HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Millions of dollars are being allocated to enhance security and safety at the Harris County Jail, but grieving families believe it’s still not enough. Nearly 50 people have died in the county jail over the past few years, prompting efforts to reduce this number. Jacilet Griffin is all too familiar with this statistic. “It has just …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — In an exclusive jailhouse interview with reporter Brooke Taylor, 20-year-old transgender woman Karon Fisher spoke about her involvement in a brutal murder. Fisher expressed no remorse for the attack, which has been described as one of Houston’s most horrific murders caught on camera. The graphic video of the crime, which garnered national attention, shows Fisher running …

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) — A couple visiting from Sri Lanka is unable to leave the country after their passports were stolen at a park in northwest Harris County. Thusitha Wickramarachichi said his parents were visiting him and his 16-month-old daughter. “They were excited, and we were planning some cruises and all that,” he said. However, their plans came to …