In recent headlines:

Pasadena Citizen: Pasadena ISD Police Department names UHD graduate, Moses Rodriguez, the district's 2016 Officer of the Year.

Pasadena Citizen: Former Houston City Councilman Ed Gonzalez is in a runoff election for Harris County sheriff with constable's lieutenant Jerome Moore. Gonzalez obtained his bachelor of science in criminal justice, and his masters of security management from University of Houston - Downtown.