A 59-year-old California man was found shot dead in a driveway on October 22 near Round Top. A 56-year-old Houston man identified as wanted for questioning was located at a church on October 27, held a rideshare driver at gunpoint, then took his own life during an armed standoff with deputies.
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A Venezuelan man shot by an ICE officer in Austin in September has pleaded not guilty to a federal charge of assaulting, resisting, impeding and obstructing a federal officer. A grand jury indicted him one week before the plea. The judge ordered him to remain in federal custody as a flight risk.
Wilber Rafael Garces Perez, defendant; U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, agency involved in shooting; U.S. Magistrate Judge Dustin M. Howell, presiding judge and 3 more
A Texas Department of Public Safety trooper was arrested on a driving while intoxicated charge with an open container on August 30 in New Braunfels while off-duty. He was immediately suspended and is under internal investigation.
Fernando Daniel Gomez, Texas DPS trooper; Texas Department of Public Safety, Employer and investigative agency; New Braunfels police, Arresting agency
An altercation occurred during a youth softball game at Imperial Park in Sugar Land on Saturday. Kiarious Marshun Hall allegedly struck one father with a metal water bottle, causing him to fall unconscious, then swung the bottle at a second man. Jazmine Hall allegedly pushed a grandfather during the confrontation. Both parents were arrested and face criminal charges.
Kiarious Marshun Hall, Parent charged in altercation at softball game; Jazmine Hall, Parent charged in altercation at softball game; Gary Greaser, Grandfather who attempted to intervene in altercation
Florida law enforcement announced the dismantling of a Sinaloa Cartel-linked drug smuggling operation that moved cocaine from Mexico through El Paso, Texas to Tampa Bay. Ten defendants face racketeering charges; the local ringleader was arrested on July 11, 2026 with 60 kilograms of cocaine.
$approximately $2.1 million for cocaine seizure value
James Uthmeier, Florida Attorney General; Bob Gualtieri, Pinellas County Sheriff; Daniel Pinales, Local ringleader arrested and 5 more
Dallas police and Hope Police Department are asking for public help locating two missing people: a 13-year-old Dallas girl missing since October 21, and a 32-year-old Prescott man missing since October 24.
Natalie Armstrong, missing 13-year-old girl; Jacarie Sims, missing 32-year-old man; Dallas Police Department, seeking help locating Armstrong and 2 more
A 57-year-old inmate in custody of the El Paso County Sheriff's Office died at a local hospital on October 26. He had been in custody since November 16, 2025, and was transported to the hospital on October 20 due to medical concerns. The cause of death remains under investigation.
El Paso County Sheriff's Office, custodian of inmate; reporting the death; Texas Commission on Jail Standards, notified of in-custody death; Texas Rangers, investigating the death and 1 more
A former Texas Department of Criminal Justice officer was arrested on a DWI charge after a witness reported finding her asleep behind the wheel. She resigned from the agency in lieu of termination.
$$1,500 for bond
Charlene Victoria Hendricks, Former Texas Department of Criminal Justice officer; Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Employer
The Waco Police Department and McLennan County Sheriff's Office warned residents about phone scammers claiming to be law enforcement and demanding payment for outstanding traffic violations, warrants, or tickets. Police reminded the public that government agencies never request immediate payment over the phone.