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 ...

Six gates have been placed on part of Bissonnet Street and other nearby locations in southwest Houston where prostitution has historically been commonplace. The gates block off streets between 10 p.m.

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, 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.

Houston-based filmmakers have created a movie chronicling the dark world of sex trafficking on Bissonnet Street. “Bissonnet” is a gritty, suspense thriller about a young woman who gets caught up in ...

Officers have begun blocking the streets in the area of southwest Houston known as the Bissonnet Track in an effort to tamp down on sex trafficking, according to police officials. The Bissonnet Track ...

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 ...

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- First responders tried to save a man found shot early Monday morning at a Metro bus stop in southwest Houston but were not successful, Houston police said. A Houston police ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...