Two-thirds of the state’s roughly 100 jails and prisons in Texas are not fully air conditioned in inmate housing areas.

There's no statute outlawing mere membership in a gang, but there are ways for people to be charged collectively.

WASHINGTON—Among Kash Patel’s first questions as FBI director was one that underscored who was now in charge. What was the best way to call the Oval Office on a secure line from both his ...

The Justice Department has removed top national security officials as part of a widespread purge of senior career leaders across the law enforcement agency, according to people familiar with the ...

A Justice Department spokesperson did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the moves. Trump-appointed officials previously reassigned several veteran national security and criminal ...

The State Bar of Texas is taking Texas Supreme Court Chief Justice Jimmy Blacklock’s (R) public scolding stoically. Blacklock warned the State Bar to “remain completely politically neutral” at his ...

A high-ranking NASA official warned his employees Friday to “use discretion” in public when displaying badges ... I cover justice and the rule of law, with a focus on the Justice Department ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Attorney General Pam Bondi speaks at a news conference regarding immigration enforcement at the Justice ...

Greg Abbott's office, was the governor's choice to fill a vacancy on the Texas Supreme Court in 2018. Blacklock is now the court's chief justice. AUSTIN — Texas Supreme Court Chief Justice Jimmy ...

(The Texas Tribune) In his first address to the Texas Legislature, Texas Supreme Court Chief Justice Jimmy Blacklock ... be more likely to recommend a Department of Government Efficiency than ...

The new Texas Supreme Court chief justice wants state lawmakers to give ... while Texas Supreme Court and Court of Criminal Appeals judges make an even higher percentage of what district judges ...

The death was confirmed on Wednesday by Lubbock health officials and the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS). The school-aged child was not vaccinated and was hospitalized in ...