Jim Padgett, 81, still remembers the barbershop he strolled by as a teen in the 1940s on Bissonnet Street near Rice Avenue. "They offered special haircuts for bald men," said Padgett, who now lives in ...

HOUSTON – A federal jury has convicted a 47-year-old Houston man of sex trafficking four women by means of force and of taking three women across state lines to engage in prostitution, the United ...

HOUSTON – An infamous area in southwest Houston known for its gritty and forward prostitution activity is beginning to clear out after police said they’ve recently implemented new measures. According ...

Violent crime is down by 22% and robberies by 36% along the Bissonnet Corridor since Houston police began blocking roadways every night to curb human trafficking and prostitution, officials said. At ...

HOUSTON — A group of volunteers began their day Saturday along Bissonnet Street picking up the trash in an area that’s had to deal with sex trafficking and other issues like illegal dumping. The event ...

The young women in skimpy outfits lined up on the grassy median across from Best Elementary, day after day, looking for "dates." It didn't take long for Vinicia Cruz to decide she didn't want to walk ...

HOUSTON — Houston will get nearly $29 million to make one of its busiest and deadliest streets safer. The U.S. Department of Transportation awarded the money for upgrades along a 7-mile stretch of ...