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Many Texans gathered Monday to honor the life of Jesus "Jesse" Vargas, the Brazoria County Sheriff's Office Deputy killed ...

Before shooting and killing Brazoria County deputy Jesus Vargas, Robert Lee Davis was accused of shooting another man. The ...

Deputy Jesus “Jesse” Vargas a dedicated law enforcement officer who gave 17 years of service to the Brazoria County Sheriff’s ...

He's on the mend! Just two days after being shot twice by a suspect hiding in a dumpster, federal K-9 officer Rocky is back ...

A man fatally shot a Texas sheriff's deputy Wednesday at a shopping plaza in Houston and then evaded officers for hours before shooting a K-9 that helped find him hiding under trash in a dumpster, ...

K-9 Rocky hunted down the suspect who U.S. Marshals say shot and killed Deputy Jesus Vargas and found him hiding in a ...

As tributes and farewell wishes continue to pour out for Brazoria County deputy Jesus Vargas, we wanted to share ways the ...

Two public services will be held next week in remembrance of Deputy Jesus Vargas, who was killed in a shooting Wednesday.

There will be opportunities for the public to honor the life and legacy of Brazoria County Deputy Jesus Vargas, who was ...

When Rocky was able to sniff out the suspect hiding in a dumpster, the suspect shot the K-9 three times in the neck, the ...

A Brazoria County man says Christopher Sean Davis shot and critically injured him in October after he confronted him about stealing his truck.