Teen killed after minibike pursuit with Harris County Sheriff's Office in northeast Houston; crash at Uvalde and Wallisville ...

Although many of them had criminal records, most people who died in custody had not been convicted of the crime they were in ...

A 53-year-old inmate at the Harris County Jail died at a local hospital after contracting bacterial meningitis, prompting quarantine measures and a contact tracing effort by public health officials.

Harris County justice leaders are warning that recent state laws could push the jail system back toward crisis mode. This is as the county has made a lot of progress, reducing the number of people ...

Deputies with the Harris County Sheriff’s Office found a man allegedly armed with a rifle after responding to a call Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2025, in the 18600 block of Atlantic Drive in Humble, according ...

Father and son, Ernesto and Santiago Bustamante, were arrested for the murder of Juan Francisco Benitez, found in a burnt vehicle in Harris County. Evidence points to a dispute at Ernesto's residence ...

The announcement at a Texas Commission on Jail Standards meeting in Austin was met with applause from the crowd, some of whom were family members of people who have died in the Harris County Jail in ...

Harris County officials on Thursday said they fear new state legislation and gaps in the county’s budget could hinder their strides to significantly reduce the population of the Harris County Jail — ...

HOUSTON — Two men have been arrested after deputies say they attacked a homeless man and posted a video of the assault online. According to Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez, Xavier Martinez, 20, and ...

Pilots aboard a Texas Department of Public Safety helicopter experienced a laser strike to the cockpit while assisting the ...

A former Harris County jail guard was sentenced to one year of deferred adjudication, months after he was indicted on misdemeanor assault charges after he was accused of beating two female inmates.