A fire erupted early Friday, Aug. 25, 2023, at the 174-year-old state prison in Huntsville, Texas. "We do currently have the main body of fire knocked down," he said.

The second-to-last of 10 escapees from a New Orleans jailbreak last month has been recaptured after six weeks on the run, authorities said Friday.

Fire at Huntsville state prison forces more than 600 inmate to evacuate; no injuries reported By Ryan Nickerson , John Wayne Ferguson , Staff writers Updated Aug 25, 2023 4:28 p.m. Outside the ...

Huntsville Police say they received a call about the stolen car around 12:30 a.m., shortly after the escape occurred, but they were not informed of the prison break until nearly 4 a.m.

Huntsville inmate who escaped prison was arrested hours later in Calallen, state prison officials say The TDCJ says Jesus Villarreal, 39, is already serving a 63-year prison sentence on aggravated ...

AUSTIN, Texas — Viewed from the outside, the Texas State Prison in Huntsville is a stark, foreboding building. But it was behind those thick prison walls 50 years ago that America was gripped by ...

HUNTSVILLE, TX – Officials with the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) said an inmate who escaped prison is back in custody. Jesus Villareal, 39, went missing from the Huntsville Unit ...

Women who are incarcerated participate in a Lee College course that focuses on preparing them for life after prison at Lucile Plane State Jail in Dayton on Oct. 28, 2024.

RELATED:El Paso Walmart gunman transferred to Huntsville prison for life sentence On Wednesday, Crusius was flown out of El Paso to Huntsville as part of the transfer of custody.

A crane digs into a pile of debris as the arena that for generations served as home to the Texas Prison Rodeo is demolished Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2012, in Huntsville, Texas.