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, Texas (KTRK) -- Local law enforcement has seen an uptick in sex trafficking in southwest Houston, so in an effort to reduce the presence of prostitution in the area, community leaders are ...

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 ...

A man was fatally shot Thursday morning near a restaurant and nightclub in southwest Houston, marking the second such homicide in a month in a block some say is plagued by prostitution and other crime ...

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 ...

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 stretch of Bissonnet Street highlighted in orange will undergo a redesign with the help of a grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation. Houston has been selected to receive a $28.79 million ...

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 ...