WALKER COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) -- Crews continued working late into the night Friday to contain a wildfire north of Huntsville that grew 10 times its size in a matter of three hours.

A large wildfire burning across 500 acres in Huntsville, Texas, forced some parts of the city to evacuate Friday, as forecasters are predicting extremely hot weather to persist over Labor Day weekend.

HUNTSVILLE, Texas (KTRK) -- An investigation is underway into a plane crash that killed a father and son at a Huntsville airport on Wednesday afternoon. According to the Texas Department of Public ...

HUNTSVILLE, Texas (KBTX) - A small and brief tornado touched down Monday afternoon in Walker County, the National Weather Service in Houston confirmed. Brief tornado touched down in Huntsville ...

The fire started around 2:30 a.m. at the historic prison near downtown Huntsville on 12th Street in Walker County. The 174-year-old facility houses about 1,600 inmates.

More than 600 inmates had to be evacuated after a fire erupted at the Huntsville Unit early Friday, according to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. Skip Navigation.