Court records filed Sunday show Magdaleno Herrera, 45, of Mont Belvieu, was booked into the Harris County Jail and charged ...

The deficiencies leave the state's largest county jail system, where another inmate died this week, out of compliance with ...

Harris County deputies raided an alleged Crosby animal‑fighting ring, finding about 300 live roosters and 50 dead; five cited ...

Harris County officials are warning that Texas's new bail rules could quickly refill local jails just as the county has finally started to bring its inmate numbers down. At yesterday's Commissioners ...

A man who was mistakenly released from the Harris County Jail last weekend was arrested Thursday in Florida, according to the Harris County Sheriff's Office. Troy Dugas, 36, was recently sentenced to ...

The sheriff's office previously told inspectors that inmates were responsible for damaging the fire panels, according to ...

Harris County Jail, the state’s largest jail system, has struggled for years to meet minimum state standards due to chronic overcrowding and staffing issues. The sheriff’s office has been the subject ...

Authorities are investigating after an inmate at the Harris County Jail experienced an "apparent medical emergency" and later ...

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- The man who died in a Harris County jail after a fight with his cellmate has donated his organs, according to his family. On Thursday, Fred Harris' family lawyer shared the ...

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) -- A mumps outbreak has been confirmed at the Harris County Jail. The health department says there are seven cases of mumps at the jail including six inmates and one staff ...

The event was the idea of Texans players who partnered with the Harris County Sheriff's Office to help create a meaningful ...

A Harris County Jail inmate died from what the Harris County Sheriff’s Office calls “an apparent medical emergency” on ...