueyo and Dr. Frank McCormick, is focused on...

The Metropolitan Transit Authority of Houston and the City of Houston have implemented a pilot program designed to reduce confusion at downtown stoplights were the MetroRail also makes stops. Metro...

has approved a stock repurchase program of up to $5 million. The Houston provider of death care services and products completed a previous $5 million repurchase plan last month. Carriage Services...

The Ladies Professional Golf Association event, to be held in Houston from Nov. 19 to 22, 2009, will be branded as the Stanford Financial Tour Championship. The tournament, the final stop on the 2009...

HOUSTON (KTRK) -- Officials at Texas Children's Hospital say some of the most popular toys can often be dangerous for children. That's why the hospital comes out every year with its 'Trouble in...

HOUSTON -- The holiday travel season is under way and Bush Intercontinental Airport is trying to help travelers get through security checks easier, KPRC Local 2 reported Thursday.There are new lines...

HOUSTON -- The Houston City Council is cracking down on drivers who don't pay their tickets for running red lights at intersections with cameras, KPRC Local 2 reported.The council passed on ordinance...

HOUSTON -- Guests of a southwest Houston motel suddenly had to find a new place to stay Wednesday after the motel they were staying in caught fire, KPRC Local 2 reported.The fire started at the...

JENNINGS, La. — The death of a 60-year-old Louisiana woman whose body was found stuffed inside a box buried in East Texas last month has been ruled a homicide. The body of Dorothy Mae Hey was...

HOUSTON -- A huge plume of smoke from a massive house fire could be seen for miles Wednesday, KPRC Local 2 reported.Houston firefighters battled the flames at the home on White Heather Drive near...

SAN ANTONIO — A police chase ended early this morning when a Toyota Avalon police said was carjacked in Houston hit a guardrail and spun-out on Interstate 35, killing two of seven passengers. ...

Indianapolis, IN (Sports Network) - Joseph Addai rushed for 105 yards and a touchdown, adding 48 yards and a receiving score on four catches, as Indianapolis snuck past Houston, 33-27, at Lucas Oil...

A man died after his car crashed into a ditch and burst into flames in north Harris County, sheriff's deputies said. The driver apparently lost control of the 2004 Lincoln about 9:30 p.m. Wednesday...

Get headlines and breaking news sent to you ] It wants to cut some bus routes to magnet schools. It's a move the district says would save $16 million. Currently the district is spending more money...

Get headlines and breaking news sent to you ] It happened at the business on South Wayside and Canal. Firefighters believe workers used a torch to repair the convenience store roof yesterday and may...

News ) - Astronauts vowed to double-check, even triple-check, to make sure a bag of tools is properly tied down during a spacewalk Thursday so it doesn't float away like one did earlier this...

AUSTIN — The State Board of Education gave preliminary approval Wednesday to a measure that would allow high school athletes to get four credits toward their graduation requirement for playing...

wide receiver Donald Driver is in critical condition, at last report, and his family wants the two police officers who allegedly beat him taken off the street.The family wants the officers they say...

Peter Traber as president, ending a turbulent 5 1/2-year tenure, officials said.Trustees announced Wednesday after a three-hour meeting that they and Traber agreed he'll step down as president and...

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — The family of Green Bay Packers wide receiver Donald Driver claims he was beaten by police in Houston, causing him to be...

The family of a Sugar Land girl killed two years ago expects to protest the possible parole early next year of a man convicted of helping the killer bury the teen. Sean Brown, 20, pleaded guilty in...

New homes built in Houston will have to meet more stringent energy-saving standards starting next October under a new energy code approved Wednesday by the City Council. "The modern trend among both...

The Houston Independent School District is trying to get school lunch down to a science. In its new $50 million centralized food services facility in northeast Houston, workers can cook 400 gallons...