The Houston Police Department's social media team captured video this weekend of Mayor John Whitmire on the scene of a raid on an after-hours bar in north Houston, police lights flashing in the background as he stands talking with officers.

Thousands gathered at Houston City Hall for a lively protest early Saturday, cheering as local speakers decried President Trump’s immigration crackdown. Police officers in protective gear ringed parts of a subdued but attentive crowd.

HOUSTON — Three people are hurt after a shootout outside a motel in northeast Houston early Sunday morning, police say. This happened on Tidwell Road just east of I-69 around 1:30 a.m. The Houston Police Department said there was a series of fights that ultimately led to a shootout outside the motel.

At least one person is dead, and two others are injured after a shooting in the parking lot of Stampede Night Club in Houston early Sunday morning.

Though several local agencies pitched in to keep the protest secure, Whitmire said there were no National Guard troops at the event.

Mela Salen, a manager at Trump Burgers in west Houston, says she plans to don her favorite Donald Trump T-shirt and give customers free cupcakes and Trump-themed koozies, shirts and mugs Saturday afternoon in celebration of the president’s 79th birthday.

A restaurant on Wilcrest Drive called Houston police late Saturday night. Officers found a woman with stab wounds.

HPD said the woman was found near a restaurant with multiple stab wounds shortly before the suspect turned himself in.

Isaac Paredes' hamstring injury hasn't forced him to the IL yet, but Jacob Melton's new ankle injury could lead to a prolonged absence.

The mood of the nation is different now than it was when Juneteenth became our newest federal holiday in 2021. Even with the cheeky Walmart products and other commercial exploits of the holiday, it seemed that there was an openness,