Maria Napal, 21, will soon be able to call herself a University of Texas at San Antonio graduate.

A newborn baby girl was found abandoned in a bayou with her umbilical cord still attached, according to the Harris County Sheriff’s Office.

Katy ISD’s board voted this past fall to require staff to notify parents if their child wants to use a different pronoun or identifies as a different gender.

Gabby Douglas is officially back.

Officials on Sunday afternoon lifted a shelter-in-place advisory that had been issued in suburban Houston because of a leak of ammonia gas from a refrigeration line at a warehouse.

Extremism experts and historians sound alarms as politicians, media personalities and celebrities amplify antisemitic conspiracies that have historically led to the killing of Jews.

A massive alligator took a stroll through a neighborhood west of Houston on Monday and onlookers were able to capture footage of the reptile.

The Katy Independent School District is investigating allegations that high school students used racist taunts during a volleyball game last week.

Thursday at 8:30 p.m., Fort Bend sheriff’s deputies and EMS responded to reports of a drowning in the 22900 block of Roberts Run Road.

The Harris County Sheriff's Office says a man charged with killing his wife has died after being found unresponsive in the county jail in Houston.

An 18-year-old member of the “10K” gang has been arrested in the large Houston-area brawl that ended in a student’s death last month.

A 17-year-old boy who was stabbed in a Valentine’s Day brawl in a west Harris County park has died from his injuries.

Authorities say two Texas sheriff deputies were shot and wounded while exchanging gunfire with a suspect who died at the scene.

A cyclist was able to narrowly escape injury during an attack from a pipe-wielding, shirtless jogger while on a trail in Katy last week, according to media reports.

Amputees have what they call an “ampu-versary,” a date when they celebrate how far they’ve come since losing a limb.

Two women have been arrested in connection with the shooting of a Houston-area nail salon owner over a price dispute.

A Texas man is facing a murder charge after authorities allege he killed his mother when he drove into a group of people who had been fighting in the parking lot of a suburban Houston restaurant, according to authorities.

Police say a woman died and several other people were injured when a driver struck a group of people in the parking lot of a suburban Houston restaurant following a reported fight.

A podiatrist in Katy, near Houston, will still be allowed to practice medicine after pleading guilty to repeated sexual assault of a child if he adheres to the terms of his plea deal.

A Silver Alert has been issued for Margarito Gauna, who was last seen at 5 p.m., Thursday, in the 17000 block of Little Glen Lane. KATY, Texas – Update:The Silver Alert issued for Margarito Gauna, 79, has been discontinued. Original:The Harris County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help in finding a missing 79-year-old man in Katy, Texas. A Silver Alert has been issued for Margarito Gauna, who was last seen at 5 p.m. on Thursday, in the 17000 block of Little Glen Lane, driving a gray 2013 Toyota Highlander. Anyone with more information on Gauna’s disappearance is urged to contact the Harris County Sheriff’s Office at 713-755-7427.

KATY, Texas – A couple found a dead man while looking at a house under construction Saturday in a Houston suburb. The man's body was discovered in a drainage ditch in the late afternoon behind the home in Katy, Harris County Sheriff's Office Sgt. Jason Brown told reporters. “The individual had obviously suffered some form of trauma, but as of right now we're not really sure what happened to the individual,” Brown said. Brown said investigators will look at footage from nearby security cameras in search of clues about how the man died.

Firefighters in Harris County are battling a massive blaze at an apartment complex under construction in Katy. The fire started Wednesday morning at Partnership Way and Texas 99, according to the Harris County Sheriff’s Office. HCSO said the fire is expected to have a “big impact on the area.”KSAT’s sister station KPRC has reported that the cause of the fire is currently unknown. Any fatalities and injuries are also unknown at this time. Watch a livestream of the fire from KPRC below:

KATY, Texas – A large fire that could be seen for miles in southeastern Texas burned an apartment complex Wednesday on the outskirts of Houston. The fire began about 6:30 a.m. at the complex near Katy that local media reported was under construction. The Harris County Emergency Services District fire department did not immediately return a phone call for information on whether there were any injuries or if there was a possible cause of the fire.

KATY, Texas – A state trooper with the Texas Department of Public Safety was arrested after allegedly sexually assaulting a woman while he was on duty Friday night, DPS officials confirm. He’s accused of forcing a woman to perform oral sex on him after a traffic stop, according to multiple reports. He then allegedly placed his hand on his firearm and told the woman to run. Boykin has been employed with the department for approximately four years and was assigned to the Texas Highway Patrol office in Katy. Boykin was arrested Saturday and booked into Harris County Jail where he was later bonded out, KPRC reported.