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How Houston buyers can overcome today’s housing affordability challenges

Buying a home has become more difficult for many Houstonians as higher interest rates, property taxes and insurance costs push monthly payments higher. Harris County approves largest property tax hike in county history. Here’s what homeowners could pay DeAnna Green, CEO and real ...

KPRC 2 Click2Houston (NBC) - LocalSep 23, 2026

HCSO investigating fatal shooting in Cloverleaf area

Detectives with the Harris County Sheriff’s Office are investigating homicide tonight at an apartment complex on Uvalde Road near Wallisville Road. HCSO says it happened just after 6:45 p.m. on Sunday. Deputies got to the scene and found a woman and a wounded man who had been sho...

KPRC 2 Click2Houston (NBC) - LocalSep 21, 2026

Harris County homeowners may have options to offset higher property taxes

Harris County homeowners facing a higher county property tax rate may be able to lower their tax burden by making sure they are receiving all the exemptions they qualify for. The question comes from a viewer: Can you file both disabled and over 65? I was told that I couldn’t. The...

KPRC 2 Click2Houston (NBC) - LocalSep 20, 2026

16-year-old boy dies after being struck while crossing I-45 near Louetta

A 16-year-old boy died after he was struck by a vehicle while attempting to cross the North Freeway near Louetta Road, authorities said. The Harris County Sheriff’s Office said two teens tried to cross the freeway Friday afternoon near the 20400 block of Interstate 45. They made ...

KPRC 2 Click2Houston (NBC) - LocalSep 18, 2026

Bond denied for man charged in separate fatal shootings of two Harris County teenagers

A man charged in the fatal shootings of two separate Harris County teenagers will be held without bond pending trial, Judge Hazel Jones ruled on Thursday. Enrique Aguilar, 20, is charged with two counts of murder after fatal shootings in August 2025 and February 2026. The victims...

KPRC 2 Click2Houston (NBC) - LocalSep 18, 2026

Harris County residents can seek record-clearing help at September Clean Slate Day

Harris County residents between 18 and 30 may be able to clear certain misdemeanor records during a free community event later this month. The Harris County District Attorney’s Office and Fallbrook Church will host Clean Slate Day from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sept. 26 at Fallbrook Chur...

KPRC 2 Click2Houston (NBC) - LocalSep 10, 2026

Bond denied for teen accused of killing unarmed driver near The Heights

A 19-year-old is charged with murder after he allegedly shot a man inside his vehicle near The Heights last week. Jhoan Gomez is currently in the Harris County Jail with bond denied. On Sept. 3, he’s accused of fatally shooting Drelien Washington, a man who Gomez did not personal...

KPRC 2 Click2Houston (NBC) - LocalSep 7, 2026

Man charged with murder after his mother’s body was found inside duffel bag

A Harris County man has been charged with murder and tampering with a human corpse after deputies found his mother’s body inside a black duffel bag wrapped in bloody sheets and a rug, according to court records. Arman Malik, 34, was hospitalized after deputies say they found him ...

KPRC 2 Click2Houston (NBC) - LocalSep 7, 2026

Harris County Precinct increases patrols for Labor Day weekend

Harris County Precinct 4 Constable Mark Herman’s Office will increase patrols throughout the county during Labor Day weekend as part of a zero-tolerance operation targeting impaired, reckless and dangerous drivers....

FOX 26 Houston (KRIV) - LocalSep 7, 2026

Man killed in shooting near horse stables in north Harris County

A man was fatally shot Friday night near a set of horse stables in the 500 block of Gulf Bank Road in north Harris County, according to the Harris County Sheriff’s Office . Deputies responded to the area around 11:55 p.m. after receiving a report of a shooting involving a person ...

KPRC 2 Click2Houston (NBC) - LocalSep 5, 2026

Harris County constables receive $45k each in salary agreement

Harris County recently approved a one-time $45,000 payment to each Harris County constable as taxpayers face potential property tax increases and a $181 million budget deficit for the upcoming fiscal year....

ABC13 Houston (KTRK / ABC)Sep 5, 2026

Storms cause standing water along Hwy. 290 in northwest Harris County

Afternoon thunderstorms caused areas of puddling and standing water along a Houston interstate Friday. Check out KPRC 2 live radar Traffic cameras near Hwy. 290 at Mueschke Road showed cars driving through standing water along the feeder road and exit ramp. The stormy weather is ...

KPRC 2 Click2Houston (NBC) - LocalSep 4, 2026

Man found shot to death in north Harris County

A man was found shot to death Friday morning in north Harris County, according to authorities. Deputies with Constable Mark Herman’s Office responded to the 2100 block of Brundage Drive after receiving a report of a shooting. When deputies arrived, they found an adult male dead a...

KPRC 2 Click2Houston (NBC) - LocalSep 4, 2026

19 animals, including an alligator, rescued from hot Cypress garage

Animal cruelty investigators rescued 19 animals Wednesday from a Cypress-area home where they were being kept inside a garage during extreme heat, according to the Houston SPCA. Harris County Constable Precinct 1 deputies assisted with the response. Investigators said 17 dogs wer...

KPRC 2 Click2Houston (NBC) - LocalSep 3, 2026

'Young hero': Boy saves puppy trapped in Cypress storm drain

The Harris County Pct. 4 Constable’s Office says a puppy is now recovering thanks to the actions of a young boy in Cypress. The agency says the boy, named Logan, discovered the puppy trapped deep within a storm drain in the 14400 block of Cypress Rosehill Road in Cypress on Monda...

KPRC 2 Click2Houston (NBC) - LocalAug 31, 2026