Sarah Grunau

1 week ago | houstonpublicmedia.org | Sarah Grunau

Two of the 10 men who escaped from a New Orleans jail earlier this month were apprehended in Huntsville on Monday, police said. Officers with the Huntsville Police Department arrested Leo Tate and Jermaine Donald after the men allegedly led police officers from several agencies on a high-speed chase through the city, which is about 70 miles north of Houston. The chase ended at US 190 and Geneva Road in east Huntsville.

1 week ago | houstonpublicmedia.org | Sarah Grunau

More than 80,000 CenterPoint Energy customers in the Houston area were without power following early Tuesday morning thunderstorms. Most of the outages were reported in north Houston and northwest Houston, near Cypress. Entergy also reported an additional 10,000 power outages in Montgomery County Tuesday morning. A widespread thunderstorm complex organized and pushed through southeast Texas overnight, according to a Monday evening weather update from the National Weather Service.

2 weeks ago | houstonpublicmedia.org | Kyle McClenagan |Sarah Grunau

A man who calls himself Bobby said the abandoned laundromat on the corner of Elgin and Ennis streets in Houston’s Third Ward had been his home for years. He remembers when the mural of George Floyd was first painted on the building's southeast wall nearly five years ago, shortly after Floyd’s murder. "They did such a fantastic job [painting the mural]," Bobby said while sitting on the foundation of the now-demolished building. "I'm homeless and there was a laundromat there, so I was living inside.

2 weeks ago | houstonpublicmedia.org | Sarah Grunau

Harris County public health officials on Thursday confirmed the first mosquito sample to test positive for West Nile virus this year, prompting mosquito spraying operations in northwest Harris County. Harris County Public Health’s Mosquito and Vector Control Division began spray operations Thursday evening in the area where the positive sample was taken in an effort to reduce the risk of transmitting the disease.

2 weeks ago | houstonpublicmedia.org | Sarah Grunau

Harris County commissioners on Thursday approved a motion to increase wages for deputies by 2026 — but where exactly they will find the money to back the $140 million boost remains in question. The pressure was on for commissioners to take up immediate discussions about clearing a path to pay parity for sheriff’s office and constable’s deputies after the Houston City Council on Wednesday authorized a five-year, $832 million contract for the city’s police officers.