A Santa Fe woman will serve at least nine months in prison for spitting onto a Galveston County judge.
Francisco Javier Castillo Jr. recruited people to drive drugs over the border, federal prosecutors said.
In an expected move, the city told the state's top lawyer it's prohibited from releasing body camera recording during an ongoing investigation.
A 44-year-old man arrested on public intoxication attempted to kill himself inside a jail cell on Saturday.
A man charged with aggravated kidnapping is being held on $500,000 bond.
Galveston's small mounted unit was thrust into the national spotlight as the police department was still formalizing how it should work.
A state inquiry into the arrest is completed, but a sheriff's office investigation is still underway.
Thaddeus Kirk was found guilty in less than an hour.
A psychiatrist has until Sept. 13 to determine whether the accused Santa Fe High School shooter is competent enough to stand trial.
Donald Neely has pleaded guilty to criminal trespassing five times already this year.
The man had a criminal history going all the way back to 1989, including 31 prior convictions, a dozen of them felonies, prosecutors said.
A defense attorney said it's not clear that the accused Santa Fe shooter understands what's going on.
A witness said it sounded like the officer was threatening Neely, but a city official said that was "debatable."
Kaden Arnold, 16, of Houston, was indicted for capital murder by a Galveston County grand jury on Thursday.
A saw sparked an apparent underground gas fire.
Galveston Mayor Jim Yarbrough announced the investigation during Thursday's city council meeting.
Galveston's police chief and city manager said police officers used poor judgment in moving a man to a police car.
Dylan McGhee, 19, of Texas City, was killed after he was ejected from the pickup truck he was riding in, according to the Texas City Police Department.
Police have not determined the cause of the crash or named the victims.
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