HOUSTON – A federal jury has convicted a 47-year-old Houston man of sex trafficking four women by means of force and of taking three women across state lines to engage in prostitution, the United ...

Violent crime is down by 22% and robberies by 36% along the Bissonnet Corridor since Houston police began blocking roadways every night to curb human trafficking and prostitution, officials said. At ...

HOUSTON – An infamous area in southwest Houston known for its gritty and forward prostitution activity is beginning to clear out after police said they’ve recently implemented new measures. According ...

Jim Padgett, 81, still remembers the barbershop he strolled by as a teen in the 1940s on Bissonnet Street near Rice Avenue. "They offered special haircuts for bald men," said Padgett, who now lives in ...

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Local law enforcement has seen an uptick in sex trafficking in southwest Houston, so in an effort to reduce the presence of prostitution in the area, community leaders are ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Traffic moves through the intersection of Hillcroft and Bissonnet in Houston, Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2025. City council is voting on ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Damarquis McGee is pictured in advertisements and social media posts included in the sex trafficking indictment brought against ...

HOUSTON — Houston will get nearly $29 million to make one of its busiest and deadliest streets safer. The U.S. Department of Transportation awarded the money for upgrades along a 7-mile stretch of ...

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- A deputy and another driver are in the hospital following an overnight crash in southwest Houston, authorities said. The collision happened just before 4 a.m. on Friday near ...