Houston police on Thursday announced the creation of a gang division and introduced its new captain, but officials would say little about the prevalence of the city's gang problem.

Houston has not experienced as much Tren de Aragua activity as other major cities in Texas, according to Richard Chacon Jr., a gang unit investigator at the Harris County District Attorney’s Office.

Houston Police Department officers arrested Jorge Antonio Cruz, ... HPD Northwest Crime Suppression Team and the HPD Gang Division’s Crime Reduction Unit arrested Medrano on Sept. 17.

Houston police union, ... Actually, I think he’s going the wrong direction with it. I was in a specialized unit, a gang unit for 20 plus years. We did it right. We had good supervision.

Houston Police Department officers issued a BOLO (be on the lookout) ... CCPD's Gang Unit, Violent Crimes Unit, and a K9 were called to help with the search.