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Homeland Security records reveal that officials knew that more than half of the 238 deportees to El Salvador were labeled as ...

A growing backlog of criminal cases awaiting indictment continues to strain Bexar County’s judicial system, raising concerns ...

The $325m fraud case is 'one of the most egregious' of its kind, involving unneeded chemo, IV infusions, and more, DOJ ...

Customs and Border Protection has swabbed the DNA of migrant children as young as 4, whose genetic data is uploaded to an FBI ...

The House advanced a measure that would ask voters to amend the state Constitution to tighten the state’s bail laws, setting ...

Texas can continue its national leadership in holding lawbreakers accountable and offering second chances as big as the state ...

Melissa Lucio waits as Texas court considers overturning her conviction after evidence was withheld in her 2007 death row ...

There’s a 90-day window after someone is arrested to bring charges. The DA’s office has missed that deadline numerous times, ...

Supporters say Texas bail reform is a move to improve public safety, but critics argue the proposals could lead to more overcrowding in jails.

The Texas House considered two Senate Joint Resolutions Monday related to bail reform in Texas. Both propose constitutional ...

Texas lawmakers advanced a bill Wednesday to clarify medical exceptions under one of the most restrictive abortion bans in ...