Senate Joint Resolution 1, or "Jocelyn's Law," would keep people without authority to be in the U.S. who are charged with ...

Gov. Greg Abbott and Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick have prioritized efforts to tighten bail laws, saying Harris County judges are ...

The new appeal includes a statement from ten independent pathologists that says the 2002 autopsy is "deeply flawed and ...

The Texas Department of Public Safety made several arrest over the past few weeks, including several who were in the country ...

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

In what a local criminal appellate specialist describes as a rare move, the state’s highest criminal appellate court this ...

HB 2466 could change when employers ask about criminal history—but key details remain unclear. Find out what’s at stake, ...

ProPublica’s first-of-its-kind analysis is the most detailed look yet into a rise in life-threatening complications for women ...

Montgomery County District Attorney Brett Ligon is hopeful several bail reform measures passed through the Texas Senate this ...

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 was fast-tracked after Gov. Greg Abbott declared “bail reform” an emergency item. The bills now head to the House for consideration.