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KHOU 11’s new documentary explores the evolution and resilience of Black family life, from Africa to emancipation and beyond.

The KHOU 11 weather team has called for a Weather Impact Alert this afternoon. TRAFFIC: 18-wheeler crash shuts down South ...

Before Burnt Biscuit was a favorite place to be and the bridges towering over the Brazos River connected Brazoria to the rest of the Brazosport area, loyal Brazorians of the ...

The suspect led law enforcement on a chase that ended in a crash. Then the suspect ran, jumping over a fence and landed ...

According to the sheriff's office, the suspect led deputies on a chase, crashed into a ditch and then ran off into the woods.

Hurricane Helene lasted only a few days in September, but it altered the landscape of the Southeastern U.S. in profound ways ...

Authorities in Brazoria County have shut down an illegal game room in Lake Jackson. On June 25, 2025, the Brazoria County Sheriff’s Office closed the room operating in the 1300 block of TX-332.

Brazoria County worked with Pearland police to set up a perimeter around the area and used drones to locate two of the suspects. The value of the stolen items is not immediately known.

Details are limited, due to how active the investigation is, but officials with the Brazoria Co. Sheriff's Office said a suspect was shot during a chase.

A man wanted for assault is dead after a high-speed chase and shooting in Brazoria County. Major Blow to 500K Migrants After Supreme Court Ruling US sends world's largest military aircraft near ...

A young child was found along a rural county road between Pearland and Manvel on Tuesday, June 24, 2025. Brazoria County Sheriff's Office officials need help.