3 days agoU.S. Department of Justice investigating abuse, mistreatment at Texas’ juvenile lockupsThe department says it’s looking into whether the Texas Juvenile Justice Department provides “reasonable protection from physical and sexual abuse by staff and other resi...
Texas prosecutor drops charges after migrants claim they were marched to private property, then arrested for trespassingThe Texas Department of Public Safety and U.S. Border Patrol insist the 11 men, arrested under Gov. Greg Abbott’s border initiative, weren’t set up for trespassing charge...
Texas board recommends George Floyd receive a posthumous pardon for 2004 Houston drug arrestGov. Greg Abbott must either approve or reject the parole board’s decision. The 2004 case involved a Houston officer later found to have lied to obtain a search warrant i...
After delay, Texas to begin releasing migrants held in violation of state law under Gov. Greg Abbott’s border crackdown
Texas court orders release of more than 200 migrants imprisoned in Gov. Greg Abbott’s border security clampdown
Migrants arrested by Texas in border crackdown are being imprisoned for weeks without legal help or formal charges
Watch state Reps. Jeff Leach and Joe Moody discuss lawmakers’ criminal justice work at The Texas Tribune Festival
Texas court tosses out conviction, death sentence after discovering a prosecutor also worked for the judge
After a Texas prosecutor dismissed dozens of migrant trespassing cases, some men were dropped at a border bus station
U.S. Justice Department sues Texas over new abortion law that Attorney General Merrick Garland calls unconstitutional
For third time in recent years, U.S. Supreme Court halts a Texas execution over rules for religious advisers in the death chamber
Thanks to local politics and a railroad, rural Kinney County accounts for most of Texas’ migrant arrests
Texas House passes rewrite of state’s bail system aimed at keeping more people behind bars who can’t post cash
Dallas police defend DWI arrest of GOP gubernatorial candidate Allen West’s wife as her lawyer questions their evidence
An 18-year-old Venezuelan was among the first set free from Texas’ new jail for migrants. No one knew what to do with him.
New Texas law allowing people to carry handguns without permits stirs mix of fear, concern among law enforcement
The first migrants arrested in Gov. Greg Abbott's border crackdown have served their time. Federal officials will decide what happens next.
Austin still struggling to find places for people experiencing homelessness as it begins enforcing public camping ban
Targeting surgeries rarely used on kids, Gov. Greg Abbott asks state agency to determine if gender affirming care is child abuse
State Rep. Ron Reynolds and U.S. Rep. Al Green arrested while demonstrating for federal voting bill at U.S. Capitol
Gov. Greg Abbott's border security initiative rolls out with confusion, missteps and a whole lot of state troopers in Val Verde County
Gov. Greg Abbott draws criticism for ordering state troopers to pull over vehicles with migrants, saying it will stem COVID-19 risk
Converted Texas prison gets first immigrant detainees as Gov. Greg Abbott’s border security effort ramps up
To block voting legislation, Democrats put bail bills, legislative funding and other measures in peril
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton agrees to stop blocking people on Twitter, ending lawsuit over First Amendment
House and Senate committees advance GOP bail legislation, as Democrats warn bills could lead to mass detentions
Almost 150 guards are staffing an empty Texas prison as state officials work on Gov. Greg Abbott’s plan to use it for immigrants
Army sergeant indicted on murder and aggravated assault charges after fatally shooting Austin protester Garrett Foster in 2020
Gov. Greg Abbott vetoes criminal justice bills, legislation to protect dogs, teach kids about domestic violence
A year after Vanessa Guillén’s death, lawmakers and advocates call for Congress to pass military sexual assault reform bill
Texans can carry handguns without a license or training starting Sept. 1, after Gov. Greg Abbott signs permitless carry bill into law
Gov. Greg Abbott has lifted almost all Texas pandemic restrictions. But not the one limiting jail releases.
Lawyers prosecuting Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s fraud case challenge decision to move trial back to his home county
Gov. Greg Abbott signs slate of legislation to penalize cities that reduce police budgets, increase criminal penalties for protesters
