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Miguel Espinoza, accused of driving drunk and killing a family of four in a golf cart in Galveston, pleaded guilty before his trial began.
A second man has been charged in connection to a deadly shootout at a McDonald’s in west Harris County that claimed the life of a grandfather.
Maria Rojas, a Houston woman, is under investigation for allegedly posing as a licensed gynecologist and operating multiple birthing clinics without proper licensing, as revealed in recently released court documents.
A man named Antoine Leandre Ridge has been charged with murder following a deadly shootout inside a McDonald's in west Harris County, where 61-year-old Jorge Rolando Arbaiza was fatally shot.
Harris County Precinct 4 deputies, in collaboration with the FBI Houston Safe Streets Task Force, executed narcotics search warrants at two locations in Harris County, seizing large quantities of illegal drugs.
Attorney General Ken Paxton announced the closure of several Houston-area abortion clinics and the arrest of their operator, Maria Margarita Rojas, for unlawfully providing abortions and employing unlicensed individuals.
Texas authorities arrested midwife Maria Margarita Rojas and medical assistant Jose Manuel Cendan Ley for performing illegal abortions and operating unlicensed clinics in Houston.
Maria Margarita Rojas, 48, a 48-year-old midwife known as “Dr. Maria,” was arrested in Waller County, Texas, for allegedly performing illegal abortions and operating unlicensed medical clinics.
A Galveston County Health District employee, Brittani Nikole Martinez, has been arrested for allegedly stealing between $2,500 and $30,000 from the district.
A man named Chance Chavez has been arrested and charged with murder after his wife was found dead in their northwest Houston home.
Deputy Landon Slatter, who worked with the sheriff's office for 15 years, resigned immediately after his arrest for allegedly sexually assaulting a child he met through social media.
Eric Latroy Brown, accused of sexually assaulting a University of Houston student, is refusing to cooperate with his legal team and has declined to post his $15 million bond.
A 44-year-old man, Abraham Giovanni Molina, has been arrested by the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office on charges of indecency with a child by sexual contact and aggravated sexual assault.
A Harris County teenager, accused of planning an attack on Memorial High School, appeared in juvenile court and will remain in custody until March 6. Defense attorneys requested her conditional release for treatment, citing her history of depression and self-harm.
Jamal Porter, with a history of family violence, is charged with injuring a child after allegedly striking a three-month-old with a blunt object, resulting in fatal injuries.
A 56-year-old man from Kemah, Charles Rodney Finnell Jr., has been arrested for aggravated sexual assault after allegedly attacking a woman he met on Tinder at his home.
Bun Khath, a 43-year-old Houston resident, has pleaded guilty to laundering funds from a $40 million bank fraud scheme, admitting to falsifying loan documents and managing shell companies to facilitate money transfers from 2016 to 2021.
After nearly three decades, the murder of 24-year-old Donna Oglive, who was strangled in Toronto in 1998, has been solved.
The Galveston County Sheriff’s Office have arrested two teenage suspects, Tara King and Uriah Urick, charged with capital murder in the death of Tammy King on February 5, 2025, in Bacliff, Texas.
The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) is asking for anyone with any information or relevant concerns to reach out to them after arresting a man for allegedly possessing child pornography.
The second suspect who was wanted in connection to the deadly shooting of a 14-year-old in northwest Houston back in July has been taken into custody.
The second suspect who was wanted in connection to the deadly shooting of a 14-year-old in northwest Houston back in July has been taken into custody.
Giovanni Matt Ornelas, 31, was re-arrested on January 7 by the U.S. Marshal’s Gulf Coast Violent Offenders Task Force after evading law enforcement for over a year.
Authorities began investigating Taylor Roy after getting tips about videos showing young girls recorded in public areas; namely The Woodlands Mall, Six Flags Hurricane Harbor, and local parks. Some footage allegedly included young girls undressing in a Forever 21 dressing room.
Maurice Calvin Turner, 49, was arrested on January 5, 2025, in Houston for allegedly impersonating a city official to defraud a local resident by offering to paint her curb address for payment
Investigators said when David Banda was advised that charges for reckless driving were accepted, "he slipped his restraints to the front of his body and attempted to disarm the deputy."
Pedro Luis Parra Pulgar, a 46-year-old resident of Fulshear, has been charged with three counts of attempted murder after allegedly setting his home on fire with his three children inside.
A Houston group home manager, Joe James, has been charged with aggravated robbery after allegedly attempting to smother 88-year-old resident Pedro Benavides Jr. with a pillow during a robbery on October 20.
The FBI Houston Field Office has launched a federal civil rights investigation to seek more victims of a Houston park ranger accused targeting members of the LGBTQ community by demanding money or sexual favors in exchange for not being arrested at Cullen Park.
A man accused of fatally stabbing his sister and young niece at a west Houston apartment complex faced a judge Wednesday, as prosecutors shared new details about the case.
Tameria Barnett, a 30-year-old Houston woman, is facing charges of injury to a child after allegedly assaulting her friend's 4-year-old daughter, leaving the child in critical condition.
Janet Ruby Ochoa, 22, has been released on bond after being charged with failure to stop and render aid following a fatal hit-and-run incident on Nov. 4 on the North Freeway in Houston.
Athir Murady, 28, is accused of fatally shooting Harris County Precinct 4 Deputy Constable Maher Husseini at an intersection in Houston on September 3.
Jose Ivan Mendoza, 37, has been charged with capital murder for the 2021 death of Jesus Salgado in Houston, where Salgado was allegedly stabbed, burned, and beaten during an attempted kidnapping.
A 21-year-old Houston man, Antonio Prejean, has been charged with murder following a drive-by shooting in July that killed 19-year-old Jusnz Joseph on the Eastex Freeway feeder road.
A family dispute in North Harris County escalated into a murder investigation after 21-year-old Jyzell Atlee died from stab wounds inflicted by his 17-year-old brother, Keion Atlee.
Oscar Ovidio Villagas, 39, was arrested in Houston for allegedly disciplining his 10-year-old daughter by burning her hands on an electric stove and forcing her to perform squats while holding a heavy object.
Constable Ryan Gable’s Criminal Investigations Division, alongside law enforcement partners, will announce arrests related to internet crimes against children and human trafficking during a press conference at 10 a.m.
Two Houston police officers were involved in an early morning chase after attempting to stop a driver for running a red light.
William Glenn Herron was convicted of murdering his ex-girlfriend, Mary Elizabeth Hyman, in San Leon, Texas, and sentenced to 40 years in prison.
Sabina Muhammed, a 61-year-old woman from Harris County, has been arrested and charged with stalking and identity fraud for her long-term harassment of a former classmate from the University of Houston.
A student was injured in a hit-and-run accident on November 19 in Harris County while walking to school. The driver, John Wesley Williams, was arrested and charged with failing to stop and render aid.
Chad Maydwell, already jailed for the capital murder of his grandmother, now faces additional charges for allegedly killing fellow inmate Michael Griego at Harris County Jail.
Authorities arrested Evan Gyuricza and Misty Broadway in Harris County for leaving their four children unsupervised in a disorganized home while they went to a bar and became intoxicated.
A hit-and-run incident in west Harris County led to the death of a man and serious injuries to a woman named Keturah Palmer. The driver, Yusdenis Llano, was apprehended after the SUV struck the pedestrians on Addicks Satsuma Road around 2 a.m. and fled the scene.
Authorities in Corpus Christi arrested 35-year-old Elpidio DeLeon Gonzalez, also known as "Leo," after an hours-long manhunt connected to a double stabbing in Grimes County.
A police pursuit in the Spring area on November 13 ended with the arrest of Montreal Dwayne Frye, who allegedly fled from deputies in a stolen vehicle.
A 21-year-old man, Enrique Malaquias Bonilla, has been charged with murder for allegedly dropping 23-year-old Sostenos Briones from a six-story parking garage during a robbery on September 26 at an apartment complex on Leona Street in Houston.
Two suspects, Victoria Renee Martinez and Christopher Manley, were arrested in Houston for mail theft and identity fraud after allegedly using a stolen mail key to access postal boxes.
A teenage suspect, Adiel Alexander Sandoval, 17, has been denied bond after being charged with capital murder for the fatal shooting of three individuals at the Tierra Del Sol Apartments in Alief.
Kevin Stubblefield Jr., 21, has been charged with serious bodily injury to a child after a 4-year-old girl in his care was found severely malnourished with burns, fractures, and signs of blunt force trauma.
Marcia Nickette Remedies, 71, was sentenced to eight months in federal prison and ordered to pay $24,887.75 in restitution for defrauding a 91-year-old bedridden woman in Hardin County.
Court records say Juniper Bryson reached out to a connection through her late husband, asking if she knew any families looking to adopt, where she disclosed her baby would test positive for drugs and was unable to keep him.
A Houston woman, Maggie Anne Louise Weber, has been charged with intoxication manslaughter after allegedly killing Lee Rodgers, who was changing a tire on the Katy Freeway.
Nicholas Newton, a former assistant principal at Booker T. Washington High School in Houston ISD, appeared in court facing charges of engaging in organized criminal activity as part of a teacher certification exam cheating scheme
A man wanted for allegedly shooting and killing his brother at a northwest Houston apartment in 2022 has been captured in Iowa.
A Houston mother, Shelbi Leeann Rossow, was arrested and charged with child endangerment for allegedly leaving her five children, aged 6 to 12, unsupervised in a vacant, hazardous trailer without water, electricity, or food.
Channel Jasmine Yonko, 30, is being held without bond after being charged with capital murder for the death of her 17-month-old daughter, Hannah, in Galveston.
Angelica Vivas, a Houston woman, has been charged with practicing dentistry without a license after allegedly performing a root canal that resulted in severe pain for a patient.
A student from Sam Rayburn High School, 17-year-old Alexander Mariano Santiago, was arrested after allegedly making threats of violence against the school.
Houston police are searching for Joshua Garcia, 17, who is charged with murder in the July shooting of 14-year-old Abraham Choukair, found dead in a parked car.
Fernando Vega, a 21-year-old Houston man, faces two counts of capital murder for the deaths of his twin infants, who suffered blunt force trauma and long-term abuse.
Joshua Henderson, Executive Director of the Galveston Island Humane Society, faces charges of assault causing bodily injury in a domestic violence case.
Westbury High School assistant principal Bryan Devon Tigner has been charged with felony sexual assault after allegedly assaulting a 19-year-old former student, whom he mentored.
Benjamin Walls was arrested and charged with aggravated assault after allegedly threatening children with a handgun for refusing to let him join their basketball game on October 12, near Lonesome Woods Trail.
An arrest has been made following a mass shooting at a block party in Northeast Houston, which resulted in three fatalities and eight injuries.
A Houston woman, Jasmine Marie Ellison, and a man, Glenn Wayne Smith, have been arrested and charged with causing serious bodily injury to a child following the death of a five-month-old infant from severe abuse.
Christopher Bernard, 25, has been charged with murder and tampering with evidence after admitting to strangling 29-year-old Cortney Hall and disposing of her body in a secluded area of northwest Harris County.
Three individuals and the Houston-based L&Y Business, LLC face felony charges for violating the Texas Used Oil Act, resulting in hazardous contamination at a salvage yard on Airline Drive.
A criminal enterprise in Houston, known as “THC Club,” is accused of laundering over $4.5 million through illegal marijuana sales across 18 locations in Harris County.
Houston police have charged a third suspect, Darius Limar Sonnier, with capital murder in connection with the fatal shooting of 75-year-old That Huu Le outside an H-E-B parking lot on January 20, 2018.
Liberty County officials voted to terminate their fire marshal after he and two other officials were arrested on charges of theft, official oppression and tampering with evidence.
Edmond Wayne Porter, 53, of La Marque, faces charges of aggravated kidnapping and robbery after allegedly abducting a woman at gunpoint in a Sam’s Club parking lot.
A Houston woman, Alexus Domique Bonner, 29, has been arrested and charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon after a 40-year-old man was critically injured in a shooting at a gas station on Bissonnet Street on Sept. 24.
A 62-year-old man, Charles McCoy, Jr., was arrested and charged with murder after League City police discovered his wife, Susan McCoy, dead in their home during an eviction process.
Three officials from the Liberty County Fire Marshal’s Office, including Fire Marshal Bill Hergemueller, have been arrested on charges of theft, official oppression, and tampering with evidence.
A 72-year-old Atascocita man, Jun Yee, was arrested on September 19 for allegedly threatening to shoot his neighbor during an argument over uncleaned tree branches.
A 13-year-old student from Lynn Lucas Middle School has been charged with making terroristic threats against Willis High School, Brabham Middle School, and Lynn Lucas Middle School via Snapchat.
A woman, Erica Adams, was arrested and charged with child trafficking in Harris County after a 15-year-old girl, missing since Sept. 11, returned home on Sept. 19 and revealed she had been forced into prostitution for eight days.
Christian Ivan Cavazos, a Houston gang member, was sentenced to life in prison for his involvement in a 2019 crime spree that resulted in five deaths.
A suspect in Harris County was safely apprehended after a standoff with deputies, following threats to shoot an occupant in the home.
An 18-year-old woman, Janiah Edmonds, has been charged with capital murder following the fatal shooting of Ronald Burns, 42, on FM 1960.
A Houston man, Tyron Berry, 66, was arrested and charged with child trafficking, compelling prostitution of a child, and two counts of sexual assault during a joint operation by Harris County authorities
Cleveland ISD confirmed that a shooting threat at Cleveland Middle School on September 9 was investigated and found to be unsubstantiated, but an arrest was made as a precaution.
Harris County Precinct 4 Deputy Constable Maher Husseini was fatally shot while stopped at a red light in Houston by suspect Athir Murady, who fled the scene.
Ashley Ann Dixon, of Cypress, has been charged with abandoning her child after allegedly leaving her 2-year-old home alone for over two hours to visit a wine bar.
A 22-year-old man, Dylan LeBlanc, has been charged with manslaughter after a shooting incident in northwest Harris County resulted in the death of 19-year-old innocent bystander Robert Mayes.
A Houston mother, Charoc Judit Morales Galvez, is facing charges after allegedly leaving her three children, aged 9, 11, and 15, unattended at a busy intersection for over an hour while she shopped at a nearby Fiesta Mart.
A man named Travis Austin Alexander was arrested for placing a hoax bomb on FM 2920 in north Harris County, causing a major road closure and significant disruption.
A 35-year-old man accused of trying to hit his significant other with a vehicle after a dispute but instead hitting and killing a Midtown nightclub manager is charged with murder.
The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office has arrested a massage therapist following an investigation into a sexual assault incident at Oasis Massage Spa in The Woodlands.
