A North Texas man has been sentenced to more than 16 years in federal prison after admitting to robbing a Garland bank last ...

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Damon Johnson, 51, pleaded guilty to a robbing PNC Bank in Garland last November.

Campus crime reporting is mandated by the Clery Act, a 1990 federal law named after 19-year-old Jeanne Clery.

Teenagers suspected of gunning down a security guard at a CVS in downtown Dallas. A man who used a dating app to talk his way into a Lake Highlands apartment before robbing his match. A woman accused ...

Texas Governor Abbott appoints Perry Gilmore and Jeff Jordan to the Texas Crime Stoppers Council, with terms ending in 2029.

Governor Abbott touts the success of the Texas Repeat Offender Program with 193 arrests, highlighting stronger bail reform ...

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott vetoed Senate Bill 1278, which would have let victims of human trafficking claim duress as a defense against any crimes they're charged with committing on behalf of their ...

According to FBI crime statistics released by Democratic U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar, Texas border cities had fewer murders and violent crimes compared with other Texas cities and other U.S. cities in ...

As North Texas students get ready to head back to school, the Crimes Against Children Conference is underway right here in Dallas. Hosted by the Dallas Children's Advocacy Center, it's the largest ...

A new Texas law allows for forensic medical exams for sex assault survivors even if no report has been made to law enforcement.

ICE arrests two illegal immigrants convicted of crimes against children in separate New Jersey and Texas operations under the ...