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Divided board votes for new school history standards

The State Board of Education tentatively approved new standards for social studies today with members largely divided along party lines.

[Houston Texas News] Texas environmental agency says gas drilling oversight improving

The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality says it is hiring six new inspectors for the Dallas-Fort Worth area. It's part of the two-dozen-county area atop ...

[Houston Texas News] Authorities: Ignitable devices found in East Texas mail

Authorities say at least four incendiary devices have been found in the mail in East Texas in recent weeks. U.S. Postal Inspector Amanda McMurrey said ...

[Houston Texas News] Houston police officer shot by wife, Harris constable employee

The shooting occurred about 4 p.m. at a home in the 21600 block of Cozy Hollow Lane, said TerriAnn Carlson, spokeswoman for the Fort Bend ...

[Houston Texas News] Police seek woman who used stolen debit card in west Houston

Authorities are trying to find a woman who used a stolen debit card to buy money orders in west Houston early this year. ...

[Houston Texas News] N. Texas sex offender arrested on harassment charges

A Denton registered sex offender is accused of stalking a woman who responded to his online advertisement seeking a lead singer for a Christian band. ...

[Houston Texas News] Police: Woman leads officers on chase through SW Houston

A woman was taken into custody after she led police on a car chase early this morning. The chase ended about 4:30 a.m. after the ...

[Houston Texas News] Man found shot to death at NW Houston apartment complex

The man, whose name has not been released, was found dead inside an apartment. He had been shot at least once. Investigators have no suspects ...

[Houston Texas News] Afternoon temperatures in 70s on tap for Houston

Get out your T-shirts, shorts and flip-flops, as sunny skies and warm afternoon temperatures are on tap through most of the weekend in the Houston ...

[Houston Texas News] Man guilty of sending threats from Houston library PC

A Mississippi man who was accused of making a threats against federal law enforcement officials from the Houston Public Library has been convicted. ...

[Houston Texas News] Deputy wounded by shooter lauds 35-year term

A part-time Harris County deputy constable said he was satisfied with the 35-year prison sentence imposed on the teenage car burglar who shot him. ...

[Houston Texas News] Census likely to kick off fight over redistricting

The U.S. Census forms arriving in Texans' mailboxes next week will start the decennial dance over whether cities such as Houston or San Antonio get ...

[Houston Texas News] Season of sniffles: Pollen is in the air

Feeling stuffed up, sniffly or sneezy? Better learn to deal with it, experts say. Now that winter is nearly behind us, we've reached that ...

[Houston Texas News] Surgeons get to know new things about the nose

The Rodeo Rhinoplasty offers four days of physician training on every aspect of the nose job. ...

[Houston Texas News] New study the first step toward Hempstead rail line

Proponents of establishing Houston's first commuter rail line along U.S. 290 to Hempstead have hired someone to take their idea and turn it into a ...

[Houston Texas News] 5 hospital workers reinstated after privacy flap

Five of the 16 employees fired by the Harris County Hospital District in November after being accused of violating patient privacy laws have been reinstated. ...

[Houston Texas News] Trial continues for man in critical condition

Jurors in David Earl Brown's murder trial are expected to continue to deliberate his fate today, while Brown remains in critical condition from a gunshot ...

[Houston Texas News] Hermann Park sees debut of a grass-roots effort

Ingry Umanzor lifted her shovel and staked her claim as all around her 19 other shovels vied for space in a small patch of soil ...

[Houston Texas News] Road work on Loop 610 may cause delays this weekend

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[Houston Texas News] Whooping cranes had better winter this year

Despite fears about deterioration of their habitat, all but one in the flock of critically endangered whooping cranes that wintered in Aransas National Wildlife Refuge ...