The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) is appealing for information regarding the 1992 murder of 81-year-old Raymond ...

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Each fall, universities compile data on crimes reported during the previous year on campus and in nearby areas. This is ...

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

The East Texas Council of Governments (ETCOG) announces that $3.1 million in grants from the Office of the Governor’s (OOG) ...

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

Over 30 children were saved from child traffickers in San Antonio after authorities set up stings across the state to bust multiple repulsive operations. Operation Lighting Bug was a multi-agency ...

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A federal judge has temporarily blocked several Texas counties from pursuing criminal charges against public officials who encourage voters to use mail ballots in next month's primary election. A ...

A Texas man accused of targeting Latinos during a 2019 massacre of 23 people at an El Paso Walmart store pleaded guilty on Wednesday to federal hate crimes, according to a spokesperson for the U.S.

Technology and an expanding database are making DNA - the molecular building block that's as unique as a fingerprint - exponentially more successful in solving crimes in Texas. The number of Texas ...

Look closely and a faint outline of the "Whole Woman's Health" sign is all that remains of the only abortion clinic in McAllen, Texas. It was forced to close last summer. The building is now owned by ...