Investigators say an allegedly intoxicated driver caused the death of a passenger after the vehicle flipped over a bayou in northwest Houston.

Nine people were injured Monday afternoon after a METRO bus and METRO Rail collided in downtown Houston.

A gas leak blocked all eastbound lanes of Beltway 8 East near Lockwood on Monday morning.

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Morning traffic in downtown Houston was delayed more than usual due to a speaking engagement featuring Sarah Palin, Colin Powell, and Rudy Giuliani.

The Texas Department of Transportation is planning more street closures this weekend as it works to repair eastbound lanes on Interstate 10, the East Freeway,

The owner was driving on Highway 59 near Fondren when the horses trailer dislodged and it fell out, Stafford Police Department Spokesman Raphael Virata said.

A 4-year-old child was one of two people thrown from a vehicle on a northwest Harris County highway.