Texas’ junk science statute has remained hamstrung for the last decade. So too have other criminal justice reforms, despite efforts from the Texas House.

Criminal justice advocates want nearly 500 Texas inmates certified in a class action lawsuit against the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, alleging the state’s prison system is assigning ...

Texas House Bill 1736 and criminal justice reform By Robin Bradshaw , Hearst Updated May 13, 2023 9:45 a.m. Jeffery Lee Wood was sent to death row under the 'law of parties' in Texas.

Politics & Policy Who Killed Criminal Justice Reform in Texas? The state was once a model of how to safely move away from mass incarceration. Now the old politics of “law and order” are back.

"People in Texas care about fairness, but sentence differences show that our justice system doesn’t treat everyone equally." Race, wealth influence criminal sentencing in Texas ...

The local school district and Sam Houston State University are also major local employers. But for students who want to stay in rural Walker County, in the Piney Woods of East Texas, the Department of ...

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 ...

AUSTIN, Texas — Gov. 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 ...

The Texas Department of Criminal Justice and the Board of Pardons and Paroles submitted a report to the governor's office after three slayings in Dallas. (Rose Baca/Staff Photographer) Two ...

Jackson Women’s Health Organization on June 24, abortion once again became a criminal-justice issue in Texas, full stop. The Court’s abandonment of Roe v.

TENNESEE COLONY, Texas (KTRK) -- Days after AJ Armstrong was transferred from the Harris County jail to a Texas Department of Criminal Justice facility, the 23 year-old convicted killer has been ...