Helmeted rescue workers raced Tuesday to complete the search for survivors and the dead in the Oklahoma City suburb where a mammoth tornado destroyed countless homes, cleared lots down to bare red earth and claimed 24 lives.

Rain is expected to move into the Houston area overnight and there is a possibility that we may see some severe weather on Wednesday, KHOU 11 News Chief Meteorologist David Paul said.

The Super Bowl is coming back to Houston. NFL owners chose Houston over Miami Tuesday to host the 51st Super Bowl in 2017. "It's going to be a wonderful celebration," said Texans owner Bob McNair.

A man wanted in the execution-style murders of a woman and a 10-year-old boy surrendered to authorities Tuesday after a week on the run, according to Houston police. Only KHOU 11 News was present when Jerome Godine was taken off the streets.

The Harris County Attorney’s office is now officially the general counsel for the Harris County Housing Authority, which it represented last year when former authority CEO Guy Rankin IV — now being investigated by the FBI — sued the agency for breach of contract. The Harris County Commissioners Court on Tuesday approved an agreement formalizing the arrangement, which has been in place in an unofficial capacity since March, when Michael Fleming, a former county attorney who was serving as general counsel, stepped down to dedicate more time to private practice. State law allows the agency to hire private attorneys or use the county attorney for legal services. Officials said the  Read More

Under amendments made to a sunset review bill, the state’s Sunset Review Commission could evaluate the Texas Education Agency and the University Interscholastic League between the 2013 and 2015 legislative sessions.  Of the 10 proposed amendments to House Bill 1675, which already has passed the Texas House and is awaiting Gov. Rick Perry’s signature, two were tabled – one would add the State Board of Education to the list of agencies under sunset review, and the other would sunset the state’s river authorities, beginning with the Brazos River Authority, Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority and the Lower Colorado River Authority. Sen. Dan Patrick, R-Houston, faced some pushback from his peers while proposing an  Read More

An electric fee rebate that has caused turmoil in the debate over a budget deal was approved by the Texas Senate Tuesday. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Tommy Williams, R-The Woodlands, added the refund to House Bill 7, a bill to reduce the state’s reliance on funds collected for a particular purpose but not spent for that purpose. Lawmakers and state leaders including Gov. Rick Perry want to curb the practice, calling it gimmickry because the unspent funds are used help to balance the budget. One of the so-called dedicated funds that has built up a huge balance is the System Benefit Fund, which is fueled by fees and meant to  Read More

A day after spending hours interrogating three nominees to the University of Texas System board of regents, the Senate Nominations Committee voted to approve the appointments in a hastily called meeting Tuesday. The appointments ? which could tip the board?s balance of power in a new direction ? likely will come before the full Senate for confirmation in the next few days. Gov. Rick Perry reappointed regents Vice Chairman Paul Foster of El Paso to the board in February and also nominated Jeff Hildebrand of Houston, CEO of Hilcorp Energy Co., and Ernest Aliseda, a part-time municipal judge in McAllen. Their terms would expire Feb. 1, 2019. Much of Monday?s  Read More

J.C. Penney Co., under major pricing and merchandising changes, swung to a bigger-than-expected first-quarter loss and said Tuesday it no longer expects to meet its previous profit forecast for the year as it sees more restructuring charges.

Three members of the all-Republican Texas Supreme Court face re-election this year, but two will have to survive primary opponents who accuse the court of becoming too pro-business.

Researchers say they've shown that certain plants have smarts during dry times.

Gov. Rick Perry isn't saying whether he approves of the University of Texas at Austin president whose job was reported to be in jeopardy.

U.S. Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson has placed her longtime chief of staff on administrative leave.

A Central Texas teenager has pleaded guilty to murder in the 2011 Waco drive-by fatal shooting of another youth.

Neighbors in a Fort Bend County neighborhood had an unexpected visitor this morning

A Harris Co. ADA has made it her mission to zero in on pimps and put them behinds bars. Meanwhile, a judge is helping the victims

State officials say a very minor oil spill has led to tar balls washing up on more than 2 miles of Galveston beaches

A man and a woman will be charged with criminal trespassing after they were found on the roof of a Montrose area church

Authorities say a man shot at a sports bar in NW Harris Co. was taken to a house instead of a hospital

A strange smell turned out to be gas leak in northwest Harris County

Bob Harvey told me Wednesday labor pains aren?t the only workforce issues Houston has to deal with. Despite media outlets like the New York Times and Forbes pointing out how cool Houston is, the Petro Metro has an image problem, said Harvey, chairman and CEO of the Greater Houston Partnership. When the partnership was reaching out to the market to raise money for Opportunity Houston 2.0, Harvey added, employers and boosters said three issues kept them up at night. The first: ?The image of?

Houston-based ClearCorrect's business won't be impacted by a judge's ruling that aims to block the company's U.S. imports, Chief Marketing Officer Anthony Penketh said. "This has no affect on our business at all," Penketh told me. "Nothing changes with our operations at all. We carry on." U.S. International Trade Commission Judge Robert Rogers said ClearCorrect violated San Jose, Calif.-based Align Technology Inc.'s (Nasdaq: ALGN) patent rights. Rogers found that ClearCorrect infringed six patents?

Air China is experiencing some bumps along the pathway of implementing its new Houston ? Beijing flight. In January, the airline revealed ? to much local fanfare ? plans to launch the new Houston route, which is scheduled to begin flying out of George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) July 12. The flight is to be Air China?s first new U.S. route in years. However, during a recent conversation with Zhihang Chi, vice president and general manager of Air China North America, he noted that?

Millions of eyes will be on the Houston Aeros this weekend. No, not the team that takes to the ice at Toyota Center to begin its final playoff run before leaving town for good ? the one that put Houston on the world?s hockey map. After spending Saturday night glued to their sets watching Hockey Night in Canada, TV viewers north of the border will all tune in Sunday for the debut of ?Mr. Hockey: The Gordie Howe Story.? The movie focuses on Gordie Howe?s second life as a hockey superstar?

We often hear of the shortage of primary care physicians in this country, but a study in the online issue of Neurology says a projected shortage of neurologists in the U.S. will nearly double by 2025. For patients, this would translate into longer wait times and more difficulty finding a neurologist, according to the report. Currently, the U.S. could use 11 percent more neurologists to meet needs, but by 2025 the number is expected to grow to 19 percent. Dr. Charles Gay, medical director of the?

Given today?s economic uncertainty, there are many Houstonians who are not exactly sure what their financial future has in store for them. If you find yourself looking to diversify investments or considering your next professional move, please continue reading. The Houston economy is doing well. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics website, the U.S. January 2013 unemployment rate was 8.5 percent, and Houston fared far better at 6.7 percent ? Midland was the top metropolitan performer?

Here are five frequently asked questions about Houston getting Super Bowl LI in 2017: Q. What is the date for the game? A. It hasn?t been determined. The league asked Houston, San Francisco and South Florida to keep three Sundays open. So much can happen in the NFL between now and 2016 and 2017. Like an 18-game regular-season schedule that could push back the Super Bowl in February. Q. How do you get tickets to the Super Bowl? A. Truthfully, have enough money to call a broker or become part of a package deal with a travel agency. If you?re a season-ticket holder of one of the participating teams, you [...]

Royals lineup: Lough 9, Johnson 6, Gordon 7, Butler DH, Hosmer 3, Cain 8, Moustakas 5, Kottaras 2, Getz 4. RHP Wade Davis 1. Astros lineup: Grossman 8, Altuve 4, Castro 2, Martinez 7, Carter 3, Pena DH, Paredes 9, Dominguez 5, Gonzalez 6. RHP Norris 1. With the exception of the pitcher, Bo Porter had the same starting lineup for the second consecutive game Tuesday night against the Kansas City Royals. Porter doesn?t anticipate the lineup to fluctuate much moving forward now. ?I think the infield pretty much has been consistent the whole year,? Porter said. ?It was more fluid in the outfield. Now that we have made the [...]

Houston was favored to win Super Bowl LI, but let?s be honest: If the Florida legislature had not dropped the political football, so to speak, we would have been the underdog to South Florida. There was no guarantee South Florida would have been voted Super Bowl LI today if the legislature had approved a referendum in Dade County to give voters a chance to approve $350 million in improvements for Sun Life Stadium. But it would have been favored, and no matter how extraordinary Houston?s bid was, it might not have been able to overcome the lure Miami and Fort Lauderdale in February. South Florida politicians fumbling its bid obviously [...]

Photos from OTAs: Texans hone their skills in the sun

Ultimately, Andre Johnson couldn?t lose. Miami is home and Houston is where he has so skillfully plied his trade for 10 NFL seasons. But Johnson decided, following a moment of reflection after the Texans? off-season workout Tuesday, that he?d prefer to see the 51st Super Bowl in 2017 come to Texas. ?We did a great job last time and we?d do a great job again,? the six-time Pro Bowl receiver explained. ?I don?t really think you can go wrong with either place . . . but I?d say I?m rooting for Houston.? Johnson was speaking about an hour before it was announced at the NFL owners? meeting in Boston that [...]