Arrest round-up focuses on parole violators

Houston-area law enforcement agencies arrested 156 parole violators, including 14 targeted violent offenders, over a two-week period in February as part of a larger effort to prevent violent crimes from being committed after people shirk the conditions of their release.Houston Police Chief Art Acevedo announced the captures during a Tuesday afternoon news conference along with more than a dozen other police officers and deputies from across the region.The arrests should send a message to parolee