The Houston City Council on Wednesday cleared the way for a $35.9 million redesign of Bissonnet Street, approving an agreement to accept a federal grant that will remake one of Houston’s most ...

FILE: Two gates have been placed on part of Bissonnet Street in southwest Houston where prostitution has historically been commonplace. The gates block off part of the street between 10 p.m. and 5 a.m ...

HOUSTON — Houston police have added barriers to parts of a notorious stretch of road on the southwest side. The Bissonnet Track is a known hotspot for human trafficking and prostitution, among other ...

A law enforcement initiative aimed at reducing prostitution and human trafficking along a stretch of Bissonnet Street in Southwest Houston has been effective, according to Mayor Sylvester Turner. The ...

HOUSTON – The Houston Police Department is investing time, money, and manpower in shutting down the streets that have had historically high rates of sex trade activity. The initiative started last ...

A Houston federal jury has found a 47-year-old man guilty of sex trafficking four women using force and coercion and of taking women across state lines to engage in prostitution. Larry "Lavish" Lewis ...

HOUSTON – A Houston man convicted of sex trafficking four women by means of force and of taking three women across state lines to engage in prostitution has learned his sentence. Larry “Lavish” Lewis, ...

HOUSTON — Two men who were walking along a southwest Houston street were killed when someone got out of a car and shot them Saturday, according to police. The shooter remains on the loose. The call ...

According to police, an unidentified driver fled the scene of a crash that killed a 57-year-old pedestrian on Bissonnet Street.

Authorities are investigating a fatal hit-and-run incident that occurred Thursday evening in the 2400 block of Bissonnet Street. A 57-year-old man was struck and killed by an ...

The Houston City Council on Wednesday cleared the way for a $35.9 million redesign of Bissonnet Street, approving an agreement to accept a federal grant that will remake one of Houston's most ...