Huntsville Happens

By Staff Reporter POINT BLANK, TEXAS — A 27‑year‑old Conroe woman, Paige Kirsten, has been arrested following a San Jacinto County investigation into an alleged child predatory offense that occurred earlier this year in the Point Blank area. According to investigators, detectives opened the case after receiving a report in May involving a juvenile victim. […]

HUNTSVILLE, TEXAS — The Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) will switch to a new statewide payroll and personnel system on July 13, 2026, a change that affects nearly 36,000 employees across Texas. The agency is moving to the Centralized Accounting and Payroll/Personnel System (CAPPS), a platform used by many other state agencies to standardize […]

COLLEGE STATION — Texas A&M researchers have detected Rickettsia typhi, the bacterium that causes flea‑borne murine typhus, in cat fleas collected in the Rio Grande Valley, an area already reporting some of the highest human case numbers in the state. Murine typhus can cause high fever, severe headache, rash, and in rare cases, life‑threatening complications. […]

CROCKETT, TEXAS — The Houston County Sheriff’s Office has arrested 37‑year‑old parolee Ellis Johnta Izquierdo after a nine‑year‑old child made an outcry alleging inappropriate touching, according to Sheriff Zak Benge. The report was first made on Monday, June 29, when deputies received a call stating that the child had disclosed the abuse earlier that morning. […]

CONROE, TEXAS — A Conroe man who publicly identified himself as a youth pastor in the Houston area has been arrested following a months‑long child exploitation investigation led by Constable Ryan Gable’s Internet Crimes Against Children Unit and Safe Harbor Detectives. Noel Walker, 20, was taken into custody on July 2, 2026, after investigators developed […]

Date Range: July 2–5, 2026 JULY 2, 2026 JULY 3, 2026 JULY 4, 2026 JULY 5, 2026 Important Notice: All arrested and indicted suspects are innocent unless proven guilty in a court of law. The information on this page should never be used for the purposes of conducting a background check or determining the credibility […]

HUNTSVILLE, TEXAS — The new City Hall represents a significant upgrade from the previous facility, which had long exceeded its functional lifespan. The modern building is designed to improve public access, streamline city operations, and support Huntsville’s continued growth. Key improvements include: While the core construction was funded through the 2016 bond authorization of 24,000,000, […]

HARRIS COUNTY — Authorities are investigating a series of tragic water‑related incidents over the July 4th weekend that left two children dead, one adult deceased, and another child hospitalized in serious condition. Harris County Sheriff’s Office deputies were called to the 900 block of Spring Lakes Haven Drive, near Louetta Road and W. Hardy Road, […]

CARTHAGE, Texas — Danny Buck Davidson, the former Panola County Criminal District Attorney whose courtroom work inspired a Hollywood portrayal by Matthew McConaughey, died peacefully Sunday morning, July 5, 2026, surrounded by family in Carthage. He was 79. Davidson became widely known for his successful 1999 prosecution of Bernie Tiede, who was convicted of murdering […]

By Selina Xia Zamacois NEW ORLEANS, LA — The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has upheld a lower court’s decision denying federal habeas corpus relief to Irving Alvin Davis, a Texas inmate sentenced to death for the 1998 rape and murder of 15‑year‑old Melissa Medina in El Paso. The ruling, issued July […]

SEBASTOPOL, TEXAS — Cody Johnson has come a long way from playing at Shenanigans Bar in Huntsville to now being the 2026 ACM Entertainer of the Year and Male Artist of the Year. Cody Johnson is releasing his sixth album, Banks Of The Trinity, on COJO Music/Warner Records Nashville this week. The 16-track album, produced […]

By Selina Xia Zamacois HUNTSVILLE, TEXAS — The Department of Homeland Security announced that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Enforcement and Removal Operations has removed Isaias Jose Rodriguez Manzanares, a Honduran national, following the completion of a Texas prison sentence and a final order of removal issued by a Department of Justice immigration judge. Rodriguez‑Manzanares […]

EL PASO, TEXAS — A federal jury in El Paso has convicted Joseph Lavar Davis, 47, a former U.S. Army civilian contractor, for orchestrating the theft of more than 200 pallets of Meals Ready to Eat (MREs) valued at roughly $1,120,000. The verdict was announced by U.S. Attorney Justin R. Simmons for the Western District […]

June 26, 2026 June 27, 2026 June 27–28, 2026 Total Bookings: 32 inmates Important Notice:�All arrested and indicted suspects are innocent unless proven guilty in a court of law. The information on this page should never be used for the purposes of conducting a background check or determining the credibility of a person’s character.This page […]

HUNTSVILLE, TEXAS — A Texas Department of Criminal Justice case manager is now at the center of a widening criminal investigation after being arrested last week in Walker County. Jahlil Sharif Howard, 28, of Willis, Texas, was booked into the Walker County Jail on June 26, 2026, at 11:03 a.m. by the Texas Board of […]