Whitmire said the Houston Police Department is focused on enforcing state laws. He also said “politicizing” federal deportation efforts “is the worst thing you can do.”
The Houston Police Department is investigating after two people were injured when an elderly man suffered a medical emergency and crashed into a business.
According to the Houston Police Department, officers responded to a call around 2 a.m. on Grand Oaks Drive, near the Cloverleaf area, where they found the child suffering from two gunshot wounds. The Houston Fire Department took the victim to a hospital.
The state has vowed to assist the president in his efforts to revamp immigration. But Texas' biggest cities and school districts are more reluctant to help.
HOUSTON — Houston police are searching for a suspect involved in an attempted carjacking near East Downtown late Monday night that left a woman injured. According to the Houston Police Department, the incident occurred shortly after 11:40 p.m. outside a nightclub on Milby Street near Preston Street.
HPD said the victim was trying to make a left turn before being struck by a pickup truck driver, who police said ran from the scene on foot.
When asked for comment, Houston Police Officers' Union President Doug Griffith texted Eyewitness News, "Cops love donuts!" HPD confirmed an investigation is underway.
Robert Davis III allegedly shot and killed a Texas officer Wednesday. A manhunt ended when Houston police fatally shot Davis after he wounded a K-9.
Houston Mayor John Whitmire and the Houston Police Department say drug-addicted rats have been digging through old evidence stashes.
The officer who died was identified as Jesus Vargas, a 17-year veteran of the Brazoria County Sheriff's Office. Police later killed the suspected shooter, 56-year-old Robert Davis III, after an hours-long manhunt.
The Seguin Police Department said Arlen Vargas, 39, was pinned between a tractor-trailer and a building Friday night at a bottling factory outside San Antonio.
FIEL Houston said they have fielded more than 150 calls from concerned citizens reporting who they thought were ICE agents in their neighborhoods.