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Scott Presler is joining forces with Black Voices for America to help clean up the mess in Wisconsin caused by Black Lives Matter activists.

A Houston police officer shot and killed a gunman who opened fire and hit a patrol vehicle with officers inside, according to police.

Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner (D) announced Monday that police will issue $250 fines to individuals without a face covering after they receive their first warning.

China’s state-run Global Times on Thursday applauded a crowd outside the shuttered U.S. consulate in Chengdu for drowning out a CNN report by loudly singing nationalist songs, and generally congratulated China for having a great sense of humor about the diplomatic crossfire of embassy closings.

A Houston, Texas, man is accused of fatally beating his two-year-old son after he lost his temper during potty training with the boy.

The Chinese Communist government on Friday ordered the United States consulate in Chengdu to close in retaliation for the U.S. shuttering the Chinese consulate in Houston, Texas.

China’s state-run Global Times on Wednesday condemned the United States for its “reckless and dangerous” shuttering of the Chinese consulate in Houston, Texas, and promised Beijing’s retaliation would bring “real pain” to America.

The police and fire departments in Houston, Texas, responded on Tuesday night to reports of a blaze at the Consulate General of China.

July 22 (UPI) — The Chinese government on Wednesday threatened retaliatory “countermeasures” after U.S. officials abruptly ordered the closure of Beijing’s consulate in Houston.

The Houston Independent School District (HISD) announced this week that it will kick off the 2020-2021 academic year with remote learning and open the doors for students in mid-to-late October.

A store clerk in Houston, Texas, returned fire Monday night, fatally wounding an alleged armed robber who was using counterfeit money.

HOUSTON, Texas — A mural depicting a peace officer hanging from a noose was discovered on the side of a building in Houston, Texas. The discovery came during the week where thousands of George Floyd protesters took to the streets

HOUSTON, Texas — Dozens of horse-mounted protesters arrived in downtown Houston on Tuesday to demonstrate in the George Floyd rally. The event drew more than 60,000 attendees and remained largely peaceful.

Some of George Floyd’s children denounced the violent protests that took place across the United States over the past weekend, encouraging peaceful protests in memory of their father instead.

A Houston, Texas, man who saw live coverage of the protests over George Floyd’s death in his city on television was inspired to take action in a positive way by cleaning the graffiti off of the vandalized buildings.

Protesters and rioters took tumbles during Friday evening’s protests around the country, videos captured and posted online reveal. 

George Floyd, the man whose death at the hands of Minneapolis police has set off nationwide protests, is being remembered as a reformer of his Texas hometown who encouraged black youth to turn from violence before he was killed.

A new Climate Action Plan seeks to keep the earth from becoming “a giant, raging fire ball floating atop a bubbling hot ocean of acid,” writes Gwendolyn Knapp for Houstonia magazine.

Houston’s hospitality industry has been working overtime to feed those who work around the clock to feed Houston.

Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner (D) on Sunday urged would-be criminals to remain in their homes and “chill” until the Chinese coronavirus epidemic subsides in the Texas city.

HOUSTON, Texas — Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo (D) issued a “Stay Home, Work Safe” order for the nation’s third-most populous county in response to the COVID-19 outbreak. The order impacts the nation’s 3rd most populated city, Houston, and second largest seaport.

A disabled woman in Houston, Texas, shot and killed an alleged home invader Saturday afternoon just before 3 p.m.

Houston officials will likely announce the temporary shut down of the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo on Wednesday due to concerns over the spread of the coronavirus.

Corey Cunningham was working for an oil and gas refinery in St. Croix in the U.S. Virgin Islands in October 2019 when he had a seizure on the job.

Early Friday morning, Fort Bend County’s stretch of the Southwest Freeway was closed due to abnormally high levels of pork.

More than 330 Amazon employees reportedly violated the e-commerce giant’s communications policy on Sunday in a public display of support for colleagues who were warned they could be fired for speaking out against the company’s environmental practices.

HOUSTON (AP) — A worker was missing following a large explosion at a warehouse in Houston early Friday that heavily damaged nearby buildings and homes, left rubble scattered in the area and was felt miles away, authorities said.

A man’s quick actions saved a small dog from what could have been a horrible accident after its leash got caught between an elevator’s doors.

Houston Police Chief Art Acevedo is calling for more gun control after a known criminal allegedly shot and killed an officer Saturday.

Rap superstar Kanye West brought his “Sunday Service” traveling concert to Joel Osteen’s Lakewood Church on Sunday, declaring that he is now working for Christ.