White, 40, was arrested by the FBI last August on charges of taking tens of thousands of dollars in bribes to influence city ...

He founded the art department at Texas Southern University in Houston, where he taught for 30 years ... more than 30 years and also spent 15 years volunteering in the Catawba County Schools system. In ...

Longtime Dallasites may remember taking a school field trip or a family excursion to the Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights ...

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Groups representing some of South Africa's white minority responded Saturday to a plan by ...

Houston-area communities including Pearland, Atascocita and Conroe have some of the highest property tax rates in the nation.

From musical performances to art displays and educational workshops, here are several events to attend in the Houston area to celebrate Black History Month.

Free tax preparation assistance for qualifying individuals is available from several community and nonprofit groups in the ...

The agency released another 60 names Thursday, and 25 of them have worked in school districts in and around the Houston area. Harris County prosecutors allege that at certification testing sites ...

The Houston Rockets are playing through their longest losing streak of the season. Houston's skid is causing the team to fall behind in the Western Conference. The Houston Rockets have played some ...

Another prisoner has died while in custody at the Harris County Jail, marking the third reported death so far this year. Kristopher McGregor, 39, was booked into the downtown Houston jail Jan. 2 ...

The Texas African American Museum celebrated its 4th annual Black History Month event on Saturday evening at the Holiday Inn.

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...