Failure to report a custody death within 30 days constitutes a class B misdemeanor crime, per the Texas Penal Code.

The sound of electricity sizzling and crackling broke the silence. To me, it looked like the electric chair was officially back in the prisons.

POTTSTOWN, Pa. - Questions are swirling after a juvenile fired a gun inside a Pottstown home. Authorities said no one was hurt but charges could be filed. The Pottstown Police Chief said a ...

It's just the latest mishap as the Tarrant County Sheriff’s Office is facing scrutiny for the dozens of in-custody deaths ...

The Tarrant County Sheriff’s Office was late in reporting an in-custody death to the state, citing a clerical error.

Police say they were able to identify and capture one of the suspects in the deadly Forest Hill shooting after he left his ID ...

These days, when he’s on the streets, it’s often with voter registration forms in hand — part of a growing movement of people working to expand the political power of an often-ignored bloc of ...

DALLAS — Tarrant County’s new jail chief brings with him commendations from his previous employers and a wealth of experience in county jail operations, according to his personnel files and previous ...

WHITE SETTLEMENT, Texas — White Settlement Police Tuesday arrested a couple they allege are members of a retail theft ring that's targeted western wear stores in Tarrant County. Surveillance ...

TARRANT COUNTY, Texas (CBS News Texas) - A small plane crashed Monday afternoon in northwest Tarrant County, becoming engulfed in flames and igniting a field where it attempted to land ...

A San Jacinto County Sheriff’s Office deputy allegedly shot and killed an inmate inside of a Kingwood hospital late Monday, according to news reports. KHOU reported that the inmate was admitted ...