The debate over bail reform is intensifying in Texas, with Governor Greg Abbott declaring it an emergency item.

The Texas Senate passed a trio of legislation from Sen. Joan Huffman (R-Houston) on Wednesday aimed at tightening rules ...

Gov. Greg Abbott and Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick have prioritized efforts to tighten bail laws, saying Harris County judges are ...

Members of the Texas Senate's Criminal Justice Committee heard testimony Wednesday on five bail-related bills aimed at ...

Senate passed a trio of proposed laws from Sen. Joan Huffman (R-Houston) on Wednesday aimed at tightening rules around bail ...

Wrongful conviction advocates discuss addressing accountability with prosecutors for criminal reform with the Texas death row ...

Texas lawmakers are discussing five proposed bail reforms, including one to prevent undocumented defendants from posting bail ...

Opponents of the bail reform package say the proposed changes are based on false pretenses and could unjustly keep innocent ...

Texas has executed a man convicted of killing two men as part of a 2004 dispute with his boss at a strip club.

Texas has a chronic problem with hiring ... by the commission after an extensive review of the state’s criminal justice system by the sunset staff. This was no perfunctory review.

To stop the progressives’ abuse of the criminal-justice system, Trump may have to rely ... School of Civic Leadership at the University of Texas at Austin, where he is also a senior research ...

Back in mid-2018, there were roughly 400 people ahead of Fernando on the state’s maximum security state hospital waitlist, waiting an average of more than 200 days, according to state data. Fast ...