Rep. Suleman Lalani, among the Democrats who fled the state to delay GOP redistricting efforts, had a constant law enforcement shadow to ensure his whereabouts.

A Democratic lawmaker is staying in the Texas Capitol rather than accept an around-the-clock police escort that Republicans imposed to keep she and her colleagues from leaving the state again and further delaying the GOP's redrawing of congressional districts as President Donald Trump wants.

Police spokesperson Jason Spencer was quoted by the Houston Chronicle as saying that the jail had not realised Dugas was missing until Monday morning when officials were checking the list of people meant to be transferred to state custody. Police have asked the public to contact them if they spot Dugas.

A Texas man who fired shots at teenagers who attempted a "ding dong ditch" prank at his house now faces three felony charges. Damon Wolfe was arrested on Aug. 7.

The mother of a 6-year-old Texas boy who hasn't been seen since 2022 has been arrested on a capital murder charge, the FBI said Wednesday. Cindy Rodriguez Singh is accused of killing her 6-year-old son,

Two teens have been arrested after allegedly abducting a woman at gunpoint as leverage to locate another person, Sherman police said Thursday. Eli Clark and Alec Smith, both 17, are charged with aggravated kidnapping with a deadly weapon. Police said both teens admitted to the crime and were booked into the Grayson County Jail.

The family of Consuelo Bernabe is seeking answers after her body was found in a Dodge Caravan in the Brazos River

Santos Ezequiel Gonzalez Zamora, 33, is accused of sexually assaulting a 15-year-old girl in Hellertown, police said.

Texas Republicans forced Democrats to sign a slip authorizing a police officer to surveil them until Wednesday, when the House is scheduled to reconvene.