Texas’ indigent defense commission wants lawmakers to spend $35 million on public defender offices in rural areas, but some ...

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While Harris County DA Sean Teare blames Republicans for bail failures, Sen. Joan Huffman notes the Texas Senate is ...

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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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After eight years in “the hole” at Texas’ Lane Murray Unit, Kwaneta Harris documents the “daily reality” of staff sexual ...

Prosecutors in the Justice Department section that handles public corruption cases have been told the unit will be significantly ...

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 ...

The shift comes after the governor's office told agency officials that lawmakers are examining remote-work policies while ...