The family and friends of Ronald Erwin Pate, 35, who died June 24 at Ben Taub Hospital after being in Harris County Jail for 13 days, are calling for increased funding and better medical care at the jail.

Civil rights activists will be hosting a press conference at City Hall Tuesday afternoon to challenge city councilmembers about racial profiling within Houston Police Department.

The Harris County Medical Examiner’s Office has released the cause of death for a man accused of shooting someone during a Pasadena Memorial High School event.

An 83-year-old man, accused of opening fire during a band competition at Pasadena Memorial High School and injuring a man, has died in custody following a medical emergency, leading to the dismissal of charges against him.

The family of a man beaten by detention officers at a Harris County jail processing center are demanding answers.

Community members and a Houston civil rights attorney are holding a news conference on Tuesday to speak to Mayor John Whitmire and City Council about addressing the police evidence backlog issues.

Authorities have released surveillance video more than two years after a Jack in the Box worker opened fire on a family during a dispute over french fries.

Family and friends of a special needs inmate who died in the Harris County Jail are honoring their son on Wednesday ahead of his birthday.

On Sunday, Picone held a press conference outside the Houston Library on Smith Street with civil rights lawyer Randall Kallinen and trial lawyer Paul Kubosh.

The mother of the inmate who died over the weekend said her son had mental issues that the jail knew about, and he was being bullied after being placed in general population.

The Galveston County District Attorney’s Office has dropped charges against a Santa Fe mother who was arrested in an ongoing feud with her neighbor over a Confederate flag.

During a news conference on Thursday, Civil Rights Attorney Randall Kallinen said 911 calls are critical pieces of evidence that are not being entered into the criminal justice system fast enough so prosecutors and defense attorneys can analyze them.

A man who spent one month in a coma after what he says was a severe beating at the Harris County Jail is now suing the county, claiming federal civil rights violations.

A family is pushing for answers after their son died under the supervision of the Harris County Jail. It’s the fourth inmate death this year.

Family members of 48-year-old Adael Gonzalez Garcia are seeking answers after they said officers severely injured him while in Harris County Jail.

A Houston area family is suing a fast food chain after they say a worker pulled out a gun and shot at them.

A former Klein ISD student has won a $90,000 settlement years after a lawsuit was filed claiming she was subjected to harassment and discrimination for sitting out the Pledge of Allegiance, according to the civil rights group American Atheists.

The heartbroken mother of 27-year-old Charion Lockett stood with dozens outside Houston police headquarters downtown voicing their concern over the nature of Lockett’s death, saying their loved one was unjustly killed at the hands of police.

Civil rights attorney Randall Kallinen and the family of a 19-year-old man with special needs who was recently killed in the Harris County Jail cried out for justice Wednesday at a press conference held on the steps of the facility.

The family of a man who committed suicide after they say he was unjustly arrested and charged with online solicitation of a minor is now suing the Conroe Police Department.

A man who has accused Houston police of using excessive force during his arrest nearly two years ago has filed a lawsuit.

HOUSTON – A civil lawsuit accusing two Houston police officers of excessive force is one step closer to trial after a ruling from a federal judge. Jose Gomez, 44, filed suit against the city of Houston and the officers in 2018 after he was arrested during a March 2017 traffic stop. Get out!”The video shows Gomez getting out of his truck and the officer appears to begin to handcuff him. Gomez filed a complaint with the HPD Internal Affairs Division, which later cleared the officers of any wrongdoing. They are protecting the city and the officers,” said attorney Randall Kallinen who represents Gomez.

SFA also claimed that they are awaiting permission from Evans' family to release body camera video that they said will show police acted “professional." According to Harris, the SFA officers' guns were not drawn or pointed, and that the room was dark. Harris said the university cannot release the video without the permission of Evans and her family. “(We) call on the Evans' family to join us by agreeing to release the bodycam video of the incident,” she said. However, Evans' attorney Randall Kallinen said SFA has not allowed Evans, the family or himself to view the video while simultaneously seeking to release the video for the public and media.

Evans' family called the incident a racist set-up based on lies made to police by white students. SFA police chief John Fields said there are 11 females involved: seven is white, three is Black and one is Hispanic. It’s more students doing stuff they shouldn’t be doing,” he said. “My heart goes out to the innocent young lady the victim, in this case, this case of false reporting,” said SFA President Scott Gordon. This is a very serious matter and those students need to be expelled,” SFA President Kallinen said.

It has made me really paranoid,” said 17-year-old Christin Evans. Kallinen says the teen’s three white roommates, along with as many as seven other girls, initiated the “swatting” by telling their resident assistant that Evans was trying to attack them. “The university is investigating a racially diverse group of students in an incident involving a false report to the university police department. Christin Evans' parents said the majority of the students involved in the incident are white. “I was looking forward to making friends and having a good time on the cheer team, but since this has happened, it’s made it really, really hard,” she said, holding back tears.

HOUSTON A Federal District Court Judge denied an FBI agents motion to be dismissed from a case in which the agent shot and killed a hostage victim. When the FBI responded, an agent shot and killed the father who was being held hostage, officials say. The FBI was called to the scene to help rescue Valladares but in the attempt to rescue him, he was shot by an FBI agent. An FBI agent, whose identity still remains anonymous, shot and killed Valladares, leaving the 12-year-old boy orphaned. The family and the people of Harris County deserve nothing less.KPRC also reached out to the Houston FBI division.