As ICE ramps up deportations, Texas prosecutors say theyโre losing key witnesses in criminal cases
Read full article: As ICE ramps up deportations, Texas prosecutors say theyโre losing key witnesses in criminal casesDistrict attorneys in Harris, El Paso and other counties say some cases, including murders, have been hobbled or lost because witnesses were detained, deported or too scared to come to court.
Allegations against a legendaryโs football coachโs son fracture a North Texas town
Read full article: Allegations against a legendaryโs football coachโs son fracture a North Texas townThe top-ranked Celina High School football team is barrelling toward another state championship this month. Its coach is barred from the field.
A slate of new Texas laws go into effect December and January. Hereโs what to watch.
Read full article: A slate of new Texas laws go into effect December and January. Hereโs what to watch.Laws include restricting transgender peopleโs access to public bathrooms, allowing lawsuits against abortion pill providers, and replacement of the STAAR test.
Entire Texas congressional delegation votes to release Epstein files
Read full article: Entire Texas congressional delegation votes to release Epstein filesAfter months of resisting calls to release the files, President Donald Trump signaled this week that he will sign the bill if it reaches his desk.
Gov. Greg Abbott launches reelection campaign for fourth term
Read full article: Gov. Greg Abbott launches reelection campaign for fourth termAbbott framed his campaign as a means to keep Texas as a conservative bastion, touting efforts to lower property taxes, bolster education and strengthen public safety.
Texas voters poised to approve stricter bail rules in state Constitution
Read full article: Texas voters poised to approve stricter bail rules in state ConstitutionUnder Proposition 3, judges will be required to deny bail for certain violent offenses if the state demonstrates that doing so is necessary to ensure public safety or the defendantโs appearance in court.
Majority of Texans oppose National Guard deployment to cities out of state, poll finds
Read full article: Majority of Texans oppose National Guard deployment to cities out of state, poll findsAt President Trumpโs direction, Gov. Greg Abbott authorized the deployment of hundreds of troops to Illinois to โsafeguardโ U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents.
Why more Tarrant County kids are going to Texas youth prisons than any others
Read full article: Why more Tarrant County kids are going to Texas youth prisons than any othersThe rising number of youth sent from counties like Tarrant is helping to push the waitlist for beds in youth prisons to near an all-time high, the state says.
Theyโve never been arrested. Why does the FBI list thousands of service members as potential criminals?
Read full article: Theyโve never been arrested. Why does the FBI list thousands of service members as potential criminals?Denise Rosales has fallen victim to a military justice process called โtitlingโโ thatโs left potentially thousands of veterans saddled with false criminal histories.
How does the criminal justice system work? KSAT Explains
Read full article: How does the criminal justice system work? KSAT ExplainsRecent tensions between the San Antonio Police Department and the Bexar County District Attorneyโs Office sparked by the shooting of six SAPD officers within a two-week span while in pursuit of suspects triggered this KSAT Explains.
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Legislative pay, dog cruelty and criminal justice reform. These bills were vetoed by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott
Read full article: Legislative pay, dog cruelty and criminal justice reform. These bills were vetoed by Texas Gov. Greg AbbottThough most of the roughly 3,000 bills passed by the 87th Texas Legislature were signed into law, a few notable vetoes by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott have caught the attention of some critics.