Democratic judges let violent criminals on the street. Here are the Texas Senate's solutions | Opinion
While Harris County DA Sean Teare blames Republicans for bail failures, Sen. Joan Huffman notes the Texas Senate is ...
Texas House begins work on bill to use public money for private schooling
The House Public Education Committee is the first stop for a bill that Gov. Greg Abbott has made his top legislative priority ...
Texas Death Row inmate David Wood 'Desert Killer' maintains innocence days before execution
Thirty-seven years to the day, the state of Texas is set to execute Wood for the killing of six of those victims, who bodies ...
North Texas pharmacist sentenced to over 17 years in prison, ordered forfeit $405M for defrauding Labor department, feds say
The Plano man was sentenced to 17 years and six months in prison, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.
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At My Texas Prison, Solitary Confinement All But Guarantees Sexual Exploitation by Guards
After eight years in “the hole” at Texas’ Lane Murray Unit, Kwaneta Harris documents the “daily reality” of staff sexual ...
Justice Department is expected to slash public corruption unit, AP sources say
Prosecutors in the Justice Department section that handles public corruption cases have been told the unit will be significantly ...
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Texas educators say proposed increases for school funding, teacher pay are inadequate
Rich Sena, a Boerne ISD school board member ... Philip Jankowski has covered government, politics and criminal justice in Texas for 17 years. He previously worked for the Austin American-Statesman ...
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Texas Pharmacist to Serve Over 17 Years in Prison and Ordered to Forfeit $405 Million in Assets for Defrauding the Department of Labor
Texas Pharmacist to Serve Over 17 Years in Prison and Ordered to Forfeit $405 Million in Assets for Defrauding the Department ...
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L. Clifford Davis, Who Fought to Desegregate Texas Schools, Dies at 100
As a civil rights lawyer who faced resistance and threats, he challenged school districts ... the future associate justice of the Supreme Court. Mr. Davis was named a criminal district court ...
The Gavel: Justice Department stretched thin in Trump litigation onslaught
Firings, buyouts and restructuring across the federal government are hitting the Department of Justice (DOJ), even as it seeks to defend the Trump administration’s actions amid a flurry of ...
University of Houston's 25 top-paid employees: Renu Khator leads with the highest salary in Texas
University of Houston System Chancellor Renu Khator was the highest-paid public university employee in Texas in 2023, earning ...
New Texas bill could unlock ‘mystery’ of what happens to students in truancy court
A state senator has filed legislation to shore up the state’s collection of truancy court information to provide lawmakers and education leaders a clearer picture of how the civil penalty system ...