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 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 ...

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

Gov. Abbott returned to Washington for the second week in a row to urge Congress to reimburse Texas billions of dollars.

Tabler was convicted of killing two men in Killeen. He is the second man put to death in Texas this year. HUNTSVILLE, Texas - ...

A remorseful death row inmate pleaded for forgiveness and mouthed one final message before being put to death in Texas on ...

Two men convicted of murder were executed Thursday night, marking the fourth and fifth executions in the United States this ...