Texas Houses Passes a Bail Reform Bill After System is Criticized
Bail reform in Texas has been widely discussed after federal judges branded the system in Dallas and Houston unconstitutionally. The Texas House...Read More
Claims of Mass Texas Voter Fraud are Undermined by Errors
Voter fraud has been a major issue in Texas in recent years amid high-profile prosecutions of people who voted when they were...Read More
Lawmakers Dispute the Cost of Cooling Down Hot Texas Prisons
Texas prisons are dangerous places for a host of reasons. Despite being in areas where summer temperatures soar, many of them lack...Read More
Religious Reprieve of Texas Death Row Inmate Sparks Supreme Court Feud
A decision by the U.S. Supreme Court to grant a temporary reprieve to a Texas inmate facing the death penalty because his...Read More
Committee Eyes Better Conditions for Women Held in Texas Prisons
The number of women held in Texas prisons is getting larger year on year and conditions are getting worse. This grim conclusion...Read More
Police said Hit-and-Run Driver Killed Three People in Dallas
Hit-and-run is a serious crime in Texas. This month, a driver was accused of killing three people on an interstate near Dallas...Read More
Houston Retreats from No-Knock Raids after Deaths in Drugs Raid
No-knock raids by police are a controversial and dangerous practice, nowhere more so than in Texas where police and homeowners have been...Read More
Texas Jail System is Branded a Failure by Lawmakers
Texas set up a new jail system a quarter of a century ago intended to keep low-level drug offenders out of the...Read More
Criminal Lawyer Advice on 5 Big Social Media Crimes You Should Know
Social media has changed just about everything about life, including the way people carry out crimes. Before the internet and social networks,...Read More
Second Look Bill Would Help Texas Inmates Sentenced as Minors
Some people make mistakes when they are young. In Texas, a serious mistake as a teen can mean decades behind bars. The...Read More