Texas lawmakers approved a sweeping package to overhaul the state’s bail system, a longtime priority of Gov. Greg Abbott’s.

Texas legislators heeded that recommendation. The next year, in 2007, they created the Criminal Justice Legislative Oversight Committee. The committee is composed of House and Senate members and ...

Violent crimes committed by Southeast Texas youth are on the rise due in part to the long-lasting impact of COVID-19 pandemic shutdowns. While the local justice system seems largely unequipped to ...

The families of Jon Southards, Elizabeth Hagerty and John Skinner are suing the Texas Department of Criminal Justice in ...

The executive director of the Texas prison system reported to his governing board at a meeting in Bryan that the recently ...

People in Texas care about fairness, but sentence differences show that our justice system doesn’t treat everyone equally. Research shows that factors like race, money and where you live can ...

Gov. Greg Abbott late Sunday night announced he vetoed 26 bills passed by the state legislature during the regular ...