AUSTIN, Texas (Austin Police Department) — The Austin Police Department (APD) has identified and arrested 22-year-old Lashell Tynek Linton for the murder of Jose Franklin Rodriguez on Friday, January 29, 2021.

TRAVIS COUNTY, Texas (Travis County Sheriff's Office) — At 11:43 p.m. on June 1, 2021, the Travis County Sheriff’s Office received a 911 call, reporting a man had been shot in the 2800-block of Halite Bend.

AUSTIN, Texas (by Sami Sparbe, The Texas Tribune) — Alcohol to go is now law in Texas after Gov. Greg Abbott on Wednesday signed a bill to permanently allow Texans to include alcohol in take-out orders from restaurants, achieving a shared goal of Abbott and restaurateurs.

EDEN, Texas — Two Concho County Sheriff's Office deputies were shot and killed Monday night while responding to a dog complaint call, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety.

AUSTIN, Texas — The Lone Star Fugitive Task Force apprehended 18-year-old Jeremiah Crayton in connection with the April 29th murder of 19-year-old Eshmell Arath Mendez.

AUSTIN, Texas (U.S. Attorney's Office, Southern District of Texas) — A 49-year-old Austin man has been ordered to federal prison following his conviction of coercion and enticement of a minor to engage in sexual activity, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery.

PLANO, Texas — A 48-year-old Zapata, Texas, man has been sentenced to 30 years in federal prison for drug trafficking crimes in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Stephen J. Cox today.

AUSTIN, Texas (U.S. Attorney's Office, Western District of Texas) — Calling it “the ultimate breach of trust,” U.S. District Judge Lee Yeakel sentenced 36-year-old former U.S. Property and Fiscal Office Program Analyst Joseph Mora and 27-year-old former Texas Army National Guardsman Cristal …

BELTON, Texas — A dispute between two 16-year-old males in central Texas turned fatal shooting Thursday night, according to police.

WACO, Texas — A 17-year-old was arrested in connection with three shootings last week that left one person dead in Waco.

AUSTIN, Texas — A $1,000 reward is being offered in a fatal Austin shooting that occurred at a BBQ gathering on Saturday.

AUSTIN, Texas — A 911 call received by the Austin Police Department led police officers to the discovery of a body buried in a residential backyard.

AUSTIN, Texas — Today, Governor Greg Abbott has instructed the Texas Workforce Commission to apply for federal Lost Wage Assistance funds — which, if granted, will provide an additional $300 per week in benefits for qualified Texans who receive unemployment benefits.

WACO, Texas —UPDATE [Aug. 18] — Police say three shootings in Waco early Monday morning are connected to the victims' recent use of a social-media dating website.

CEDAR PARK, Texas — Three Cedar Park Police Department officers were shot while responding to a call on Sunday afternoon, the department confirmed.

KYLE, Texas — A Texas middle school band director was arrested on numerous felony charges for possession and promotion of child pornography and invasive visual recording, the Kyle Police Department announced on Thursday.

KILLEEN, Texas — Nine people were arrested after a joint, two-day child prostitution sting in the Killeen area.

AUSTIN, Texas — The Austin Police Department is seeking the public's assistance in a cold case homicide investigation.

AUSTIN, Texas (Texas Department of Public Safety) — The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) obtained an arrest warrant for the 14th person wanted in connection with the protests and rioting that occurred at the Texas State Capitol in May. During the riots, numerous officers were assaulte…

DALLAS, Texas (by Valeria Olivares, Matthew Watkins and Patrick Svitek, the Texas Tribune) — The amount of unemployment benefits coming to Texans remained up in the air Monday as confusion persisted over President Donald Trump’s weekend executive orders designed to provide economic relief fr…

AUSTIN, Texas — In plea agreements entered this week, an active-duty soldier and a federal government employee admitted to stealing and selling over $1 million in military equipment from Camp Mabry in Austin, Texas.

AUSTIN, Texas — The Austin Police Department is seeking the community's assistance with a cold case homicide investigation.

AUSTIN, Texas — Three men were arrested on capital murder charges in connection with the robbery and slaying of an elderly ice cream vendor in Austin last month, the Austin Police Department announced today.

AUSTIN, Texas — A woman reported missing since May was possibly in the San Antonio area at the time of her disappearance, according to the Austin Police Department.

AUSTIN, Texas — An Austin man is facing a federal charge for possessing an improvised explosive device, the Justice Department announced today.

KILLEEN, Texas — A federal complaint charging a Killeen woman with conspiracy to tamper with evidence provides details in the disappearance of Fort Hood Spc. Vanessa Guillen.

BRENHAM, Texas — Blue Bell Ice Cream has announced the limited return of Milk & Cookies Flavor in celebration of National Ice Cream Month.

KILLEEN, Texas — Police say one person is dead of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot sound and another person has been arrested in connection to the disappearance of Fort Hood solider, Vanessa Guillen.

AUSTIN, Texas — Texas Governor Greg Abbott has drawn back on the state's Open Texas plan amid a growing positivity rate of COVID-19 cases and the number of hospitalizations increase.

AUSTIN, Texas — The Department of Public Safety (DPS) has announced an arrest in connection to vandalism and damage caused to the Texas State Capitol during protest on May 30, 2020. Police say the investigation continues and several others are still sought in the case.

FORT HOOD, Texas (U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Command) — The U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Command is offering a reward of up to $25,000 for credible information leading to the whereabouts of missing Fort Hood Soldier, Pfc. Vanessa Guillen.

AUSTIN, Texas — Police have identified the body that was found in Lake Travis Sunday afternoon.

WACO, Texas — A frantic 911 call from a mother on Monday sparked a massive law enforcement and community effort to locate a missing 2-year-old boy at Waco's Cameron Park. Only, police say, the child was never there.

TRAVIS COUNTY, Texas — A gas odor complaint led to the discovery of over 30 kilos of methamphetamine at a north Travis County apartment on Tuesday.

AUSTIN, Texas — A man was arrested and charged with driving while intoxicated and intoxication manslaughter last week after fatally striking a woman on a sidewalk in far northwest Austin.

WACO, Texas — Lt. Col. Allen West in stable condition following a motorcycle crash near Waco on Saturday.

AUSTIN, Texas — Austinite Matthew McConaughey and his wife, Camila Alves, are delivering 110,000 masks, in partnership with Lincoln, to rural hospitals throughout Texas.

AUSTIN, Texas — The Austin Police Department's Robbery Unit is seeking the public's assistance identifying an alleged suspect in two recent commercial armed robberies.

AUSTIN, Texas — Search and rescue crews extricated a person trapped deep inside an 18-inch storm drain in east Austin on Thursday night.

PFLUGERVILLE, Texas — The Pflugerville Police Department is investigating an overnight fatal shooting, the department announced moments ago.

AUSTIN, Texas — The Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) is assisting the Travis County Sheriff's Office's investigation into two recent deaths possibly linked to fentanyl-laced Oxycodone.

AUSTIN, Texas — A pedestrian was struck and killed while attempting to cross Interstate Highway 35 in Austin during the early morning hours of Friday, May 15, 2020, the Austin Police Department reported today.

COLLEGE STATION, Texas — The Bryan Police Department and College Station Police Department are investigating two recent incidents involving a stranger attempting to lure children into his vehicle.

DALLAS, Texas — A Severe Thunderstorm Watch has been issued for portions of Texas until 4 a.m., according to the National Weather Service.