texas crime

A North Texas man is accused of stealing thousands of dollars in Lego sets as part of a retail crime ring spanning multiple states.

Timothy Andrew Gonzalez was sentenced to 18 years in prison for the 2021 DWI crash that killed 17-year-old Kashara Jackson in Lubbock. Gonzalez lost control of his Ford F-550, hit a Jeep, killed the teen, and then fled the scene on foot.

Texas DPS has named 52-year-old Ismael Arias, a convicted child sex offender from Cuba, as its November Featured Fugitive. Arias is wanted out of Harris County after failing to meet his sex offender registry requirements.

When a crime goes from bad to worse, the consequences can be life-altering. Here’s why aggravated offenses carry such heavy penalties in Texas.

A 16-year-old Lubbock cold case—the 2009 murder of Christopher Perez—is finally closed. Police used DNA to identify the killer, Javier Pando, but a stunning twist revealed the Mexican national had died sometime after the crime.

A year-long investigation just exposed a shocking human trafficking network, stretching from Cuba right to our doorstep in West Texas.

A string of October crimes in Plainview, Texas, has kept police on alert — from firearm thefts and false 911 calls to violent assaults.

ai Yin Wong, 63, a man who gained U.S. citizenship in 1970 but was convicted of child sexual abuse in 2010, died in an ICE facility in Texas on October 25, 2025.

Texas investigators leveraged advanced DNA and genealogy testing to identify a suspect in three unsolved sexual assaults dating from 1997 to 2005 — but the man died in 2010, so no arrest is possible.

With the holiday season upon us, many are excited about packages arriving. But are those deliveries safe from lurking thieves?

Picture this: a thief in the night, a school full of students, and a significant prize for anyone who can help identify the culprit.

A routine traffic stop turned into a serious situation in Eagle Pass, revealing more than just a simple violation.