Texas House Passes Domestic Violence Registry Bill
- A bill recently passed by the Texas House of Representatives would created a domestic violence registry in an effort to reduce the number of recurring domestic violence offenses in the state. The...
View ArticleHouston Bus Company Owner Indicted After 2008 Crash Killed 17
- A Houston bus company owner has been indicted on federal charges related to a 2008 crash that killed 17 people. Angel de la Torre and his company, Angel Tours, have been charged with four counts of...
View ArticleMan Charged With Intoxication Manslaughter
- A man is facing intoxication manslaughter charges in Houston after a fatal traffic accident. Houston police say 32-year-old Ruben Prado lost control of his vehicle and struck another vehicle while...
View ArticleTexas Inmate In Legal Limbo For 30 Years
- Having an experienced Houston appeals attorney as your counsel is critical when issues of life and death — or life in prison — are at stake. Take the case of Texas inmate Jerry Hartfield. Hartfield...
View ArticleNew Regulations For Truck Drivers Aim To Improve Safety
- New federal regulations will reduce the maximum hours large truck drivers can spend at the wheel every week. This move may help save lives by keeping drowsy truck drivers off the road, but only if...
View ArticleHouston Man Gets 51 Months For Debt Relief Scam
- A Houston man was sentenced to 51 months in federal prison for his role in a debt relief business that defrauded clients. Nathaniel Chilo, 23, also received a 70-month prison sentence last month...
View ArticleReforms to Curb U.S. Prison Population Unveiled
- With a prison population of about 1.5 million, the U.S. government is making big changes in how drug crimes are prosecuted and sentenced. The federal government seems to be taking firm action to...
View ArticleHouston Truck Driver Injured In Crash With School Bus
- A school bus and concrete truck were involved in an accident on the southeast side of Houston early Monday. The truck driver was sent to the hospital, but there didn’t appear to be any serious...
View ArticleHouston Man Spends 140 Days In Jail For Crime He Didn’t Commit
- A Houston man spent 140 days in jail on a child endangerment charge, until video surveillance footage exonerated him. Billy Davis, 34, had an argument while driving with his son and his son’s...
View ArticleTwo Men Steal $80K Car From Dealership
- Two men stole an $80,000 car from an Audi West Houston dealership last week. The dealership sales manager said a man on Thursday came in and test drove the RS5 coupe, then sat down to talk with a...
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