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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 ...

The Texas House on Monday advanced a sweeping package to crack down on bail laws, setting a longtime priority of Gov. Greg ...

HOUSTON — Two major bail reform proposals are moving forward in the Texas state legislature, sparking debate between those ...

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

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was called out for using fake studies in his AI-generated report. But in fixing them, he just inserted ...

Democrats declined to support Senate Joint Resolution 87, which sprinted through the Senate and needed 100 votes to clear the ...

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

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

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