The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau finalized a rule in early January to take medical debt off consumer credit reports.

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

A man charged with capital murder in the 2024 death of Harris County Deputy Fernando Esqueda is out of jail after Judge Hilary Unger's decision to grant him bond.

Capital murder is the only crime in Texas where a judge has the discretion to deny bond. Still, Judge Hilary Unger of the 248th District Court set bond at $1 million for the defendant, who was ...

Chief Justice Jimmy Blacklock asked for higher judicial pay and protections for parents in child custody cases in his first ...

Texas Chief Justice Jimmy Blacklock has called for a 30% across-the-board pay raise for judges, increased judicial ...

Chief Justice Jimmy Blacklock embraced constitutional originalism, a judicial philosophy tied to conservatism, in addressing ...

Less than 72 hours after being arrested, a man who posted a series of videos threatening to shoot Deer Park police was released from jail on a personal bond.

A federal judge has criticized the Justice Department’s evolving position that a presidential pardon for a Kentucky man who stormed the U.S. Capitol also covers his conviction for illegally possessing ...

In our news wrap Wednesday, an unvaccinated child has died in the West Texas measles outbreak, Supreme Court justices seemed to side with a woman who brought a lawsuit claiming workplace ...

AUSTIN — Texas Supreme Court Chief Justice Jimmy Blacklock asked the Legislature on Wednesday to limit government authority to remove children from parents, deny bail for violent criminals and ...

Jay-Z's lawsuit against famed Texas attorney Tony Buzbee reportedly contains enough merit to proceed to trial.