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 — Houston city officials are calling the permanent gates blocking the side streets of the "Bissonnet Track" a success. The permanent gates went up about a month ago after police were using ...

Houston man Jonathan Smith-Byrd is facing up to life in prison after a federal jury found him guilty of running a sex ...

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 ...

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 ...

Used condoms and discarded underwear used to litter the ground along the Bissonnet Track where scantily-clad women and the motorists seeking them out for anonymous sex once roamed, employees of a ...

Bissonnet Street (KPRC, Copyright 2023 by KPRC Click2Houston - All rights reserved.) HOUSTON – Local leaders, including Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg ...

HOUSTON — "Transformational change" -- that's how city leaders are characterizing a crackdown on the Bissonnet Track, an area of town once known for widespread prostitution. On Wednesday, city leaders ...

Drivers along the Katy Freeway are dealing with another major disruption after a tractor trailer struck the Houston Avenue bridge once again. It’s happened again — tanker truck strikes Houston Avenue ...

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- In less than two years, Houston police have reported more than 3,800 crimes on what's known as the "Bissonnet Track," and one-fourth of them have been related to prostitution.