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Past articles by Nicole:

Judge declines to withdraw execution order for Arthur Brown Jr, convicted of killing 4 at Houston home

The Court of Criminal Appeals on Tuesday went as far to call a request by the Office of... → Read More

Politics behind proposed HISD takeover, not benefits to students, Hidalgo says

Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo on Saturday derided the proposed takeover of the Houston... → Read More

Texas death row inmate Arthur Brown Jr. seeks stay of execution

Arthur Brown Jr. has asked that his execution be halted on the grounds that prosecutors in 1993 failed to disclose key evidence. → Read More

Houston adoptive father of 9 used religion, social media to mask abuse of children, prosecutors say

Hayim Cohen is now facing 12 child abuse charges, with each court appearance unraveling a layer of purported deceit. → Read More

Houston adoptive father of 9 accused of sexually abusing most of his children may face 8 new charges

Hayim Nissim Cohen could face eight new charges in connection to allegations that he sexually abused several of his adopted children. → Read More

Man killed, two Houston police officers stabbed during mental health call, authorities say

A man was fatally shot and two Houston police officers stabbed with a knife Saturday at his parents' west Houston home during an apparent mental health crisis. → Read More

Ex-deputy accused in Houston shooting may be tied to biker club

Two men involved in a fatal January highway shooting — a slain motorcyclist and the former deputy accused of killing him — may be linked to motorcycle clubs. → Read More

Man sentenced to life for Midtown club shootout with authorities that left mother dead, 3 deputies wounded

Anguished screams erupted in a Harris County courtroom Friday as a judge sentenced Joseph Gonzalez, 27, to life in prison for a 2021 night club shooting. → Read More

Sean Teare, Harris County prosecutor, resigns, then publicly criticizes leadership in Ogg's office

Sean Teare, head of the Kim Ogg's Vehicular Crimes Division, submitted his resignation around Friday, pledging to work two more weeks. → Read More

Boxes of marijuana found in Heights-area home where two men were killed, search warrants show

When police searched the Heights-area home of a former Oregon marijuana grower found dead in the trunk of his car, they found several boxes of marijuana. → Read More

Two killed, one wounded in southwest Houston shooting, police say

Breaking news Houston Chronicle Two people were killed and a third person was wounded in a shooting Saturday in southwest Houston, according to authorities. The shooting happened around 6 p.m. in the 14100 block of Fleetwell Drive near Buffalo Speedway. Police officials are expected to provide more details about the shooting later Saturday. → Read More

Houston police ID teens tied to robbery, police shooting that led to Wisdom High School lockdown

John Nsenguwera, Mohamed Robinson, and Mahamoudou Sylla, 18, have been charged in connection with the robbery and clash with police near Wisdom High School. → Read More

Former Houston elementary teacher under investigation following sexual abuse accusations

A southwest Houston elementary school teacher is being investigated by authorities following multiple allegations of sexual abuse. → Read More

Humble teen found with dead mother's body in car held on $1M bail, father says he's not allowed home

Tyler Roenz, 18, will be held at the Harris County Jail in lieu of $1 million bail in connection with four charges, including murder. → Read More

Lawyers debate missing evidence and bad memories in ex-cop Gerald Goines case

The Harris County District Attorney’s Office disclosed the revelations Monday about the possibility of missing evidence after a phone call with the police union → Read More

Woman accused of synagogue break-in, spilling wine on Torah, ordered to stay home, judge says

Ezra Law, accused of breaking into a Houston synagogue, will be forced to stay home — except for work, court and medical appointments — if she posts a $10,000 b → Read More

Lawyers for Antonio Armstrong Jr.'s capital murder case oppose moving trial out of Harris County

Lawyers in the case against Antonio Armstrong Jr. are expected to argue why the trial on whether he killed his parents in 2016 should or should not be moved. → Read More

Indicted janitor who urinated in water bottles infected multiple Houston women with STDs, lawsuit says

Complaints of urine smells plagued the east Houston building for weeks prior to the discovery last September that Lucio Diaz had been captured on hidden cameras → Read More

Humble teen Tyler Roanz, accused in mother's death, extradited from Nebraska to Harris County

Humble teen Tyler Roenz, accused of killing his mother and stashing her body in the trunk of their car, has been extradited to Harris County from Nebraska. → Read More

Harris County clerk worker accused of buying cookies with stolen funds

Prosecutors believe Sharika Prejean would use her position as a public servant to access financial records and make Treats purchases, officials said. → Read More