According to the report, Luis Baez, 25, was found unresponsive inside his assigned cell on Friday by TDCJ Correctional Staff.

The underground cockfighting network operating across Texas continues to face increased pressure from law enforcement and ...

A Tarrant County jury convicted Anthony Bell-Johnson, 24, of capital murder for the deaths of 17-year-old Jamarrien Monroe and 5-year-old Rayshard Scott in 2022, the county’s district attorney’s ...

Democrats should choose Maggie Ellis and Kristen Hawkins as their Texas Supreme court candidates in the general election, writes the Houston Chronicle editorial board.

As a part of a yearlong study, Texas county jails are collecting data about pregnant inmates’ prenatal care, mental health indicators, pregnancy outcomes and more.

The general counsel for Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard on Monday warned the attorney for an anonymous government employee ...

A 24-year-old man has been sentenced to two life sentences in prison after a jury found him guilty of killing a 5-year-old ...

The first center for dispersing sterile screwworm flies from U.S. soil in decades opened Monday in Texas, part of a larger effort to ...

A federal appeals court decision expands immigration detention and may lead to more detained migrants in Texas.

Luis Perez waited 53 and a half years to be freed from prison. When his day finally came, on Jan. 16, 2025, he could ...

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Convicted sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell invoked her Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination during a deposition before the powerful House Oversight Committee.