BRAZORIA COUNTY, Texas -- A convicted sex offender who escaped from a prison outside Houston was captured about 40 miles away, officials said. The Brazoria County Sheriff's Office announced the arrest ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) said it was implementing an immediate lockdown and comprehensive search of all correctional facilities within TDCJ. On Wednesday, the ...

BRAZORIA COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) -- The Texas Department of Criminal Justice is searching for an inmate who escaped the Clemens Unit located in Brazoria, Texas. Officials are searching for 39-year-old ...

BRAZORIA COUNTY, Texas (KWTX) - UPDATE: The Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) said escaped inmate Kidanny Robles was recaptured by staff approximately three miles away from the unit. After ...

A rise in homicides among inmates in Texas prisons prompted a statewide lockdown on Wednesday, according to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. The department said this is to combat the rise in ...

LUBBOCK, Texas (NEWS RELEASE) - The Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) is taking swift and immediate action to address a rise in dangerous contraband and drug-related inmate homicides. Over ...

Forty-five people were arrested and nearly $74,000 was seized after deputies found an alleged dog fighting ring in Newton County. 45 people arrested, $74,000 seized in alleged dog fighting ring in ...