HOUSTON — Scaffolding has been up around HPD's headquarters for months as exterior issues are addressed but a big evidence room on an upper floor inside that's getting attention, too. "The Harris ...

A contempt of court hearing is still in the works for former district attorney Kim Ogg to determine if she violated a gag ...

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- The Harris County District Attorney's Office has notified attorneys in thousands of criminal cases that rats have been eating drug evidence. The problem, made public on Friday ...

Rats with a hankering for illicit drugs are treating a police evidence room like an all-you-can-eat buffet. Houston Mayor John Whitmire last week joined the city's police chief and Harris County ...

A man convicted of a Houston capital murder who has languished on death row for more than three decades – even though it was long ago determined he could not be executed because of mental incompetence ...

These rats are breaking into police precincts — to get high on drugs. Drugged-up Texas rodents have reportedly been gobbling up marijuana and magic mushrooms stored as evidence in police precincts, ...

HOUSTON, Texas (KTVT) - Rats are consuming drugs that were seized and stored by Houston police and hundreds of cases could be vulnerable to the rodent infestation, officials said. It’s an issue that ...