In what a local criminal appellate specialist describes as a rare move, the state’s highest criminal appellate court this ...

Senate Joint Resolution 1, or "Jocelyn's Law," would keep people without authority to be in the U.S. who are charged with ...

The current state of juvenile facilities is difficult to face, but the Legislature must address it, and the buck stops with ...

HB 2466 could change when employers ask about criminal history—but key details remain unclear. Find out what’s at stake, ...

A proposed bill named after Audrii Cunningham aims to add child grooming to the list of crimes that would require a violator to register as a sex offender.

A public information request made by KLTV details Kilgore ISD’s account of an incident where a teacher is accused of allowing ...

Stephon Morson was taken back into custody Wednesday at the end of a contentious hearing that DA José Garza's office requested amid growing backlash.

A death row spiritual adviser discussed some of the extra privileges Texas death row inmates get if they join the "God Pod," ...

David L. Boren, the former United States Senator, governor, state representative, college and president of the University of ...

A deputy was arrested and is accused of multiple charges after assaulting an inmate at the Bexar County Detention Center and ...

Daniel Saucedo, a 38-year-old barber from Waco, pleaded guilty Wednesday to an enhanced aggravated assault charge in a brutal ...

Gov. Greg Abbott and Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick have prioritized efforts to tighten bail laws, saying Harris County judges are ...