A free drive-thru pet food pantry event will be held on February 25 at Bella Vista Missionary Baptist Church in Houston, organized by Best Friends Animal Society in partnership with the Houston Humane Society and Houston City Council Member Mario Castillo. The initiative aims to support families facing financial hardship by providing essential pet food on a first-come, first-served basis, helping prevent the surrender of pets due to economic challenges. Community members are encouraged to donate cat and dog food through Best Friends' Amazon Wish List or directly to the Best Friends Pet Lifesaving Center by February 24, as past events have seen high demand and quick depletion of supplies.

A major downtown Houston project is underway to make the city center more walkable and cooler through strategic shade installations and green infrastructure, just in time for the upcoming World Cup.

A proposal to expand Houston’s existing civility ordinance to a 24-hour enforcement in the East End has reignited debate among residents, city leaders, and advocates for the homeless.

The Houston Avenue bride on I-10 has been struck again by an 18-wheeler Sunday night.

A pedestrian was both stabbed and struck by a vehicle in an early morning incident on N. Drennan Street in east Houston.

While students may be out of school for the summer, city and county leaders are working behind the scenes to address a serious safety hazard that impacts their commute year-round, a rail crossing near McReynolds Middle School that regularly leaves children with no safe way across.

An affordable housing project in Houston’s Independence Heights neighborhood is back on after being temporarily paused.

An affordable housing project in Houston’s Independence Heights neighborhood has been temporarily paused, raising significant concerns among community members and local officials.

Houston City Councilmember Mario Castillo is teaming up with the nonprofit Houston PetSet to offer pet owners in District H the chance to spay or neuter their pets for only $20.