One of the prisoners died after being transferred to a private prison in Louisiana, an ongoing practice used to address ...

Harris County inmate Erik Carlson died on Jan. 25 after he was transferred to a correctional facility in Louisianna.

State safety inspectors found that "face-to-face observations had not been conducted as required" in connection to a recent ...

ABC13 was the only station to show you video where Deputy Bolin was seen ripping a teen from a car and forcibly detaining him ...

Harris County Sheriff's Office officials told ABC13 the escaped inmate somehow blended in with a group of people being released from jail and is still missing 24 hours later.

Andrew Taake, who pleaded guilty to assaulting police officers during the Jan. 6 riot, is wanted for online solicitation of a ...

The boy was found safe after being missing for nearly two days. The suspect, Jason Irwin Vasquez, is not in custody.

While President Donald Trump has threatened to punish local law enforcement if they do not help carry out mass deportations, ...

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Houston and Harris County leaders discussed the region's preparations for upcoming winter weather. HARRIS COUNTY, Texas — ...

The Harris County Sheriff's Office responded to a 911 call about a woman lying on a sidewalk with her two babies in what ...

A Texas mother is facing charges after she and her two young children were found lying outside as snow fell and temperatures ...