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Using blunt words to announce the termination of Men's Wearhouse founder George Zimmer from his position as executive chairman on Wednesday, the company declined to give a reason and said it would "discuss with Mr. Zimmer the extent, if any, and terms of his ongoing relationship with the company."

An army of teenagers is skipping a week of sleeping in and swimming this summer to give back to their community doing mission work in East Texas.

Juneteenth, the holiday that commemorates the abolition of slavery in Texas, two years after the Emancipation Proclamation, was celebrated by many at Emancipation Park on Dowling Street on Wednesday.

Despite the fact that it derives its name from a Native American word meaning "friends," Texas is a pugnacious state, one far more in line with its unofficial "Don't Mess With Texas" motto than any other.

Paul Wall has a new gig. Houston's undisputed king of the parking lot takes his new role as seriously as those icy grills he touts.

Denham Capital Management LP, an energy-focused private equity firm with an office in Houston, said it's forming and backing a Houston power financing company.

In a city where the margarita tends to monopolize the frozen alcoholic beverage market, one can easily forget there are other cocktails that are just as icy and intoxicating.

It's spring and dirtwork at the corner of Jefferson and Harrington streets will soon sprout a new fire station for the city.

The Rev. Tim Niekerk still is in awe of what took place at his church when Salem Lutheran Church in Tomball devoted a day's worth of tithes and offerings to serving the community.

In an exciting moment for all of Houston, hometown girl Danielle Bradbery beat out The Swon Brothers and first runner-up, Michelle Chamuel.

Fort Bend County Sheriff's Office deputies are searching for a missing man who walked away from a group home.

The Pearland resident has devoted her career to that purpose, most recently as the executive director of Holocaust Museum Houston , 5401 Caroline.

Two young men and a juvenile are in custody in Alvin in connection with the death of a 74-year-old man in southeast Houston and one of the suspects is identified as the victim's grandson.

With offices in both Houston and New York and with his publisher based in Manhattan, it only made sense that trial lawyer David Berg would hold his book launch party at Michael's in Midtown West, the site of his first book signing a decade ago.

Houston police said the near-drowning occurred at Blue Ridge Park in the 5600 block of Court Road around 8:20 p.m. Monday.

On the heels of opening its new corporate tower, BBVA Compass has leased a 40,741-square-foot support office at 15355 Vantage Parkway in North Houston, according to CBRE Group Inc. BBVA Compass has leased a back office in Houston to support its new corporate tower, according to the Houston Business Journal , a Birmingham Business Journal sister ... (more)

Just after 5:00 a.m., police were called to the Wilshire Place Apartments on Hollister Street and Tidwell Road.

Two Houston men have been arrested after several car break-ins during a nearly three-hour robbery spree along the Seawall in Galveston last week.

The Houston House, 264 W. Fifth St., also called the Houston House Gallery 264, serves as the league's home base.

According to the weather report in Houston for the next week, you can expect more hot, humid weather and little rain to put a dent in the heat.