Harris County Precinct 4 Constable Deputies said that 23-year-old Alexys Pinto has bonded out of jail.

Patrece Lee, the former Houston Public Works manager, admitted to lying to the inspector general's office about one of the emergency water repair contractors she awarded millions to being her relative.

Texas Republican Senator Ted Cruz is urging the Department of Justice to make a decision on whether former Santa Fe ISD police officer John Barnes is entitled to certain federal benefits. Barnes was the first to confront the gunman during the mass shooting at Santa Fe High School in 2018.

Vehicles that totaled more than $200,00 in total worth value were recovered after a chop shop was discovered in northwest Harris County, according to the Harris County Sheriff’s Office Special Investigations Division.

There are 30 commuter rail systems in the United States, and in 2022, 266 million passengers used the service.

Florida’s efforts to keep beaches clean and save lives in the ocean are taking a high-tech turn with the introduction of a cleaning robot.

Investigators said they are working to find out what caused a massive fire that destroyed more than a dozen boats near Lake Conroe.

Investigators said a man is dead after a driver was fleeing from police and crashed in Humble Thursday.

HOUSTON Investigators said the driver who struck and killed a bicyclist was believed to be under the influence of drugs and speeding at the time of the crash. A prosecutor said Tabarez lost control of his car on John Ralston Road on Saturday night and struck Cindy Porter, 63. I figured shes going to go to the hospital, and the cop says shes deceased just like that, said James Porter, Cindys husband. The state also said Tabarez was no stranger to the law with four felony convictions and 19 misdemeanor convictions. She would literally take her own food that she worked for and give it to these animals, Cervantes said.

HOUSTON – The voices calling for transparency and independent police oversight grew louder following several recent officer-involved shootings and the death of George Floyd. Houston has a long-established independent police oversight board, but critics question whether the board is given enough authority. “The structure and the bones are there for the oversight board but it needs to be built upon.”President of the Houston Police Officers’ Union Joe Gamaldi argues the oversight board has a “robust set of powers.”“We have embraced the independent oversight board, we are not scared of another set of eyes. Gamaldi said the oversight board does make recommendations on officer discipline and training. During a recent protest seeking justice for Floyd in Houston, Houston Police Department Chief Art Acevedo was embraced by some while excoriated by others.

SPRING, Texas – Investigators arrested a 28-year-old mother of two and confiscated computers, credit cards and other items at her Spring home after they said she stole billionaire Tilman Fertitta’s identity. Lifelock, an identity theft protection company, caught the suspicious account activity, alerted Fertitta and he called police before Hunter bought anything, according to court documents. According to court documents, Hunter opened the fraudulent accounts on Sept. 2, 2019, and investigators arrested her about a month later on an unrelated charge, and she confessed. In early February, investigators arrested Hunter and confiscated three laptops, four desktop computers, an iPad, six credit cards, a driver’s license and a social card, each with different names. Hunter said she worked for Apple tech support and that the confiscated computers were used for work or old and unused.