News Releases

Statement of Harris County DA Kim Ogg on the execution of Robert Fratta

January 10, 2023 Robert Fratta was executed Tuesday at the Texas State Penitentiary at Huntsville for the capital murder of his wife, Farah Fratta...

Harris County DA’s Office announces change in Communications Division leadership

January 3, 2023 The Harris County District Attorney’s Office bids farewell this week to one of its key employees. Director of Communications Dane...

Pearland woman sentenced to 20 years in prison for her role in beating, sexual assault at bar

December 29, 2022 A Pearland woman was sentenced to 20 years in prison for her role in brutally beating and sexually assaulting a man at a northwest...

Harris County District Attorney’s Office releases Five Year Report

December 21, 2022 The Harris County District Attorney’s Office has released its Five Year Report highlighting award-winning diversion programs,...

Intoxicated driver who killed mother and three children sentenced to four life sentences

December 14, 2022 An East Texas man who killed a mother and three children in a drunken driving crash in Houston was sentenced to four life...

Ringleader in NFL medical reimbursement scam pleads guilty

December 17, 2022 An athletic trainer who acted as the ringleader with eight former NFL players in a scheme to defraud an NFL player trust fund by...

Houston man sentenced to 45 years for killing TSU student while on bond for robbing shoe store

December 11, 2022 A Houston man who robbed a shoe store and then, while on bond, fatally shot a Texas Southern University student during an armed...

Member of Gangster Disciples sentenced to 25 years for murder over $40

December 8, 2022 A documented member of the Gangster Disciples, an infamous street gang that also operates in prison, was sentenced by a judge this...

DA Kim Ogg issues statement on case against Shelton Jones for 1991 capital murder of HPD Sgt. Bruno Soboleski

December 7, 2022 Former death row inmate Shelton Jones was sentenced Wednesday to life in prison in a plea deal that takes Jones off death row but...

Pearland man sentenced to 82 years in prison for brutal beating, sexual assault of stranger at bar

December 6, 2022 A Pearland man was sentenced to 82 years in prison for brutally beating and sexually assaulting a man at a northwest Harris County...