TX: Criminal Justice
TX Attorney General gets deal but legal issues not over
Republican Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has emerged from a long court case with another win. After nine years and multiple delays, prosecutors …
Expertos en democracia temen caos y violencia antes de las elecciones de 2024
Un experto en derecho electoral dice que las declaraciones de culpabilidad de los abogados de Trump en el caso de interferencia electoral de Georgia p…
Democracy experts worry about chaos, violence ahead of 2024 elections
An election law expert says guilty pleas from Trump lawyers in Georgia's election interference case probably won't change the minds of voters who thin…
TX Fills Prison, Jail Job Vacancies with High School Recruits
Texas high schools offering training in corrections and law enforcement are being tapped by the state's Department of Criminal Justice to address mass…
Group Fears New Dallas Jail Could Stall Justice Reform
Members of a Texas group working to end mass incarceration thought they were making headway, but now they're not so sure. Faith in Texas has ideas …
Texas Abortion Poll: Lawmakers Out of Step With Constituents
Texas soon will enact one of the strictest abortion bans in the country - and a majority of voters don't like it. Three out of four - 77% of the …
Study: Maternal Deaths Would Skyrocket with Nationwide Abortion Ban
Texas is home to one in 10 Americans of reproductive age, and mandated births due to the state's abortion ban will increase the number of maternal …
Reports of Youth Crime Wave Debunked by Latest Research
New research by The Sentencing Project shows a drop in youth crime over the past 20 years, which debunks a so-called "false narrative" of a youth …
"Somebody Cares": TX Group Continues Bail-Reform Battle
This week, members of Faith in Texas will be at the Dallas County Jail, as they are most Fridays. As the state's incarceration rate grows, the group …
Child Sex-Trafficking Numbers Rise in Texas
Texas Rangers investigating reports of child sex trafficking at a shelter in Bastrop reported they did not find enough evidence to support the charges…
TX Bailout Highlights Inequities Between Poor, Rich Defendants
Nine Texas residents now held in the Dallas County jail system will be bailed out this Thursday and met by reform advocates who say the bail system is…
Texas Juvenile-Justice Racial Gap Improves, But Slowly
AUSTIN, Texas -- When kids get in trouble with the law, it is far more likely they'll be incarcerated if they're Black or brown, and that has created …