Maria Rojas’ attorneys got their first chance to address the claims against her Thursday. She was released on bond but a judge ordered the clinics to remain closed.

A federal jury found a former investigator with the Waller County District Attorney’s office guilty of money laundering and attempted possession with intent to distribute heroin, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Texas announced Tuesday.

Nearly 40 students were taken to the hospital after showing signs of heat-related illness when Panther Week activities came to an end at Prairie View A&M University Friday night, according to multiple reports.

A man has been charged with first-degree murder after his wife was found decapitated inside their home in Waller County.

A 21-year-old woman was found decapitated at a home in Waller County and police believe her husband is the one responsible.

A group of students at Prairie View A&M University sued the county, claiming it set up an election schedule in 2018 that offered students — most of them Black — fewer opportunities to vote early than the county’s white residents.

Two skydivers in the Houston area are in critical condition after their parachute failed to deploy during a tandem jump, according to the Waller County Sheriff’s Office.

A teenage driver who allegedly blew black smoke on cyclists and ran them over in Waller County in September has been charged.

Waller County Judge Trey Duhon said he believes a plane that crashed near Houston on Tuesday morning was chartered to Boston for Game 4 of the American League Championship Series, KPRC, KSAT’s sister station in Houston, said.

A teenage driver who was allegedly hassling cyclists in Waller County by “rolling coal” ended up running over a group and injuring six of them, according to media reports.

The Waller County Sheriff's Office is searching for a missing 73-year-old man.

A tiger prowled a Houston-area neighborhood Sunday evening before it was held at gunpoint by Waller County deputy and carted away by its alleged owner, according to media reports.

More than a century ago, state lawmakers planted there the state's first public college where Black students could pursue higher education. When her grandfather was a student in the 1970s, Waller County systematically prevented Black students from registering to vote. AdJayla Allen graduated from Prairie View A&M University in 2019 with a degree in political science. Barnett, the Precinct 3 commissioner who represented the university and opposed expanded early voting on campus, lost his seat. Prairie View A&M University graduate Jayla Allen holds her graduation stole, which was embroidered to include her late grandfather’s name.

WALLER COUNTY, TX Waller County Judge Carbett Trey Duhon confirmed Saturday that Waller County Sheriff R. Glenn Smith died after suffering an apparent heart attack. Were saddened to hear of the passing of Waller County Sheriff Glenn Smith. pic.twitter.com/YRlxESFWst Sheriffs' Assoc of Texas (@TXSheriffs) August 1, 2020Saddened to hear of the passing of Waller County Sheriff Glenn Smith. Ed Gonzalez (@SheriffEd_HCSO) August 1, 2020Were sorry to hear of the passing of our friend and neighbor, Waller County Sheriff Glenn Smith. https://t.co/6gDtXqjjRJ FBCSO Texas (@FBCSO) August 1, 2020Related: Lynn County Sheriff dies after complications with COVID-19, officials say

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