Harris County Precinct 4 deputies arrested 24-year-old Kelton St. Cyr on April 4 after tracking him to a home in the 4900 block of Kasos Isle Drive in north Houston. St. Cyr was wanted on a warrant ...

To cool the state’s entire prison system, the Texas Department of Criminal Justice has said it would cost more than $1 billion. But so far, TDCJ has not asked the Legislature for the full funding, ...

Two state correctional officers have been relieved of duty while officials investigate two separate allegations of sexual assault by female inmates in recent months, according to the Texas Department ...

In reversal, Justice Department withdraws subpoenas in John Brennan investigation, AP sources say Mexico demands explanation from US over officials killed after drug raid Popular weight loss ...

The North Carolina Tar Heels are officially searching for a head coach. The university fired head coach Hubert Davis earlier this week following a disappointing first-round exit in the NCAA Tournament ...

Richard Kahn, Jeffrey Epstein's former accountant, testified before the House Oversight Committee in a closed-door deposition Wednesday, telling lawmakers that he was "not aware" of Epstein's crimes ...

Police in Orange are investigating a death after a body was found in a ditch in front of Cotton’s Cay pool hall at 8379 Highway 87.Orange County Sheriff Bobby S Eight children killed in Shreveport ...

LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - The Texas Department of Criminal Justice has reopened the Giles W. Dalby Unit in Garza County, marking the end of a more than year-long closure that left more than 100 people ...

An Oklahoma sex offender was arrested after 13 years on the run, enrolled at an upstate New York college under an alias, having allegedly faked his own abduction in 2012 to avoid a second criminal ...

This story is part of a series examining the death penalty in Texas. You can read more about how the system works here and a firsthand account from a reporter who witnessed an execution here.

Oscar Javier Vazquez was sentenced to two years in TDCJ. He was accused of having sexual intercourse with an inmate. Court documents said the inmate received a vape in return. CONROE, Texas - A ...