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South Houston police officer shot in head during deadly gunfire exchange
1+ hour, 57+ min ago (355+ words) A man died and a police officer was hospitalized with a gunshot wound to the head Friday morning in South Houston, where there was an exchange of gunfire after what was described as a "low-speed chase." Officers with the South…...
Proposal about HPD-ICE coordination faces hurdle after Houston’s legal department takes issue with ordinance
2+ hour, 29+ min ago (601+ words) A finding from the city's legal department posed an obstacle to a proposal long called for by civil rights advocates in Houston. A proposal intended to cut back on coordination between the Houston Police Department and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement…...
Three decades after ‘Lovers Lane’ murders in Houston, police say a man has been arrested and charged
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (455+ words) Floyd William Parrott, 64, was arrested Wednesday in Nebraska and has been charged with capital murder in the 1990 deaths of Garland "Andy" Atkinson, 21, and Cheryl Henry, 22, according to Houston police. Nearly 36 years after a young couple was killed in Houston, authorities…...
Houston Mayor Whitmire accused Controller Hollins of ‘pay-to-play.’ What did a probe find?
3+ day, 2+ hour ago (615+ words) The accusation was a flashpoint in the tense relationship between the city's top executive and its chief financial official. One year after Mayor John Whitmire accused Controller Chris Hollins of engaging in "pay-to-play," the city's legal department found the accusation…...
ICE arrests man suspected in hit-and-run death of Fort Bend County deputy, DHS says
1+ week, 1+ day ago (287+ words) Dennis Arguello-Acosta was arrested in connection to the February death of Deputy Kenneth Lewis, according to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has arrested a man suspected of killing a Fort Bend County Sheriff's Office deputy…...
City council members propose new HPD-ICE policy intended to reduce calls about immigration warrants
1+ week, 1+ day ago (1212+ words) The proposal would give Houston police officers discretion about whether or not to call ICE over certain immigration warrants. If it becomes law, a legal expert says the city would be "shadowboxing" with the state government over immigration enforcement. In…...
How HPD engages with ICE (March 12, 2026)
2+ week, 1+ day ago (179+ words) How HPD engages with ICE (March 12, 2026)Houston Public Media To embed this piece of audio in your site, please use this code: On Thursday's show: Houston Mayor John Whitmire and Houston Police Chief Noe Diaz have announced revisions to the…...
Houston-area man accused of holding disabled wife captive in their home for 5 years
2+ week, 2+ day ago (349+ words) James Earl Johnson, 46, who was released from jail on bond after his March 6 arrest, faces felony charges of abandoning an elderly or disabled person and injury to a disabled person. A Clear Lake man is facing felony charges for allegedly…...
Man fatally shot by Houston police after barricading himself inside house, authorities say
2+ week, 3+ day ago (364+ words) A SWAT team officer shot and killed a 36-year-old Black man who allegedly walked out of a home with a "high-powered rifle" and fired at least one shot, according to police. A man was fatally shot by police in South…...
Harris County chief medical examiner Luis Sanchez announces resignation after decades-long tenure
2+ week, 6+ day ago (498+ words) Sanchez was appointed to the role by county commissioners in 2002. He is credited for sustaining the office's national accreditations and navigating it through the COVID-19 pandemic, which claimed the lives of more than 8,000 Harris County residents. Luis Arturo Sanchez announced…...