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.

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 – 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 ...

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 ...

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) -- 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 — 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 ...

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 ...