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The death of Deputy Christina Kohler was announced by the Harris County Sheriff’s Office last week

Edric Wilson was cleared of a murder charge after spending nearly 20 years in the overcrowded and underfunded Harris County Jail in Texas.

The district has been a Democratic stronghold, held for decades by Sheila Jackson Lee and most recently by former Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner, who died March 5.

Ty Vaughn is accused over the death of his partner Luis Banos Norberto, who was found dead at their Baytown apartment

The package was fast-tracked after Gov. Greg Abbott declared “bail reform” an emergency item. The bills now head to the House for consideration.

The package of bills would tighten the state's bail laws to keep more people in jail — including undocumented immigrants — while their criminal cases are pending.

How should we weight the costs and benefits when we conduct due process balancing?

Local officials, school advocates and tax policy experts said such a proposal could have dire impacts on basic services.

‘He must answer for 2016 charge of soliciting a minor online,’ said Harris County authorities

Ford F-Series owners in Texas should consider investing in a lockable tonneau cover or bed cap. Thieves are targeting the trucks for their expensive taillights, and it’s been happening across the state for months. Police say they're working to catch the perpetrators, and they've already had some success. The Webster…

what the board finds to be willful violations of the law, bias against domestic violence victims, and, among other things, having "selfie while wearing a 'Defund Police' t-shirt ... on his Twitter feed."