Texas has executed a man convicted of killing two men as part of a 2004 dispute with his boss at a strip club.

The package of bills would tighten the state's bail laws to keep more people in jail — including undocumented immigrants — ...

Opponents of the bail reform package say the proposed changes are based on false pretenses and could unjustly keep innocent ...

"We will play hardball on this issue," Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick said during a news conference. At the event, Patrick ...

Members of the Texas Senate's Criminal Justice Committee heard testimony Wednesday on five bail-related bills aimed at ...

Wrongful conviction advocates discuss addressing accountability with prosecutors for criminal reform with the Texas death row ...

KXAN investigators have explored a growing backlog of people in Texas jails who need mental competency restoration. While an advisory committee has largely focused on finding state hospital beds for ...

Mitchel Roth, a Professor of Criminal Justice from Sam Houston State University, said the longer a search goes on, the more ...

Students from Whitehouse High School tested their criminal justice skills in over 28 competitions at the TPSA regional ...

Texas lawmakers are discussing five proposed bail reforms, including one to prevent undocumented defendants from posting bail ...

Back in mid-2018, there were roughly 400 people ahead of Fernando on the state’s maximum security state hospital waitlist, waiting an average of more than 200 days, according to state data. Fast ...

Larry "Randy" Martin, a longtime educator in East Texas and grandfather of Patrick Mahomes, has died at the age of 78.