Houston Mayor John Whitmire and the Houston Police Department say drug-addicted rats have been digging through old evidence stashes.

The U.S. Supreme Court appeared inclined on Wednesday to revive a Texas woman's civil rights lawsuit against the Houston police officer who fatally shot her son during a traffic stop in a case that could make it easier for plaintiffs to show that police unlawfully used excessive force.

Robert Davis III allegedly shot and killed a Texas officer Wednesday. A manhunt ended when Houston police fatally shot Davis after he wounded a K-9.

The Supreme Court will consider whether to order new nationwide precedent about how lower courts will consider facts over police shootings.

The Supreme Court on Wednesday seemed inclined to revive a civil rights lawsuit against the Texas police officer who shot a man to death during a traffic stop in Houston over unpaid tolls. The justices appeared to be in broad agreement that the New Orleans-based 5th U.

Houston police say there are still areas of black ice causing crashes on Thursday morning. Here's a look at road conditions.

Police and city officials in Houston said evidence in storage lockers is being destroyed by "drug-addicted rats."

A man shot and killed his younger brother during an argument over who caused their mother to faint moments earlier, Texas police say. The shooting happened at about 1:20 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 22, at a home in northwest Houston, HPD Lt. R. Willkens said in a news briefing shared by KHOU.

A manhunt is underway in Houston for the person officials say fatally shot a sheriff's deputy Wednesday as he attempted to serve an arrest warrant in a shopping plaza.

The officer who died was identified as Jesus Vargas, a 17-year veteran of the Brazoria County Sheriff's Office. Police later killed the suspected shooter, 56-year-old Robert Davis III, after an hours-long manhunt.

Houston police arrested nine people in connection with firing guns on New Year’s Eve and responded to nearly 300 gunfire calls, a stark drop from the 680 calls a year ago.