A major focus for the county is public safety, particularly in relation to the county jail, volunteer fire departments, and emergency medical services (EMS). The jail expansion project aims to ...

HOUSTON COUNTY, Texas — The Houston County Sheriff's Office arrested one of its own jail staffers Friday after they brought a ...

A Cowarts man is behind bars after investigators claimed he beat his separated wife with a hammer after breaking into her ...

A person who works at the Houston County Jail but who is not a licensed peace officer took a gun into the gym at Latexo ISD, ...

The Houston County Sheriff’s Office was still searching Tuesday for a suspect over a month after nine puppies were shot on ...

HOUSTON COUNTY, Texas — The Houston County Sheriff's Office is searching for multiple people accused of burglarizing a gas ...

People with severe mental illness are arrested and incarcerated at a higher rate than those without, which costs taxpayers ...

More than 20 Houston County residents filled the boardroom on the morning of Feb. 4, as the Board of Commissioners debated potential changes to the county’s quarter-quarter rule — a ...

A cluster of districts in east Harris County has average teacher pay of more than $70,000. That's higher than the national ...

Houston County is set to begin renovations on its Public Health and Community Services building after the Board of Commissioners unanimously approved a bid for the project.

According to court filings Houston County Sheriff Brian Swedberg is appealing his most recent salary increase set by the ...

Dothan Mayor Mark Saliba and Houston County Commission Chairman Brandon Shoupe are proud of 2024 accomplishments. But that’s ...