HOUSTON COUNTY, Texas (KTRE) - Sworn in on Jan. 1, Houston County Sheriff Zak Benge is nearly three months into his new role. He said since he began his campaign last year, he’s been brainstorming ...

A Waco bounty hunter was sentenced to a 99 years in prison after a McLennan County jury convicted him of aggravated ...

On Friday, March 21, the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) welcomed 138 new Texas Highway Patrol Troopers from recruit ...

Larry Lee Johnson, 56, is on trial in Waco’s 19th State District Court on charges he abducted a woman walking to a store in ...

Kyler Holder prays with the audience during the opening ceremony of the Fallen Heroes Memorial Plaza at the Abilene ...

Jacksonville celebrated its newest police chief with an official pinning ceremony and reception Thursday. Assistant Police ...

On Friday, the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) welcomed 138 new Texas Highway Patrol Troopers from recruit Class ...

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There's no statute outlawing mere membership in a gang, but there are ways for people to be charged collectively.

Dallas city officials now say police recruits will receive basic classroom training on the campus of the University of North Texas at Dallas -- a reversal ...

Spurlock, TX (March 14, 2025) – Two people were injured Thursday morning in a crash on US Highway 69 near Spurlock when a vehicle rear-ended a stopped crash truck with its emergency signals activated.