Lawmakers are pursuing legislative changes that would keep more people locked up in overcrowded county jails while awaiting ...

Approximately 75 individuals from all different ages showed up to be extras in a movie trailer filming Sunday on the courthouse square in. Chris K. Seagler, a professional actor, is producing the film ...

Harris County paramedics found a low dose of ketamine to be safe and more effective than fentanyl for treating pain in a new ...

Anderson County officials sought to overturn a February ... shop’s 57 employees of the closure is “premature” since the Texas Supreme Court has not yet issued its mandate finalizing the ...

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AUSTIN, Texas - The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) announced the capture of Anderson Ronaldo Reyes Giron, a fugitive ...

A 34-year-old man has been transferred from a state prison to the Bell County Jail in order to face trial on a rape charge ...

State Hwy 35 remains closed Thursday morning between 16th Street and US 188, and traffic is still being diverted.