Two counties house training programs in local high schools as officials pitch corrections jobs as gateways to criminal justice careers.

Health care contractor Turn Key serves nearly 70 counties across Oklahoma, Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana, Colorado, Kansas and Montana.

A former Academy of Accelerated Learning charter school teacher has been arrested in Smith County on several charges out of Harris County related to sexual contact with students.

The father of NFL quarterback Patrick Mahomes has been arrested and charged for allegedly driving while under the influence just days before his son is set to play in the Super Bowl.

Smith County’s top elected official said the downtown square’s holiday decorations policy seeks to avoid a “hodgepodge.”

Gov. Greg Abbott and other conservatives say families need options to escape “woke” education in public schools. East Texas parents and school leaders say the national talking points are off base.

Abbott declared disaster in seven Texas counties hard hit by this week’s winter storm. Austin has been the epicenter of a power crisis as tens of thousands wait for electricity to be restored.

Nathaniel Moran, the former Smith County judge, has promised to be a staunch conservative who will pass legislation. That worries some of his constituents.

An Amber Alert has been discontinued in the search for a 5-year-old boy who was believed to have been abducted by a woman in Smith County.