Eight suspects were arrested in Brazoria County during an undercover operation targeting online solicitation of minors, conducted by the Sheriff’s Office in collaboration with the Houston Metro Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force.

Family attorney Charles Adams says the Texas Rangers met with him and John Mendoza Jr.'s father on Friday to provide the most substantial update yet about the former deputy who shot the Texas State University student in June.

Kevin Tippit, the deputy involved in the fatal shooting of John Mendoza Jr. in Lake Jackson has been fired from the Brazoria County Sheriff’s Office.

Dozens of demonstrators filled the sidewalk in front of the Brazoria County Courthouse Friday, demanding accountability in the shooting death of 18-year-old John Mendoza Jr., a Texas State University student.

The name of the deputy involved in the shooting which led to the death of 18-year-old John Mendoza Jr. in Lake Jackson has been released.

A father in Brazoria County continues to grieve the death of his 18-year-old son who went to Texas State.

Iowa Colony police recovered the body of a man from a retention pond in the Meridiana subdivision Saturday night after witnesses reported he went underwater and did not resurface.

A missing 70-year-old man from Brazoria County, Ricardo Garza, has been identified as the victim in a homicide after his body was found concealed at a Rosharon construction site.

Law enforcement and first responders in Brazoria County are searching for a missing man.

Search warrants obtained by KPRC 2 are revealing new details on what investigators found in the home of a Montgomery County woman accused of shooting her four kids, killing two of them while she was in Brazoria County.

Details are limited, due to how active the investigation is, but officials with the Brazoria Co. Sheriff's Office said a suspect was shot during a chase.

Investigators say there were two people onboard, no one was injured however and an ambulance was not requested, according to the Brazoria County Sheriff's Office.

As tributes and farewell wishes continue to pour out for Brazoria County deputy Jesus Vargas, we wanted to share ways the Sheriff's Office is encouraging the community can honor the slain officer’s memory.

K-9 Rocky, a U.S. Marshals dog injured during a manhunt for a Brazoria County deputy’s suspected killer, is expected to recover, but officials say it could “take a while.”

As tributes and farewell wishes continue to pour out for Brazoria County deputy Jesus Vargas, we wanted to share ways the Sheriff's Office is encouraging the community can honor the slain officer’s memory.

The Brazoria County Sheriff’s Office is remembering their coworker and partner, Deputy Jesus Vargas.

K-9 Rocky, a U.S. Marshals dog injured during a manhunt for a Brazoria County deputy’s suspected killer, is expected to recover, but officials say it could “take a while.”

Across the state, condolences are being made to Vargas’ family by other departments and public officials.

Authorities confirm the suspect in the shooting death of a Brazoria County sheriff’s deputy is dead after a shootout with law enforcement.

Investigators say the shooter was taken into custody after an exhaustive search requiring two helicopters, a DPS plane, a SWAT team, and resources from numerous departments throughout the region.

A former Matagorda County Sheriff’s Office sergeant has been arrested and charged for shooting inside a home where his wife, children and another adult were, the Brazoria County Sheriff’s Office said.

On Wednesday, investigators with the Brazoria County Sheriff’s Office met with the family of Alisha Cooks and told them that remains found 36 years ago have been positively identified as the missing woman.

A massive haul of dope was kept off the streets after authorities discovered what they said was a “highly sophisticated” marijuana grow house in Freeport, the Brazoria County Sheriff’s Office.

Brazoria County sheriff’s deputies believe a man was followed for about 45 miles from a high-end jewelry store near the Galleria to his home near Alvin before he was robbed in his driveway.

BRAZORIA COUNTY – A man has been arrested hours after the Amber Alert for a missing 13-year-old girl was cancelled by the Brazoria County Sheriff's Office after she returned home early Wednesday morning. Authorities issued the Amber Alert for the 13-year-old girl across Texas Tuesday night. The sheriff's office said the girl returned to her aunt's home in Manvel around 2:30 a.m. Wednesday morning. Really, that's all we can release right now," Lt. Russ Baker with the Brazoria County Sheriff's Department said. Police arrested 38-year-old Jose Angel Ponce on Wednesday in connection with the girl's abduction.