$20K bond for Splendora High School teacher accused of hoax

Bond was set at $20,000 for a Splendora High School teacher accused of a hoax that prompted a huge law enforcement response at the school on Thursday.

Woman sentenced in Texas for helping smuggle nearly 2,000 immigrants into US

A woman has been sentenced to years in federal prison for her role in a cartel-linked scheme to smuggle more than 1,900 undocumented immigrants into the U.S.

Fannin County deputy injured in 'ambush' shooting

An officer-involved shooting in Fannin County has left a deputy in the hospital and the suspect dead.

Migration to Texas slows: These are the top 'inbound' and 'exit' cities

The trend of moving from other states to Texas that's dominated the last decade is seeing a downward trend, a new study has found. 

7 accused of smuggling drugs, cell phones via drones into Texas prison

The Texas Department of Criminal Justice said seven people, including two former correctional officers, were arrested after using drones to smuggle drugs and cell phones into an East Texas prison.

Former Pennsylvania mayor arrested in East Texas on child sex crime warrants

Former Gettysburg Mayor Chad Carr was arrested in Anderson County, Texas, on Pennsylvania warrants involving felony sexual assault and child sex crimes.

Texas woman sentenced for smuggling K2-laced bibles into prisons

Henna Havila Martinez was sentenced to six years for smuggling synthetic cannabinoids into Texas prisons using Bibles and religious mail.