TX: Criminal Justice
Report: TX lawmakers can do more to support 988 crisis hotline
Mental health workers are urging lawmakers to draft bipartisan policies to expand access to mental health care services. The 988 Suicide and Crisis …
Remembering the Uvalde mass shooting; two years ago today
Two years ago today, a teenager killed 19 students and two teachers at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde. The families of those shot and killed have …
People in TX prisons claim heat-related health effects, demand air conditioning
The Texas Department of Criminal Justice is facing a class action lawsuit calling for the agency to add central air conditioning to all its prisons…
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 …