Supporters say Senate Bill 1220, which is awaiting the governor's signature, would make it easier for district attorneys to ...

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Maria Rojas was arrested nearly three months ago and still hasn't been indicted for any crime — putting her in excruciating ...

The 33 potential voting violations are a tiny fraction of the roughly 11 million who cast ballots in the November 2024 ...

A Texas hospital that repeatedly sent a woman who was bleeding and in pain home without ending her nonviable, ...

A Utah father and son are accused of smuggling $300 million in crude oil in South Texas to support the Jalisco New Generation ...

Trevor McEuen, a Texas murder suspect, was captured after fleeing trial. His case has sparked debate on bail reform, with Gov ...

He and three co-defendants subjected the victim to hours of violent assault, including what investigators described as ...

Faulty DNA tests being used in criminal cases in Texas could impact about 700 cases. Under some circumstances, these tests were incorrectly coming back as insufficient DNA to test. More than 1,000 ...

Most people in Texas only think about jail time or fines when charged with a crime. This view suggests that some charges might seem like “not a big deal.” ...

Texas passed a bill defining "man" and "woman" based on reproductive systems, impacting state records and becoming the 14th ...