Harris County prosecutor hands criminal case into Lina Hidalgoโs staffers over to state attorney general
Hidalgoโs staffers were indicted on felony charges related to how they allegedly helped award an $11 million contract to a political consulting firm headed by a Democratic strategist.
Missing in SE Texas Day 2024: Houston law enforcement agents partnering to find disappeared residents
This Saturday will be Missing in Southeast Texas Day (MISETXD), formerly known as Missing in Harris County Day. However, on Thursday, Houston-area law enforcement agencies will be joining together to share information leading up to this Saturday and what residents can do to help find answers to these missing cases.
New charge filed against Houston contractor accused of gambling away client money, blaming job delays on motherโs death
Aleck Miller, who owns AM2 Construction, has been hit with another felony theft charge after a new alleged victim reported him to Harris County law enforcement following KPRC 2โฒs story last week.
โIt burst my bubbleโ: Uplift Harris recipient reacts to TX Supreme Court blocking funds
The Texas Supreme Court issued an emergency stay blocking Harris Countyโs guaranteed income program from taking effect and releasing funds. One recipient shared how he was hoping to secure housing with the payment.
TX Supreme Court blocks $500 monthly payments after Ken Paxton files appeal against Uplift Harris
โHarris County officials cannot continue to abuse their power and the peopleโs money to score political points, and we will fight every step of the way to hold them accountable," Paxton said in a press statement.
$500 monthly payments scheduled for Wednesday through Uplift Harris remain in limbo despite judge siding with county
The first of 18 monthly payments are supposed to go out this Wednesday. And despite a judge siding with Harris County, Paxton has filed an appeal. Leading County Judge Lina Hidalgo to wonder when and if they can even give recipients the money.
Klein ISD employee who alerted school of sex trafficking a year before cosmetology teacherโs arrest talks only to KPRC 2
Kedria Grisgby 42, and her son, Roger Magee, 21, were involved in a sex trafficking ring that included at least three teen girls. Grigsby reportedly taught Cosmetology at Klein Cain High School, is set to appear in court Monday.
$5K reward to find Houston-area mother accused of abandoning baby boy on relativeโs doorstep
The woman reportedly dropped her baby off on the doorstep of his paternal grandmotherโs house and walked away, telling the infantโs father, โYour son outside, tell your mom to get him. Donโt leave your son outside.โ
More than 400 criminal cases slated for dismissal refiled by Harris County Pct. 4. Hereโs why
The Harris County Precinct 4 Constableโs Office announced Friday the refiling of more than 400 criminal cases that were slated for dismissal by judges due to lack of probable cause, according to a release.
โHe deserve everything he getsโ: Wanted man accused of stealing at least $35K from 71-year-old Houston widow
A 71-year-old woman has lost nearly $100,000 after a stranger got access to her checking account and Houston Police have tied at least $35,000 of the stolen money to a man who is now wanted.
โItโs very disgusting:โ Someone is dumping bags full of dirty adult diapers in Houston Heights
Itโs not uncommon to spot trash littered along streets in Houston. From cigarette butts to beer bottles, itโs an ever growing battle in a city that added 140,000 residents last year alone. However, the junk one Houston Heights neighborhood is seeing isnโt your run of the mill.
Wanted couple gambled away over $1M including client money intended for Houston-area home renovations, records show
Houston-area home renovation clients claim they were left high and dry after paying tens of thousands of dollars to local company AM2 Construction. The work never got completed and some of the money got gambled away, charging documents reveal.
Kingwood mom accused of choking teen daughter for not wearing hijab in social media post, pleads guilty
A Kingwood mother has three years of community service ahead of her after pleading guilty to injuring her daughter. She's accused of beating, choking, and burning her teenage daughter after being upset with her for not wearing her hijab and overcooking pita bread, according to Harris County prosecutors.
โHe chose to be a predator,โ Pleasantville serial rapist given 50-year prison sentence
Prosecutors called Erique Howardโs behavior heinous as it all began with setting up meetings with women in his Pleasantville neighborhood heโd met online and then raping them. โHe chose to be a predator near his home in Pleasantville because he knew how to hide in the woods in that area and he knew where to take the women to commit his crimes."
Report had been made against Klein Cain cosmetology teacher charged with sex trafficking in 2023
Klein ISD said they had received a report of alleged misconduct against a cosmetology teacher at Klein Cain High School back in Feb. 2023, but was told by the Harris County Sheriffโs Office she was not a suspect in any case.
82-year-old Houston doctor charged in connection to botched breast surgeries by unlicensed doctor
The owner and operator of a Houston cosmetic surgery center, who has been wanted since Friday, surrendered to Harris County law enforcement on Tuesday, six months after his employee was arrested in an undercover sting.
Update: Katy Woman, wife of Judge, granted $100K bond in fatal shooting case
Sheriff Ed Gonzalez said the nephew recently graduated from college and was staying with the family but an argument ensued because Mei Huang Wolfe, 48. may have โfelt that [the nephew] wasnโt welcomeโ to stay with them anymore.
United pilot โdid not slow too much initiallyโ during landing where jet slid off runway at Bush airport
The pilot of a United Airlines jet that slid off the runway at George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) in March told federal investigators that he did not โslow too muchโ initially upon landing.
$1M in stolen cars found in chop shop busts in N. Harris County, may be connected to cartel
A long-term auto-theft investigation by the Harris County Sheriffโs Office has led to the discovery of three chop shops in northwest Harris County that have possible ties to a cartel, according to Sheriff Ed Gonzalez.
11th hour bankruptcy filing cancels auction of secretly stored African Art in Harris County
KPRC 2 Investigates uncovered the secretly stored art in a Harris County maintenance shed. Hundreds of thousands of dollars were spent to makeover the shed and store art under the control of Commissioner Rodney Ellis.
โItโs a big dealโ: HOAโs persistence pays off as damaged cluster mailbox gets replaced
For nearly a year, some homeowners at the Windsong neighborhood in West Harris County had to drive roughly a mile to the post office to pick up their mail. The cluster mailbox they used was damaged and postal workers wouldnโt deliver their mail worried someone could steal it.