Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Tuesday morning asked the Texas Department of Public Safety, or DPS, to deploy tactical strike teams to "support the Trump Administration’s homeland security operations to locate and arrest criminal illegal immigrants in the state.

Two on Texas' Most Wanted Criminal Illegal Immigrants List were arrested in Houston and Mesquite for charges including indecency with a child and sexual assault.

The Texas DPS increases the reward to $6,000 for information on the 1981 cold case murder of Karen Lynn Douglas.

Nicholas J. Ganjei has been appointed as the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Texas, announced Acting Attorney General James McHenry. Ganjei expressed his excitement and

Mayor John Whitmire addressed safety concerns and the incoming Houston freeze Friday as runners prepare for Sunday's Chevron Houston Marathon Sunday. “The Chevron Marathon must go on ...

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The Texas Department of Public Safety arrested two Most Wanted Criminal Illegal Immigrants who were both wanted out of Harris County. 33-year-old Jorge Dionicio Hernandez and 30-year-old Omar David Zavala were both taken into custody on Friday,

Homeland Security Investigations arrested two fugitives in Texas wanted for child sex offenses and other crimes, with assistance from local law enforcement.

Robert Davis III allegedly shot and killed a Texas officer Wednesday. A manhunt ended when Houston police fatally shot Davis after he wounded a K-9.

Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick priorities range from bipartisan issues to GOP talking points, like “educating Texas students on the horrors of communism.”

The state has vowed to assist the president in his efforts to revamp immigration. But Texas' biggest cities and school districts are more reluctant to help.

The Houston Police Department is investigating after two people were injured when an elderly man suffered a medical emergency and crashed into a business.