Police say Francisco Oropeza stormed into his neighbor’s house on April 28, 2023, after being asked to stop firing his gun ...

Retention and recruitment issues aren’t unique to Tarrant County Jail, although other Texas facilities appear to be worse off, as the state's prisons operate with an officer vacancy rate of 70%.

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A man accused of killing five people in Texas in 2023 after a neighbor complained that he was keeping a baby awake by firing ...

COLDSPRING, Texas — A man accused of killing five people in Texas in 2023 after a neighbor complained that he was keeping a baby awake by firing a gun in his yard late at night pleaded guilty ...