FBI Houston's Operation Summer Heat led to 64 arrests, the seizure of drugs, weapons, and cash, along with the dismantling of violent gangs during a three-month period.

Mexican national Jose Andres Rodriguez-Torres faces ICE custody after allegedly approaching the Houston office armed with a knife amid rising threats to officers.

A convicted sex offender with 38 prior arrests is charged with kidnapping a student and injecting him with something that made him pass out, Aldine ISD says.

Shots were fired into the Ameripark youth baseball field, known as “The Rac,” when a youth baseball tournament was being played.

While Houston has taken steps such as closing Bissonnet side streets, sex trafficking has not ended and advocates against it claim activity has "simply shifted into hotels, clubs, and neighborhoods across the city".

Houston deputies arrested a carjacking suspect after a 45-minute chase, leading to crashes and minor injuries.

The manner of death in nearly half of the cases is still undetermined. Only three of the cases have been determined to be homicides.

International events like the World Cup bring an influx of visitors, and we need to make sure Houston is prepared,” Organizers said in a news release. “We cannot wait until the international spotlight is on us — we must act before that wave hits.