Harris County

The rules require counties with over 400,000 residents to submit detailed reports and grant the Texas Attorney General’s Office access to case files.

In separate lawsuits, five urban prosecutors argue the AG's new requirements exceed his legal authority.

Four people tied to the Harris County Sheriff’s Office committed suicide recently, calling attention to ongoing mental health struggles among law enforcement.

The Texas Supreme Court ruled that because of flawed legal reasoning from lower courts, a juvenile judge must reconsider whether a Houston man will be tried as an adult for a capital murder allegedly committed when he was a teen.

The Texas Supreme Court will decide whether a capital murder case involving a then-16-year-old who was charged when he was 18 should go to adult criminal court or be dismissed entirely.

The Texas Supreme Court heard oral arguments Tuesday in a Houston mother's effort to get a lower judge to reconsider a permanent protective order separating her from her kids.

Five Houston-area educators have been charged for their alleged involvement in a teacher certification cheating ring. They include a coach and two assistant principals.

An operating unit at the Pemex Deer Park refinery released the poisonous gas hydrogen sulfide at 4:40 p.m., officials at the facility said.

TxDOT expects the Harris County Toll Road Authority to take over by the end of the year. Current TxTag customers would still be able to use their toll stickers after the transition.

Texas first passed a law in 1997 that allows astronauts to vote if they will be in space during early voting and on Election Day.

Beryl devastated the Texas coast and exposed gaps in the state's preparedness. This time around, state and local officials don't want to be caught flat footed in the wake of another potentially devastating storm.

Across the city, power lines and trees are downed, traffic lights are out and glass is scattered across downtown. About 900,000 customers were left without power early Friday.