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Jamie Perry, 49, died in the Shelby County Jail after being taken into custody during what his family described as a mental health crisis. BY: CBS19 i YOUTUBE A Texas sheriff’s deputy and three jailers have pleaded not guilty in the death of Jamie Perry, whose family says the 49-year-old spent hours restrained in a chair instead of receiving the hospital treatment they had requested. The four appeared Oct. 15 before Judge Jim Payne in Shelby County’s 273rd Judicial District Court. The manslaught

Subscribe to The Y’all — a weekly dispatch about the people, places and policies defining Texas, produced by Texas Tribune journalists living in communities across the state. Gov. Greg Abbott said the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department commission would not be taking up the issue of a potential...

(TEXAS TRIBUNE) - Amid growing privacy concerns over Flock cameras, a Texas man has asked a federal appeals court to toss out his armed robbery conviction and 60-year prison sentence, arguing that the AI-powered camera system gives law enforcement more surveillance power than the Constitution allows. Police used Flock cameras...

A rarely used Texas law makes it grounds for removal if certain county officials get intoxicated, even on their own time, and a Harris County citizen is now using it to try to remove the county treasurer.

MICO, Texas - A new push to save Medina Lake after years of drought and dropping water levels. Now, there's a group working on a proposal that could change how farmers get their water, with the hopes of keeping more water in the lake. The proposal would shift farmers away...

Federal prosecutors charged four Texas residents with promoting a fraudulent trust shelter that hid over $1.5 billion in income and caused $200 million in tax losses. Promoters allegedly charged fees exceeding $100,000 for sham trusts, with one defendant using $2 million in investor funds to buy a Rolls-Royce and yacht.

Federal prosecutors charged four Texas residents with promoting a fraudulent trust shelter that hid over $1.5 billion in income and caused $200 million in tax losses. Promoters allegedly charged fees exceeding $100,000 for sham trusts, with one defendant using $2 million in investor funds to buy a Rolls-Royce and yacht.

A new clue has emerged in the search for a 42-year-old Denton woman who disappeared nearly three weeks ago, after volunteers discovered her wallet along a rural road in Decatur on Sunday morning. Marjulin Briceño Arrieta has been missing since Sept. 28, when police said she met with her estranged...

Amid growing privacy concerns over Flock cameras, a Texas man has asked a federal appeals court to toss out his armed robbery conviction and 60-year prison sentence, arguing that the AI-powered camera system gives law enforcement more surveillance power than the Constitution allows. Police used Flock cameras to link Charles...

HOUSTON — A huge wave of migrating birds is expected to move across the eastern half of the country this week. Nearly 600 million birds could fly south over the next three nights, with many passing right through Texas. Around 45,000 birds had already flown over Harris County by Monday evening. Residents can help by turning lights down or off at night.