Researchers at Sam Houston State University and the University of Texas at Austin will team up with representatives from the criminal justice system in Houston to establish protocols to determine when sexual assault kits need to be tested by crime labs.

HOUSTON, Feb. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Sikorsky Global Helicopters, a Sikorsky company, today at Heli-Expo honored the Houston Police Department (HPD) for its customer loyalty and outstanding service to the community. Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. is a subsidiary of United Technologies Corp.

HOUSTON, Dec. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- On December 1, 2009, Attorney Warren Fitzgerald, Jr. and Attorney Ronald G. Ray, Sr. appealed the dismissal of the Plaintiffs case Shelby Stewart et. al. v the City of Houston Police Department, the City of Houston and Chief Harold Hurt.

Houston police say a man weighing nearly 600 pounds concealed a 9mm handgun in his layers of fat for more than a day while in custody. Police said George Vera, 25, was arrested for an unspecified reason Aug. 2 and held in the city jail for a day before being taken to the Harris County Jail.

Federal and local law enforcement agencies say they have been flooded with job applicants due to the rising number lost U.S.