Houston Chronicle

A 10-year-old boy was in critical condition and his father in serious after they were accidentally struck Friday afternoon in Lake Conroe by a propeller on a speed boat driven by the man's sister, officials said.

The decline in nests disappointed scientists who have watched the Kemp's ridley slowly crawl back from the edge of extinction.

Michael Anthony Green was unequivocal about one thing: He wants to meet the woman whose sudden scream sent him unjustly to prison for 27 years.

Roughly three out of four Texas school districts received the once exclusive "exemplary" or "recognized" ratings on Friday as the state again used a controversial formula that attempts to predict how students will perform on future exams.

Houston police said Florentino Suchil killed Lucy Sanchez Garcia on March 15, 2009, after he left her at the Las Americas apartments, 5909 Glenmont.

The confidential health information of about 1,600 patients of Texas Children's Hospital is at risk after a doctor's laptop containing clinical and demographic information was stolen 2½ months ago.

The Texas Medical Board suspended the license of a Baytown doctor Friday, citing his arrest two weeks ago on charges of possession of controlled substances and driving recklessly under the influence while on his way to see a patient at a hospital.

The Federal Transit Administration has given an environmental green light to Metro's planned University light rail line, an 11.3-mile, double-track span that will connect the Hillcroft Transit Center on the city's southwest side with the central University of Houston campus.

Shane Robert Martin died during combat operations in Afghanistan's Helmand province on Thursday.

Evangelicals call for a path to citizenship without the deportation of millions. But fiscal and hard right conservatives say illegal immigrants broke the law and should be deported before being given a chance to re-enter the country.

Evangelicals call for a path to citizenship without the deportation of millions. But fiscal and hard right conservatives say illegal immigrants broke the law and should be deported before being given a chance to re-enter the country.

Montgomery County has created a public health district to ensure that residents continue to have access to vaccines, immunizations and screenings for communicable diseases that once were provided by the University of Texas Medical Branch.

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Bill White says he will be campaigning on the day of the president's Texas visit and will not be able to attend national party fundraisers in Austin and Dallas.

No one was injured. But FAA spokesman Lynn Lunsford said Continental Express Flight 2979 had to climb 300 feet to avoid the single-engine experimental aircraft on Friday afternoon.

Barbara Watson was killed in the two-vehicle crash, which occurred about 6:20 a.m. in the 4100 block of Rex, according to the Harris County Sheriff's Office.

Citing security concerns in narco-violence-torn Ciudad Juarez, the U.S. State Department is shutting down indefinitely its consulate in the border city located across from El Paso. "The consulate general has closed to review its security posture," said a bulletin released by the State Department late Thursday.

Authorities are looking for seven thieves who cleaned out the perfume case at an H-E-B grocery store in Spring last week.

Two people died in a wreck early this morning on U.S. 59 in north Harris County when a sports utility vehicle slammed into a pole along the freeway.

The victim’s body was discovered at Freshmeadow Park in the 4600 block of Campbell about 7 a.m. July 17, police said. He was shot more than once in the chest.

A total of 109 members of the 72nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team reconnected with their families.