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KHOU-TV
The Harris County Sheriff's Office unveiled its newest crime-fighting weapon, and it won't cost taxpayers a dime. The new tool is a Leica 3-D scanner, and it is able to recreate a crime scene in the third dimension. "The 3-D scanner documents millions of measurements instead of a few hundred that can be processed by crime scene investigators," explained Sheriff Ron Hickman. "This allows for a full 3-D rendering of the crime scene."
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KWCH-TV
A federal lawsuit filed by the Freedom From Religion Foundation over crosses on sheriff department vehicles in Brewster County has been settled, according to a FFRF representative and county officials. FFRF Co-President Annie Laurie Gaylor said the lawsuit was brought on by the organization after the Brewster County Sheriff's Department displayed crosses on its vehicles. The measure was on Brewster County Commissioner's Agenda.
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U.S. Department of Justice via Cleveland Advocate
A former Beaumont Independent School District assistant superintendent has been sentenced for federal violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney John M. Bales Wednesday. Patricia Adams Lambert, 62, of Beaumont, pleaded guilty on Dec. 28, 2015, to theft concerning programs receiving federal funds and conspiracy to submit false statements concerning standardized test scores and was sentenced to 40 months in federal prison today by U.S. District Judge Thad Heartfield. Lambert was immediately taken into custody by the U.S. Marshals Service.
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WGNO-TV
A third Texas prison near the Brazos River in southeast Texas was evacuated because of historic flooding. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice began moving about 1,700 inmates from the Ramsey Unit in Rosharon. That's about 30 miles south of Houston. The inmates will be bused to other prisons in East Texas that have room.
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By Bambi Majumdar
 It was yet another shocking revelation recently when an outgoing and seemingly happy Iowa high school student revealed his obsession with extremist beliefs and radical thinking. He was an all-American boy who had it all, only to give it up for a tenet that taught him to make violent threats against the society and nation in which he lived. Shocking? Yes. But as recent reports are revealing, such cases of homegrown terrorism are quickly on the rise.
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Former sheriffs, including a former SAT president, help TAC Risk Management Pool members reduce their law enforcement operations liabilities. See consultant territories online. MORE
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Breitbart
Officers in Texas have joined in the latest "Running Man" challenge by rocking before the camera and putting on their best dance boogies. Houston Police Department officers were videoed in front of a "We Love Houston" sculpture this week dancing to the 1990s hit song by the Ghost Town DJ's, "My Boo."
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KERA-FM
If you thought meth labs disappeared after the final season of "Breaking Bad," you'd be in for a surprise. Fewer people are illegally cooking drugs in Texas, but it's still happening. A new tool tracks down illegal chemicals — in the air. It's a Monday morning, and someone's getting ready to cook a batch of the illegal drug PCP near the University of North Texas in Denton.
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The Christian Science Monitor
A recent spotlight on the unjustified shooting of family dogs by law enforcement officers is causing police departments across the country to rethink training strategies. Experts say the number of incidents have escalated in recent years. One specialist with the Department of Justice described these encounters as an "epidemic," estimating that around 25 to 30 family dogs are killed per day by law enforcement officers.
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