Texas Court of Criminal Appeals to consider three points of appeal in Marian Fraser case
In what a local criminal appellate specialist describes as a rare move, the state’s highest criminal appellate court this ...
Waco, Texas judge rejects motion to transfer McGregor mass shooter’s case to federal court
A federal judge in Waco has rejected an attempt by an attorney for the man found incompetent to stand trial in a 2022 mass shooting in McGregor to transfer the case to federal court.
Advocates make the case against bail reform: ‘Texas’ pretrial system is broken’
The Texas Senate has passed a proposed constitutional amendment that would give judges more discretion to hold people accused ...
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Terre Haute federal prisoner sentenced to life for murdering cellmate in 2019
Lawrence Taylor, 44, admitted to stabbing Jan Stevens to death in January 2019 at the high-security USP Terre Haute facility, ...
Texas Senate passes legislation to keep some defendants in jail without bail. Here's why.
Senate Joint Resolution 1, or "Jocelyn's Law," would keep people without authority to be in the U.S. who are charged with ...
Texas is putting a $200 million Band-Aid on a broken juvenile justice system | Opinion
The current state of juvenile facilities is difficult to face, but the Legislature must address it, and the buck stops with ...
Texas’ New Ban The Box Bill: What Employers Need To Know About HB 2466
HB 2466 could change when employers ask about criminal history—but key details remain unclear. Find out what’s at stake, ...