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Two men sentenced to 25 years in 2021 murder

December 2, 2022 Two men were sentenced this week to 25 years in prison after pleading guilty to killing a friend they got in a fight with in 2021,…

Husband who beat wife to death sentenced to 55 years in prison

December 1, 2022 A Houston man who killed his wife at her Chinatown beauty school and staged the scene to look like a robbery was sentenced to 55…

Repeat DWI offender sentenced to 35 years for fatal drunken driving crash

November 19, 2022 A Houston man with five prior convictions for driving while intoxicated was sentenced this week to 35 years in prison for killing…

District Attorney Kim Ogg's statement on the investigation into 2022 midterm elections

November 16, 2022 "Free and fair elections are the bedrock of our democracy. When we get credible complaints of election irregularities, we are…

Statement on the verdict in the trial for Houston Police Sgt. Sean Rios

November 15, 2022 "We are deeply disappointed with the verdict in this case, and we saw the evidence differently than the jury, and though we cannot…

Armed robber shot in the face during deadly home invasion is sentenced to 30 years in prison; accomplice still sought

November 15, 2022 A 21-year-old Houston man who was shot in the face during a home invasion that left the homeowner dead has been sentenced to 30…

Houston man who shot fiancée three days after proposing sentenced to life in prison

November 11, 2022 A Houston man who fatally shot his fiancée just three days after proposing was sentenced to life in prison after being convicted…

Virginia man who killed Houston girlfriend after learning she was pregnant with twins sentenced to life in prison

November 10, 2022 A Virginia man who killed his Houston girlfriend after finding out she was pregnant with twins was sentenced to life in prison…

Triggerman convicted of capital murder in Baytown home invasion

November 7, 2022 The man who gunned down a Baytown mother in a 2020 home invasion was sentenced to life in prison last week, Harris County District…

Man implicated in catalytic converter thefts is sentenced to 45 years for shooting 8-year-old in Houston’s Third Ward

November 3, 2022 A Houston man was sentenced to 45 years in prison for shooting an 8-year-old in the knee during an argument in Houston’s Third Ward…