The Alvarez family is processing unsettling news as they prepare for the upcoming transition in leadership at the Harris County District Attorney’s office.

A Lyft driver, Armando Ruiz Diaz, has been charged with murder after allegedly killing Edward Jiminez in a Houston road rage incident on December 5.

A local pastor charged with sexually assaulting an underaged family member, also said to have had a child with her when she was 14, is due back in court Tuesday for a pre-trial hearing.

Juniper Bryson faces an increased bond of $60,000 after being accused of attempting to sell her newborn on Facebook.

A Houston man, Christopher Braziel, is charged with capital murder and held on a $5 million bond after allegedly shooting his neighbor, Heather Smith, during a home invasion.

The murder trial of former Houston Police Department narcotics officer Gerald Goines continues today. Jurors spent yesterday afternoon viewing autopsy photos of Dennis Tuttle and Rhogena Nicholas, the couple killed during the Harding Street raid.

The first week of former HPD officer Gerald Goines' murder trial has revealed shocking revelations, including a gripping testimony from ex-partner Steven Bryant. Read more and stay updated with 'The Bench: Gerald Goines.'

The first week of former HPD officer Gerald Goines' murder trial has revealed shocking revelations, including a gripping testimony from ex-partner Steven Bryant. Read more and stay updated with 'The Bench: Gerald Goines.'

Donning an orange jumpsuit, Bobby Shah, 51, stood before a judge Tuesday morning. where Pandey’s family members and friends in the courtroom could be heard crying as they listened to what happened to the college student from Nepal.

The 39-year-old admitted to obtaining at least $1.5 million for personal use by misusing the funds intended initially for constructing private residences.

Brett Detamore, the former West University home developer who allegedly faked his disappearance in June 2023, appeared in federal court Monday afternoon.

On day 10 of the Santa Fe shooting trial, the father of accused gunman Dimitrios Pagourtzis testified about the events leading up to the tragic 2018 incident. Antonios Pagourtzis admitted to owning 17 firearms, kept in a safe, but denied feeling responsible for his son accessing them and committing the shooting.

A $10 million bond was set for Franklin Peña, 26, one of two suspects charged in the murder of 12-year-old Jocelyn Nungaray.

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Ex-pastor Bruce Hollen, from The Woodlands, has been indicted on child pornography charges after an investigation by the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force.

When the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022, Republicans insisted the ruling would mostly impact those seeking abortions to end unwanted pregnancies.

The proposed Hardy Toll Road Extension Project received another round of thumb’s up from Harris County leaders.

A judge will appoint a special master to oversee a federal women's prison in California known for rampant sexual abuse against inmates.

Judges found a way to ensure kids are being heard before life-changing decisions are made for their families. One of the ways they’re doing it is with a goldfish in the courtroom.

A federal appeals court has ruled that Trump White House chief of staff Mark Meadows cannot move charges related to efforts to overturn the 2020 election in Georgia to federal court.

Strong storms caused about $200,000 worth of damage to the Liberty County Dayton Annex building. Judge Larry Wilburn says they are doing the best they can and taking care of business.

A man who was charged in the death of a woman who went missing out of northeast Houston in 2018 received a $1 million bond, according to officials.

A jury pay increase went into effect in Harris County and the State of Texas, the county’s district clerk office announced Friday.

Several attorneys from Lone Star Legal Aid stepped up to represent clients and provide information about tenant rights.

The Harris County Commissioner’s Court approved a burn ban for the county on Tuesday due to the extreme heat, the Harris County Fire Marshal’s Office said in a news release.

Walmart has settled a federal lawsuit brought by two Conroe men who alleged wrongful arrest and racial discrimination after they were detained by police while trying to return a television.

The soul superstar died nearly five years ago, but her last wishes remain the subject of a knotty legal fight.

The hush money case against former President Donald Trump appears headed back to a New York state court.

Last week, a judge in Harris County issued a temporary restraining order against Jay Management Company, ordering the oil and gas operator to stop all services immediately in the small community of Dayton. Since then, residents said the company continues production despite the judge’s order.

A Missouri judge has blocked a unique rule that would restrict access to gender-affirming health care to children and adults.

The defense team for accused Santa Fe shooter Dimitrios Pagourtzis is asking the judge overseeing the case to be removed due to what they claim is bias.

Bond was set at $20,000 for a post office clerk accused of stealing money and checks from mailboxes.

A property owner accused of installing a camera in his neighbor’s bathroom appeared in court Tuesday.

A judge is refusing to lower the $50,000 bail imposed on a 10-year-old Milwaukee boy accused of intentionally killing his mother because she would not buy him a virtual reality headset.

After 22 years of working as a criminal defense attorney, Tyler Flood said what happened inside several courtrooms at the Harris County Criminal Justice Center Courthouse Tuesday at about 9:45 a.m. was at the same time, shocking, disgusting, and totally unexpected.

A former Houston Police Department officer who was indicted for a 2016 off-duty incident in which he shot and wounded a neighbor following an argument that stemmed from their dogs getting into a dog is expected to be sentenced Monday.

A suspect accused of fatally shooting Migos rapper Takeoff in Houston appeared in court Monday.

A woman in Florida is suing Kraft Heinz Food Company, claiming that she is misled by the instructions provided on Velveeta’s microwaveable mac and cheese cups, KPRC’s sister station WDIV reported.

The head of Brazil’s electoral authority has rejected the request from President Jair Bolsonaro and his Liberal Party to annul ballots cast on most electronic voting machines, which would have overturned the Oct. 30 election.

A mother accused of abusing her 16-year-old twins that escaped a Cypress home nearly two weeks ago was extradited back to Harris County from Louisiana over the weekend, authorities said.

The Harris County Commissioner’s Court approved an outdoor burn ban on Tuesday due to continuous drought conditions in the area.

An arrest was made in the shooting death of a pregnant woman and her unborn child in southwest Houston in April, officers with the Houston Police Department said Wednesday.

A woman who admitted to fatally stabbing her 5-year-old daughter while at a park in Tomball appeared in court Tuesday.

Bond has been set for a man accused of kidnapping a woman who he fathered a child with before she was found dead in an SUV.

A retrial for a man accused of killing his parents in 2016 begins Monday.

A man accused of causing a deadly crash involving five vehicles in 2019 while on drugs will be sentenced Friday.

A man accused of fatally shooting two people and injuring another person in northwest Houston has been charged with capital murder, authorities said.

A program developed by Harris County misdemeanor court judges is giving a second chance to eligible individuals to have their records sealed.

A Harris County judge on Wednesday set an execution date for a man convicted of murder three decades ago.

The Montgomery County Commissioner’s Court issued a 30-day burn ban for the area Tuesday morning.

International Criminal Court judges have issued arrest warrants for three men wanted on suspicion of committing war crimes during the 2008 Russo-Georgian War.

A woman accused of fatally shooting her sister and burning her body appeared in court Wednesday.

A judge brought up concerns about the bond condition that says a couple accused of prostitution and child endangerment is not allowed to have contact with their 7-year-old child. The judge said she believes it’ll do more harm to simply cut her off from all of her family.

A judge denied bond for a man accused of killing the 9-year-old daughter of his ex-girlfriend.

The trial for one of three men accused of tying up and killing a Spring couple execution-style four years ago is expected to begin Monday.

A man accused of shooting an 11-year-old and his mother was in court Tuesday.

Opening statements in the trial for the man accused of killing 11-year-old Josue Flores wrapped up Monday and the first witness got on the stand.

The former veteran Harris County Sheriff’s Office deputy who was charged with three counts of possession of child pornography in 2018 has been sentenced to 10 years in prison, Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg announced Friday.

A judge ruled the bond of a man accused of killing his supervisor would remain at $500,000.

The mother of four abandoned children discovered in Spring made an emotional appearance in court Monday.

Tamron Hall has plenty on her hands with a successful daytime talk show, but she's going back to her journalism roots with a Court TV series, “Someone They Knew,” about murder stories where the victims knew their killer.

The man accused of shooting and killing a Harris County Precinct 4 Deputy Constable appeared in court Tuesday morning.

A man accused of dragging an off-duty officer through a Home Depot parking lot Wednesday morning appeared before a judge Friday.

A man has been charged with murder after investigators said he initially blamed his wife’s death on a trespasser.

The Supreme Court could rule as soon as Monday on Texas’ ban on abortion after roughly six weeks.

A 23-year veteran Houston police sergeant accused of sexually assaulting a child has posted a $260,000 bond.

A woman facing charges after her three children were found in an abandoned apartment in west Harris County with their brother’s remains appeared in court Monday.

A man accused of murdering his girlfriend’s 8-year-old son appeared in court Thursday.

A Houston man has been sentenced to life in prison without parole for sex crimes against four children including those he knew from church, according to the Harris County District Attorney’s Office.

A man who was arrested and charged in connection with the murder of a 71-year-old woman who was robbed and run over in east Harris County is scheduled to appear in court Friday.

Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo is expected to discuss the coronavirus pandemic during Tuesday’s Commissioner’s Court meeting.

Alissa is also charged with attempted murder for allegedly shooting at another police officer, who was unhurt. He appeared alert and attentive, moving his knees from side to side, his eyes darting back and forth from his lawyers to the judge. Many held candles and roses while locking arms or embracing at Fairview High School near the base of the snow-covered Rocky Mountain foothills. The officials were not authorized to speak publicly and spoke to AP on condition of anonymity. Report for America is a nonprofit national service program that places journalists in local newsrooms to report on undercovered issues.

HOUSTON – Family members of the victims were in the courtroom Tuesday, including the husband and father of the woman killed. Family members of victims Porsha Branch, 28, and her three children, ages seven months, 5, and 2, were visibly upset when authorities brought the suspect into the courtroom. Daniel Canada, 35, faces four counts of intoxication manslaughter and one count of intoxication assault. According to Harris County officials, Canada was drunk with a blood-alcohol level of at least .15 when he slammed into another car, killing a mother and her three children. The fiery crash resulted in a seven-car pileup on Sunday night.

HOUSTON – A former student at Cesar Chavez High School claims in a lawsuit filed against the Houston Independent School District that he was sexually assaulted by a fellow student. “He was repeatedly raped in a bathroom by another student at HISD and he reported this to his teacher,” Feldman said. AdFeldman said HISD’s position seems to call in to question the former student’s credibility because of his disability. In this case, it is alleged that a student was sexually assaulted by another student and that a teacher was aware of the harm but did nothing in response. It is HISD’s position that the minimum legal requirements for a claim under Title IX have not been met in this case.

More than two years after Harris County voters overwhelmingly approved a $2.5 billion flood control bond, the county announced Tuesday that it is $1.4 billion short. Many of the hundreds of original projects remain unfinished, including in some of the most economically disadvantaged communities. “Halls and Greens, the two poorest watersheds in the county -- they’re basically left out of the process,” said Harris County Commissioner Adrian Garcia in Commissioner’s Court. “It doesn’t add up at all,” said former Harris County Judge Ed Emmett. “The commissioner’s court needs to fix it,” said State Rep. Ron Reynolds (D-Dist.

HOUSTON – The suspect charged with the murder of Sgt. A judge increased his bond to now include two new charges of aggravated assault. On Monday, prosecutors said witnesses saw Soliz, who is an alleged gang member, and Sgt. Witnesses said Soliz sped away in his Mercedes, along with another man in a black pickup truck. The judge set the bond at $100,000 for each of the new charges.

As part of our Ask 2 series, the newsroom will answer your questions about all things Houston. What precautions are in place to protect jurors from COVID-19? Answer: According to Galveston County, the jury assembly room is operating at a limited capacity and has been rearranged and marked in order to allow for proper social distancing. Seating in the gallery has been limited to every other row and jury seating arrangements are to be monitored by court staff. Other social distancing measures include maintaining adequate social distancing of at least 6 feet from all persons who are not from the same household, restrictions in elevators and restrooms, and the closing of public common areas.

Sodsai Dalzell appears in court for an arraignment Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2020, in the Van Nuys section of Los Angeles. Dalzell is charged with attempted kidnapping of Hall of Fame quarterback Joe Montana's granddaughter. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, Pool)

HOUSTON – A pregnant woman accused in a Friday road rage shooting is set to appear in court Tuesday after previously appearing in court over the weekend. The alleged road rage incident began at 12:45 p.m. Friday near JFK and Beltway 8 and ended in the 500 block of Rankin Road. Deputies said they began sideswiping each other with their vehicles and that’s when Daniels got out the Jeep, pulled a handgun and fired several times at the red sedan. The driver of the red sedan was struck in the lower back. Prosecutors said Daniels admitted she got out of her car and fired her gun at the other woman’s car at least three times.

HOUSTON A magistrate judge reviewed a case Monday morning involving a mother accused of driving while intoxicated and causing a fiery crash that severely burned her son. Court officials said the six-year-old will likely die and the mother was given a $75,000 bond. Authorities said early Saturday morning 28-year-old Erika Long was caused a single-vehicle crash along the Grand Parkway in Spring. The six-year-old boy taken to UTMB via Life Flight while his mother was taken to a local hospital in stable condition. Teare said Long has been charged twice before in connection to her six-year-old son.

HOUSTON – Lee Boykin, 31, took an oath to serve and protect as a DPS trooper, but he found himself on the wrong side of the law after being charged with aggravated sexual assault. Authorities accuse him of pulling over a woman, driving her to a parking lot and forcing her to perform sex acts. Investigators say he claims the sex act was consensual. He was arrested Saturday and posted a $100,000 bond on Sunday. If convicted of aggravated sexual assault, Boykin could spend 5 to 99 years or life behind bars.

The state lifted its moratorium on evictions at the end of May and since that time, the number of evictions cases filed in Harris County court has continued to rise. That’s the situation I’m in.”From southeast Houston to West Harris County, and from Pasadena to Humble, Harris County Justice of the Peace courts have dockets filled with eviction cases. There were 2,300 eviction cases filed Harris County just in the last month according to Princeton University’s Eviction Lab, which is studying evictions nationwide. Hepburn said despite historically lower numbers — unlike other cities such as Boston, Cleveland or even Austin — there are fewer protections for those facing eviction in Harris County. Karni said many people facing eviction don’t even know to ask if they’re covered by the CARES Act.

HOUSTON – A man accused of shooting toward a Houston Police Department helicopter remains behind bars with a bond of $600,000. Deputies escorted Josue Daniel Claros-Trajedo, 19, into the courtroom wearing an orange jumpsuit and a mask. He looked at our cameras through the windows several times during the hearing and as he walked out. Claros-Trajedo is accused of firing several shots into the air toward responding helicopters after the deadly HPD helicopter crash in the Greenspoint area on May 2. He hid firearms in an air vent in his apartment after the shooting, according to court documents.

HOUSTON – Fort Bend County is widening its coronavirus testing site to all residents, whether or not they are experiencing symptoms. “I want to thank all the hard-working Fort Bend County and Access Health employees who are working around the clock to make our community safer for families and especially those most vulnerable to this terrible virus. Under the expanded testing policy, residents of Fort Bend can call (281) 238-2363 to get an identification code and the location of the testing site and to schedule a date and time. Fort Bend County is widening its coronavirus testing site to all residents, whether or not they are experiencing symptoms. Residents can visit the Fort Bend coronavirus dashboard, which provides up-to-date case counts and demographics.

Nicole Harrison, 30, has been charged with kidnapping after police said she took her ex-girlfriend’s son, sparking an Amber Alert. Prosecutors said she took her ex-girlfriend’s 10-year-old son to a motel near Greenspoint yesterday without the permission of his mother. The child’s mother told police her and Harrison had been together for eight years up until five months ago. The child’s mother said he called Harrison “dad” all of his life. The child told his mom he missed Harrison and wanted to see her.

Patricia Garcia due in federal courtPublished: November 21, 2019, 7:01 amTwo Houston police officers and the woman who called 911 are facing federal charges in connection with the botched Harding Street raid.

Garcia also discusses the efforts on bail reform, flood mitigation and the health challenges being faced by his constituents on the East side of Harris County. One of those restaurants is Mikki’s Soul Food Café whose co-owner said to expect a culinary experience when eating the food inspired by his mother. “We sell soul food. When people think of soul food they think of heavy, gravy, smothered, but when I think of soul food and what my mother thought of soul food,” he said. 2 Harris County Commissionerhttps://www.hcp2.com713-455-8104Twitter: @HarrisCoPct2Instragram: @harriscopct2