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Earlier this month, a Denton County juvenile detention officer was arrested after she was accused of sexually assaulting a juvenile.

During her years as a Burnet County criminal magistrate judge, Roxanne Nelson was at the jail every Monday through Friday, from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. She saw how county jails dealt with people with mental illnesses accused of committing crimes. “When I started in March 2010, if I couldn’t get…

The Texas Department of State Health Services added a statement to its website that some say put questions over delta-8’s legality to rest.

In the end, Bruce Bise and Samuel Mendez bilked some 13,000 investors out of about $24 million before pleading guilty to tax evasion earlier this week. Since 2016, Bise and Mendez billed Bitqyck, a Dallas-based cryptocurrency company, as a way for “those individuals who missed out on bitcoin” to still…

Three-year-old Bakari Williams’ parents are suing the city of Arlington after a brain-eating amoeba he caught at a city park killed him.

Threats. Brutal beatings. Meth deals. Murders. The Texas-based prison gang Aryan Circle, the second largest of its kind in the state, has spent more than three decades building a reputation as one of the most cutthroat white supremacist outfits behind bars. But this week, federal authorities announced another victory against…

Zephi Trevino’s legal team says when they appealed her certification as an adult, the court didn’t take into account her claim that she’d been sex trafficked. So now, they’re taking the fight to the Texas Supreme Court.

One day in September 2008, technicians from the local water supplier came out to Crystal Mason’s house in a mostly white neighborhood in Rendon, a small community southeast of Fort Worth. Someone had tried to cut off the water supply to their home, Mason said. Before that, the supplier had…

Dallas attorney Rayshun Jackson once went to bat for former Mayor Pro Tem Don Hill. He took on the federal government after a teenager, a U.S. citizen, was wrongly deported to Colombia. He was time and again recognized in the local press and even made it onto the DART advisory…

Five men from Texas, Florida, New York and Colombia were buying and selling stolen jewelry. Then, law enforcement caught up to them.

When Raylisa Price was planning to move back to Wolfe City in October 2020, she hoped to build a closer relationship with her half-brother Jonathan Price. Raylisa grew up in Commerce, not far from Wolfe City, and moved with her sister Sabrina and their mother to California before Jonathan was born…

Health officials want you to know that delta-8 has not been approved by the FDA, and that they’re concerned about product formulas, labeling, and the way the stuff is marketed.

Since Chief Eddie Garcia took over the department, attorneys Daryl Washington and Michelle Simpson Tuegel said they’ve been hopeful for more transparency and a change of culture in DPD. But, they say the jury is still out on whether any of this will happen.

The U.S. Department of Justice has filed a lawsuit against Texas over Senate Bill 8, the harsh new abortion law that bars women from receiving the procedure at around six weeks, which is often too soon for a woman to know they’re pregnant. During a press conference Thursday, Attorney General…

The thinking is if law enforcement can reduce the traffic in these areas, they can reduce this illegal activity. But people question how well this is working.

Norman Hoppenstein thinks the city is asking too much of him to reduce crime on his properties. So, he’s filling suit.

The ACLU of Texas is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to block a restrictive abortion law from taking effect.

Aaron Brewer was just one of 179 people swept up by Operation DisrupTor in September last year.

While a congressional committee continues to probe the deadly U.S. Capitol riot that rattled the country on Jan. 6, the roles Texas Republicans allegedly played in the insurrection are once again in the spotlight. On Thursday night, state Rep. Kyle Biedermann, known for backing Texas’ secession from the United States, denied…

David Pettigrew, a former pastor in Denison, pleaded guilty and was sentenced to three decades in a federal prison.

Michelle Simpson Tuegel, a Texas attorney and women’s rights advocate, says the state’s “heartbeat bill” would prevent attorneys from providing their clients with needed legal advice about abortion. That’s why she’s filing suit.

After his trial in June, Dallas developer Ruel Hamilton faces up to 25 years in federal prison for allegedly bribing two city council members for help with his real estate projects.