Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. Recommended Videos HOUSTON — The ...

Lynlee Pollis, who was sentenced to prison in a deadly DUI crash, must return to jail for 15 days each year on dates tied to the victims' birthdays and the anniversary of 2023 crash in Dallas.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Fernando Padron was stuck in a South Texas jail cell. Accused of stealing credit cards that he used to buy diapers, a bike and ...

The Harris County Jail has finally passed a state safety inspection — the jail’s first passing grade in nearly two years. However, state officials provided “technical assistance” during the inspection ...

Two Harris County prisoners died this month, one of whom died after being transferred to a private prison in Louisiana – an ongoing practice used to address overcrowding within the county jail in ...

Cassandra Johnson, whose son Trelynn Wormley died in the Tarrant County jail on July 20, 2022, speaks to members of the Texas Commission on Jail Standards on Feb. 6, 2025. CODY COPELAND ccopeland@star ...

A Texas inmate is accused of assaulting two correctional officers during a routine cell search, leaving one with a concussion ...

ICE Officer's Release From Texas Jail Opens a New Front in the Escalating Fight Over Extradition BROWNSVILLE, Texas (AP) — The release of an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer from a Texas ...

HOUSTON — The Kinner & Stevens Funeral Home wouldn’t open for hours, so Sarah Knight sat in the parking lot with one thought consuming her: The body inside was not her son’s. Nothing about the 1 a.m.