Four convicted criminals in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice are set for execution in 2026.

A Nueces County jury acquitted former Uvalde CISD police officer Adrian Gonzales on all charges, ending the first criminal ...

A judge ordered an Oct. 16 execution date for death row inmate Robert Roberson Wednesday upon the Texas Attorney General’s request — almost exactly a year after he narrowly avoided execution when ...

Police chases, at their worst, are deadly. They tend to damage property. They can leave communities grieving. Most states — including Texas — have no idea how many chases happen within their own state ...

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Texas introduces a law to combat AI-generated explicit content, aiming to protect children and prevent harmful manipulation.

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Sandra Bland was arrested in Texas in 2015 and found dead in her jail cell days later. Now, lawmakers are introducing the Sandra Bland Act in honor of the Chicago area native. Its ...

Baldamar Palacio Martinez, a Texas 10 Most Wanted Sex Offender, was apprehended on January 7, 2026, in San Angelo, Texas. Martinez, age 50, was located and ...

SB 1124, which could have implications on the Michael Morton Act, was heard in the Senate Criminal Justice Committee Tuesday. Jay Janner is a staff photographer at the Austin American-Statesman where, ...