The investigation is tied to a federal lawsuit filed by Bernie Tiede, a Texas man spending life in prison who has reported ...

Read full article: San Antonio police searching for suspects after 2 injured in West Side shooting One or ... to deter crime and could strain the state’s already overwrought prisons and jails, experts ...

A federal judge has found the extreme heat in Texas prisons that don’t have air conditioning is “plainly unconstitutional.”.

A Texas woman who won an $83.5 million jackpot in February through a courier service said the Texas Lottery Commission (TLC) advised her the winnings may never be paid out as the Texas Rangers ...

In 1998, he joined the Texas Commission on Jail Standards ... with state standards. Herklotz said his territory as an inspector spanned about 90 counties, from Galveston to as far west as El ...

The Supreme Court has rejected an appeal from a Texas death row inmate whose bid for a new trial drew the support of the ...

The highest court in Texas on Tuesday issued a rare stay of ... told USA TODAY on Feb. 26 during an interview at a Texas state prison north of Houston. “How can I not be angry at the corruption ...

The facility, which is likely to be built within the city limits of Dallas, would replace the nearly 50-year old existing ...

Texas Rep. Charlie Geren ... faith leaders Tuesday from across the state who want the law clarified. Pastor Danielle Ayers of Justice at Friendship-West in Dallas said “pregnancy and motherhood ...

MIDLAND, Texas ... 4300 block of West Wadley Ave. Here's what we know about the two charged, Ryan Allen and Stephon Freeman: Both Allen and Freeman have been charged with a state jail felony ...

When Department of Public Safety Trooper Damon Allen was gunned down by a felon free on bond in 2017, it was a wake-up call for the Texas ... jail diversion programs, backed by this substantial ...