JASPER, Texas — Food insecurity continues to grow across Southeast Texas, particularly in rural areas where access to fresh ...

A grand jury in the Eastern District of Texas returned multiple indictments Dec. 3 against Tyrone Grant, charging him with ...

JASPER, Texas (CBSDFW.COM/AP) — Relatives have dedicated a bench to honor a black man who was chained to a pickup and dragged to his death in East Texas 20 years ago. James Byrd Jr. was 49 on June 7, ...

People in Jasper are in many ways still dealing with the aftermath of James Byrd Jr.'s 1998 murder. Many residents say the perpetrators were caught, but the crime still unfairly weighs on the town. In ...

An introspective but somewhat Hollywoodized treatment of a hate crime that shook the nation, Showtime's "Jasper, Texas" offers an even-handed account of the intense emotions surrounding the murder and ...

In this Wednesday, April 10, 2019, photo Mylinda Byrd Washington, 66, left, and Louvon Byrd Harris, 61, hold up photographs of their brother James Byrd Jr. in Houston. James Byrd Jr. was the victim of ...

John William King is scheduled for execution Apr. 24 in Huntsville. He’s convicted of a murder that many have called a modern-day lynching. In the early hours of June 7, 1998, King, along with ...

Three suspects have been taken into custody days after gunfire erupted at a prom after-party in a Texas town, injuring 11 people, the Jasper County Sheriff's office confirmed. Around 250 people were ...

JASPER COUNTY, Texas -- Four people have been arrested in the wake of a shooting that injured 11 people at an after-prom party at a home in Texas, authorities announced on Friday, ABC News reported.

Four-day school weeks have grown in popularity among rural school districts. A local school district in Texas has announced plans to reduce students' school weeks from the traditional five days to ...

None of the injuries are considered life-threatening, police said. At least 9 teenagers were injured following a shooting at an after-prom party in Texas, according to authorities. None of the victims ...