Texas teens to be trained next year on police interactions
High schoolers, new drivers and police officers are all set to receive training in how to act during police interactions under a new state law that went into effect this month. But don’t…
High schoolers, new drivers and police officers are all set to receive training in how to act during police interactions under a new state law that went into effect this month. But don’t…
Amid unverified reports of dangerous water shortages and overflowing sewage at Beaumont prisons after Hurricane Harvey, a Texas congressman is seeking answers from the federal government. “Due to several reports of…
After Hurricane Harvey struck the Houston area, San Antonio sent 30 police officers to Southeast Texas. El Paso deployed more than 40 of its force. More than 100 officers came…
Two more Texas prisons started evacuations late Monday night to escape historic flooding in the Houston area brought by Hurricane Harvey, bringing the total evacuation count to five prisons and…
In Houston, police say there are solvable property crime cases with no one to solve them. Dallas officers are taking more time to respond to fewer emergency calls, and both…
The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals on Monday halted the execution of a convicted child murderer who claims he’s intellectually disabled and therefore ineligible for the state’s harshest punishment. Steven…
Bernie Tiede lost in the courts again Thursday, but he isn’t giving up. Tiede — a small-town East Texas mortician whose crime prompted a Hollywood movie — has already been…
Editor’s note: This story has been updated throughout. HOUSTON — Starting Wednesday morning, the Texas Department of Criminal Justice will begin moving more than 1,000 inmates from one hot Texas…
Editor’s note: This story has been updated with additional context. About 1,000 hot Texas prisoners might soon be moving to cooler accommodations. As part of a court order, Texas submitted…
Editor’s note: This story has been updated to note that the Texas Department of Public Safety has agreed to change its plans to charge crime lab fees. After outcry from…