John Ferguson

2 weeks ago | houstonchronicle.com | John Ferguson

ICE agents lead a man in handcuffs from the entrance of the Federal Building where the immigration court resides on the tenth floor in Houston, Monday, June 9, 2025. Kirk Sides/Houston ChronicleICE agents lead a man in handcuffs from the entrance of the Federal Building where the immigration court resides on the tenth floor in Houston, Monday, June 9, 2025.

2 weeks ago | houstonchronicle.com | John Ferguson

People look over Texas Governor Greg Abbott’s shoulder as he signs a series of new bail related bills at Crime Stoppers headquarters on Tuesday, June 3, 2025 in Houston. Raquel Natalicchio/Staff photographerTexas Gov. Greg Abbott came to Houston on June 3 to sign what he called the “strongest” package of bail legislation in Texas history into law. It was a victory for anti-crime advocates, as bail has been a hot-button issue in Houston in recent years.

3 weeks ago | houstonchronicle.com | John Ferguson

A United States Coast Guard helicopter@USCGHeartland TwitterA man, who last year faked a drowning in Galveston by making a false distress call and causing a frantic coastline search, was sentenced to three years probation and order to pay more than $135,000 for the hoax. Joseph Grams, 48, of Reagan, was sentenced Friday by U.S. Judge George Hanks. Grams is already serving a 12-year sentence in a Texas prison on unrelated charges.

3 weeks ago | houstonchronicle.com | John Ferguson

FILE - In this Aug 3, 2022 file photo, conspiracy theorist Alex Jones attempts to answer questions about his emails during trial at the Travis County Courthouse in Austin. An attorney representing two parents who sued Jones over his false claims about the Sandy Hook massacre says the U.S. House Jan. 6 committee has requested two years’ worth of records from Jones’ phone. Attorney Mark Bankston said in court Thursday, Aug.

3 weeks ago | houstonchronicle.com | John Ferguson

Police are searching for Nadia Lee, the 2-year-old daughter of a man accused of strangling his common-law wife to death Wednesday in a Houston hote. Houston Police DepartmentThe father of Nadia Lee, the 2-year-old Pasadena girl who went missing in 2022 and whose body was found months later in a bayou, last week pleaded guilty to the murder of the girl and her mother, and was sentenced to more than 50 years in prison.