A federal lawsuit alleges a Rains County justice of the peace told a defendant “dead men can’t testify” in order to coerce a ...

An East Texas judge is accused of threatening a defendant, saying, “I heard you have a problem with me, boy. You take that ...

A federal lawsuit claims an East Texas judge told a man, who was facing a criminal charge, to take a plea deal "or dead men ...

Coby Wiebe alleges Jenkins Franklin threatened his life in a phone call while Wiebe had an active case in court.

Severe weather moved through East Texas on Wednesday ... Smith County road closures after last night’s heavy rains. County Road 112, in the southeast part of Smith County near Antioch, has ...