Travis County

A Texas grand jury indicted 19 Austin police officers on charges of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon for their actions during 2020 protests over racial injustice that spread nationwide following the killing of George Floyd, according to people familiar with the matter.

Investigators in Texas have arrested a man suspected of throwing a Molotov cocktail inside Travis County Democratic Party headquarters in Austin

An Army soldier who shot and killed an armed protester after driving into a crowd demonstrating against police violence in the Texas capital last summer has been indicted on murder charge, authorities said Thursday.

Five boats sank Saturday on Lake Travis while taking part in a parade in support of President Donald Trump, the Travis County sheriff’s office says.

A Texas man arrested for stabbing his pregnant sister to death was caught confessing to the killing on a doorbell camera, police said.

Deed restrictions on race can still be found in some Texas housing documents but are unenforceable after being struck down decades ago by the U.S. Supreme Court

The man charged with murdering a local student and wounding several others in a stabbing attack at the University of Texas told KPRC-TV he has no memory of the incident, describing it as a dream.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is threatening to cut funding to one of the state’s largest counties over so-called “sanctuary cities” policies that President Donald Trump has also condemned.

Authorities say a twice-convicted sex offender on the Texas 10 Most Wanted list has been captured in Houston.

Texas DPS officials say they’re searching for two people in connection with the fatal shooting of a Travis County Sheriff’s deputy at his home in Round Rock Monday morning.

Law enforcement officials say a University of Texas freshman killed on campus last week appeared to have been sexually assaulted and strangled, according to reports.

A homeless 17-year-old identified by Austin police as Meechaiel Criner has been arrested in the slaying of 18-year-old University of Texas freshman Haruka Weiser.

Investigators are trying to determine what caused the death of a 14-month-old girl after she had a dental procedure in Austin.

Texas Gov. Rick Perry is due to make his first court appearance Thursday in Austin to face abuse-of-power charges.

The special prosecutor who secured two felony indictments against Texas Gov. Rick Perry says the Republican is making a mockery of the criminal justice system by asking to skip a pretrial hearing.