More change is coming to the Texas Youth Commission. Its chief watchdog, Ombudsman John Moore, will be leaving September first. His replacement will have to be appointed by the Governor.

PARIS — A former Texas Youth Commission guard has been indicted in the alleged sexually molestion of a white inmate who civil rights activists had complained got off easier than a black teenager ...

In 2011, the agency created an independent ombudsman position after a sex scandal, when it was known as the Texas Youth Commission. It was rebranded as the Texas Juvenile Justice Department, but ...

The House Culture, Recreation & Tourism Committee heard testimony from a variety of stakeholders about emergency preparedness ...

On an April afternoon three years ago, a Texas state senator asked the head of the Texas Youth Commission, "What's your biggest problem?" So many possible answers. Dwight Harris, the executive ...

The appellee sued the Texas Youth Commission for violating the Texas Whistleblower Act and Texas Human Resources Code §64.102 after TYC terminated his employment. The trial court awarded damages ...

An arrest warrant was issued Wednesday for former Texas Youth Commission guard Shannon Griffin, 30, who was fired in December for allegedly having a sexual relationship with an incarcerated male ...

VICTORIA, TEXAS (CN) – Officials at the Victoria Regional Juvenile Justice Center denied medical care to a boy who could barely walk or speak because his appendix had burst, but put him in isolation, ...

Join Lisa Falkenberg, State Rep. Gene Wu and State Rep. Ann Johnson as they unpack the redistricting showdown with Gov.

Aug. 26 (UPI) -- A Texas law banning transgender youth from accessing puberty blockers and hormone therapy will go into effect next week after the state attorney general's office filed to block a ...

Associated Press Apr 14, 2007 Apr 14, 2007Updated Oct 17, 2019 0 ...