The jail had been out of compliance with minimum state standards set by the Texas Commission on Jail Standards since January ...

The Texas Commission on Jail Standards issued a remedial order last year to address several issues of non-compliance in the Harris County Jail.

Texas death row inmate Cedric Ricks, convicted of murdering his ex-girlfriend and her 8-year-old son, apologized to a ...

Republicans in South Texas worry the immigration issue could erode the gains they've made in what has historically been a ...

Two Texas men will spend decades in federal prison after investigators uncovered their roles in a sprawling pharmacy burglary ring that targeted stores across m ...

Pat Mahomes Sr., the father NFL star Patrick Mahomes II, was released from jail as the court extended his DWI probation by two years following a legal motion withdrawal.

Carmen Mejia was cleared after two decades in prison, yet immigration authorities may detain the Austin woman despite a ...

Cedric Ricks is set to be executed by lethal injection on Wednesday for the murder of 30-year-old Roxann Sanchez and her 8-year-old Anthony.

Three private schools are suing the Texas leaders in charge of overseeing the state's school voucher program for excluding ...

A North Texas man is facing execution for fatally stabbing his girlfriend and her 8-year-old son nearly 13 years ago.

Two Texas women face multiple charges after allegedly using drones and plastic crows to smuggle drugs, cell phones and tobacco into a federal prison in Grant Parish, Louisiana, of ...