A high-speed chase on I-45 ended in Montgomery County with the arrest of a 17-year-old suspected of planning additional vehicle thefts, authorities say.
As anti-President Trump demonstrations escalate across Texas, Houston-area law enforcement agencies are gearing up for "No Kings" rallies scheduled for this Saturday. Agencies in Houston, Conroe, and Sugar Land are emphasizing their commitment to facilitating peaceful protests while maintaining public safety, as past demonstrations in other Texas cities have seen arrests and confrontations.
A tense confrontation in Conroe’s MLK Park ended in gunfire when a man armed with a machete reportedly charged at a police officer, prompting the officer to shoot. The man, identified as Zachary Raychel, remains hospitalized in stable condition.
A catastrophic chlorine gas leak at Olin Corporation’s Freeport facility on May 20 released over 8,000 pounds of hazardous chemicals, marking Texas’s most significant such incident in years. Despite the scale of the emergency, residents report that official warnings were delayed or never received, raising serious concerns about the effectiveness of local chemical emergency alert systems.
A Conroe city official is pushing to formally request more water from the San Jacinto River Authority (SJRA) as water issues persist. However, a $24 million dispute over unpaid fees continues to restrict the city’s access to its full water allocation.