Greg Abbott has appointed a chair and three new members to the Texas Board of Criminal Justice, with two of the new appointees coming from the Austin area. Eric Nichols was appointed as the chair ...

The Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDJC) broke ground on their 64,000 square feet training facility on Thursday. The new Huntsville training facility is expected to be completed in summer 2026 ...

Members of the Texas Senate's Criminal Justice Committee heard testimony Wednesday on five bail-related bills aimed at ...

The Texas Legislature should give great weight to a series of recommendations aimed at improving the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. Among them is ...

The Texas Legislature was back in session Tuesday, taking up one of the emergency items Governor Greg Abbott identified in his recent State of the State ...

The groundbreaking ceremony was attended by the Texas Board of Criminal Justice (TBCJ), TDCJ leadership, government officials from Walker County and the City of Huntsville, local construction and ...

Texas lawmakers are discussing five proposed bail reforms, including one to prevent undocumented defendants from posting bail ...

The latest Texas Department Of Criminal Justice news from The Texas Tribune. By Pooja Salhotra Feb. 6, 2025 Faced with more immediate funding needs, state officials haven’t asked for more money ...

Wrongful conviction advocates discuss addressing accountability with prosecutors for criminal reform with the Texas death row ...

The Senate Committee on Criminal Justice recently heard testimony on a proposed bill targeting bail system reform to prevent ...