According to new data, there have been 491 homicides in Harris County since the start of 2022 as the region continues to grapple with rising violent crime.
Federal prosecutors charged 10 men with a list of crimes including murder, attempted murder, and racketeering.
New data shows the number of suspects on bond for Felon in Possession of a Weapon charged with assault or homicide jumped from nine to 150 since 2015.
The U.S. Supreme Court returned the question of the legality of abortion to state legislatures. Texas already passed a law banning abortion.
The State Board of Education has only rejected most charter applicants on the agenda once before, at last year's meeting.
"Denying review will leave significant constitutional issues undetermined and subject to assumption," Justice Devine wrote in his dissent.
Rep. Troy Nehls wants to renew a portion of Biden’s 1994 anti-crime legislation, but expressed doubt about so-called red flag gun laws.
The alleged gang violence in January resulted in two deaths and a nationwide lockdown of the federal prison system for a week.
The new rules aiming to prevent local police department defunding will be posted to the Texas Register later this month.
Only Corpus Christi and Plano have enough money to pay their bills according to the analysis of municipal fiscal health.
The incumbent Whitmire and his challenger Cook largely agreed on education. Crime and environmental issues split them more substantially.
After decades of violent crime declines since the 1970s and 1980s, the nation is seeing crime levels start to rise again.
