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Glynell Horn comes to Glenn Heights from Denver, where he served as acting police chief for the Regional Transportation District Police Department.

The high court's Friday ruling sets an even higher standard in proving whether governments can be sued over 911 responses.

State lawmakers and criminal justice experts offer some insight into what drives the lawmaking process in Texas and whether police chases – a phenomenon that killed nearly 100 people in Texas in 2022 – will ever be regulated in the law.

The Mesquite Police Association says a city policy is keeping officers' pay below fair market value.

With a federal rollback of diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives, law enforcement experts warn of the implications it could have for local police departments.

Experts say tracking police chases fosters transparency and can indicate whether certain pursuit policies are effective. So why don’t more states do it?

James and Karen Jimerson's home was wrongfully raided in March 2019. Courts say they can't sue the officer who led the raid because of qualified immunity.

As police continue to investigate allegations of child pornography involving four photographs featured in a Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth exhibit, some Tarrant County artists raised concerns about the potential long-term effects on the city’s cultural institutions.

The state's high court ruled the cities of Austin and Houston are protected by governmental immunity after their officers were sued over two separate police chase crashes.

Matthew Krueger was fired from the Fort Worth Police Department last week after an investigation found he used unjustified force during an arrest. Court records show he was also placed on indefinite suspension in Irving for violating similar department policies during an arrest.

The Texas Supreme Court ruled the city council of Buffalo, east of Waco, had the authority to fire a police officer who led a high-speed chase with a civilian passenger. The officer argued he was terminated under the wrong procedures.

Greenville Police Department officer Cooper Dawson was shot in the line of duty Nov. 25. A funeral service was held for him Dec. 3.