The City of Houston plans to launch an online progress map showing the current status of heavy trash collection.

Texas Monthly put out a public service announcement of sorts. In response to a long-sounding albeit fairly faint alarm that may or may not have originated from within the walls of our own office, we ...

How did Houston get so big? We take a look at the city's moves to annex more land and cities in the 1960s, an effort that ...

It’s not illegal to sleep outside in most of Houston, but Mayor John Whitmire wants to change that. It would require action ...

Mayor Whitmire has focused on traffic enforcement efforts, but critics note street design is driving many of the fatalities ...

Protests against ICE took place over the weekend in California, Texas, Arizona, Arkansas, Missouri, Georgia and North Carolina.

Ten larger-than-life works of art are being created as the latest installments in the “Big Art. Bigger Change” project, which ...

The Texas Supreme Court on Friday denied Houston’s motion to appeal a long-standing lawsuit requiring the city to spend ...

The River Oaks neighborhood, home Sen. Ted Cruz and televangelist Joel Osteen, is the beating heart of the metro’s booming ...

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- On Thursday, volunteers joined Houston agencies to clean out an abandoned property that city leaders claim is a hotbed for crime. According to District J City Council ...

Being a vegetarian in Texas might sound challenging ... vegan barbecue to a comforting bowl of shrimp and grits — Houston’s vegetarian dining scene can satiate. Explore this map of essential ...

Because of its small size, South Padre Island is often grouped with other towns along the Gulf Coast of Texas, such as Port ... and because it's a larger city, having a car will come in handy.