A Houston 18-wheeler driver is in custody in connection with a hit-and-run crash along I-10 in Acadia Parish earlier this ...

The sister of 22-year-old Bianca Romero said she and her boyfriend were planning a life together. Instead, they died together ...

Thomas Eljhock Smith, 49, of Houston, Texas, was arrested by the Rayne Police Department on Oct. 14 in connection with a ...

Texas Governor Greg Abbott has unveiled a new statewide violent crime task force, with Houston chosen as the pilot city.

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Yesterday, Gov. Abbott announced plans to crack down on repeat violent offenders in Houston. Today, Houston Mayor John Whitmire responded.

Speculation online mused over the possibility of Abbott launching an initiative similar to President Donald Trump's crackdown in Washington, D.C. In August, Trump deployed the National Guard in D.C.

Texas authorities arrested fugitive Dante Dewayne Odom after a Crime Stoppers tip. Odom topped the Most Wanted list.

A new task force has been launched in Houston, the Texas Repeat Offender Program (TxROP), to crack down on violent crime in the city. Some residents should expect to see an increased police presence ...

Gov. Greg Abbott said state troopers and local law enforcement will start an effort in Harris County that he hopes to duplicate in other parts of Texas.

Houston residents are on edge after a staggering number of bodies have been pulled from local bayous this year, yet city ...