A Texas man who murdered his strip club manager and another man, then later prompted a massive lockdown of the state prison system when he used a cellphone smuggled into death row to threaten a ...

According to the Tyler Police Department, officers were called to assist TDCJ in finding the Billy Maddox, 29, who was wanted ...

In the last two weeks, multiple inmate deaths have occurred at the James V. Allred Unit off 369 in Wichita County. Since January 17, six inmates have died in the Allred Unit, according to the ...

Steven Nelson also beat Pastor Clint Dobson’s secretary and killed a Tarrant County inmate while he was in jail awaiting trial, authorities said.

A Texas man has been executed for the killing of a Dallas area pastor who was attacked in his church during a robbery. Steven Lawayne Nelson received a lethal injection ...

A man accused of stabbing his girlfriend and then covering her body with tree branches in nearby woods was sentenced on Jan. 13. The Polk County District Attorney’s office said they began to prepare ...

As Governor Greg Abbott officially sets his agenda for lawmakers with Sunday’s State of the State Address, border security ...

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) -- An escaped inmate from the ... This does not include prisoners who escaped from a TDCJ prison. ABC13 also noted that the state did not include three local incidents ...

"The shift to video conference platforms in Texas courts proved that access to courts need not be limited to traditional courtroom settings,” said TDCJ Chief of Staff Rachelle White.

Abbott says that the last order is directed at the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, and the Texas Facilities Commission to earmark land and facilities that can be used for detention and ...