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 ...
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, ...
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Tacking Audrii’s Law: Texas bill proposes adding child grooming to sex offender registration requirements
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.
KLTV Investigates: 4th grade teacher on paid leave; accused of allowing sex offender fiancé on campus
A public information request made by KLTV details Kilgore ISD’s account of an incident where a teacher is accused of allowing ...
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Inside Texas' death row 'God Pod,' where inmates earn extra privileges by converting to Christianity
A death row spiritual adviser discussed some of the extra privileges Texas death row inmates get if they join the "God Pod," ...
David Boren, former representative, governor, U.S. senator and OU president, dies at 83
David L. Boren, the former United States Senator, governor, state representative, college and president of the University of ...
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BCSO deputy arrested, accused of assaulting inmate and concealing evidence, affidavit states
A deputy was arrested and is accused of multiple charges after assaulting an inmate at the Bexar County Detention Center and ...
Waco, Texas man who stabbed mother of his children in brutal attack gets 45 years in prison
Daniel Saucedo, a 38-year-old barber from Waco, pleaded guilty Wednesday to an enhanced aggravated assault charge in a brutal ...
Texas Senate passes bills targeting Harris County that would keep more defendants in jail
Gov. Greg Abbott and Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick have prioritized efforts to tighten bail laws, saying Harris County judges are ...
Attempted ATM theft leads to felony meth bust, man sentenced, DA says
A North Texas man is headed to prison after being convicted of trafficking methamphetamine, the Collin County District ...