Houston police said they're searching for a suspect who shot two women, killing one of them, on Bailey Street in the city's Fourth Ward.

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

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 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.

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.

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

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

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.

WASHINGTON (AP) — 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.

A man fatally shot a Texas sheriff's deputy Wednesday at a shopping plaza in Houston and then evaded officers for hours before shooting a K-9 that helped find him hiding under trash in a dumpster, authorities said.