Texas prisons will allow only new softcover books as part of a contraband crackdown.

Christopher Knight Lopez, a 40-year-old Katy man, has pleaded guilty to orchestrating a decade-long investment fraud scheme ...

Abigail Shry was due to begin serving a 27-month federal prison sentence this week for threatening a federal judge, but she ...

Terrance Allen, 40, is being held at the McLennan County Jail on a $150,000 bond after he was charged with aggravated robbery ...

In May 2018, Ruby McPeters was eight months pregnant when she was booked into Hood County jail on a probation violation.

Rep. Al Green was ejected from President Donald Trump's State of the Union address Tuesday night.

Governor Greg Abbott Monday directed the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) to enhance public safety and homeland ...

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said in an opinion the Texas Commission on Jail Standards has the authority to hire an independent investigator to look into all custody deaths. The opinion is in ...

The Bexar County Jail passed its 2026 state inspection with full compliance after prior setbacks and a rise in inmate deaths ...

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