
Criminal Justice
Lawmakers want to change Texas constitution to tighten bail restrictions
Posted on · This November, Texas voters could decide whether judges can deny bail for certain violent and sexual offenders.
Posted on · This November, Texas voters could decide whether judges can deny bail for certain violent and sexual offenders.
Posted on · The Houston Police Department was one of seven U.S. law enforcement agencies, out of 70 to participate in the Major Cities Chiefs Association survey, to see declines in all four categories of violent crime.
Posted on · Miguel Perez Manzano, 33, was arrested Monday outside a gas station in Spring and charged with the unlawful use of a criminal instrument.
Posted on · The Houston Police Department has released its year-end crime stats.
Posted on · On Tuesday's Houston Matters: A report expects crime and murder rates to decline in most big cities -- except Houston. Then, a study examines which of Houston's neighborhoods are the most susceptible to gentrification. Plus, we reflect on the year's biggest transportation stories. And John Lomax III discusses the contributions of his father, John Avery Lomax, Jr., to the documentation of American folk music.
Posted on · The county accounts for 17 percent of the confirmed and suspected gang members in Texas prisons.
Posted on · Many of us are familiar with some of the most notorious crimes in Houston history, especially those in the last couple decades. But not every case has a book written about it or a movie made – or some have simply faded from memory over time. And those are the stories John Nova Lomax and […]
Posted on · How do you determine where Houston is a safe place to live, work or walk around? A 2013 poll conducted by Gallup-Healthways Well Being Index said that 63 percent of Houstonians feel safe. That’s lower than the national average of 72 percent. And according to the Kinder Institute Houston Area Survey, crime as a number […]
Posted on · When you’re the fourth largest city in the country, crime is an inevitable part of life. But what crimes? And how prevalent are they? Houston Police Department statistics offer a glimpse. In January of this year, HPDÂ says there were more than 11,300 crimes reported across the city of Houston. More than half were thefts; […]