Texas lawmakers probing the validity of evidence used to convict Texas death row inmate Robert Roberson heard testimony Monday from witnesses including TV personality Philip "Dr. Phil" McGraw and ...

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The Texas Department of Criminal Justice Parole Division is searching for an armed and dangerous man who has previously lived ...

Voters will choose a new presiding judge for Texas’ Court of Criminal Appeals after the current officeholder, Republican Sharon Keller, lost her party’s primary on March 5. The court, which has nine ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — A former Texas Supreme Court Chief Justice will chair a task force to “guide the safe, ethical, and effective use of [artificial intelligence] in the criminal justice system,” ...

The American criminal justice system is decidedly imperfect. But despite a history of unfair convictions and acquittals rooted in racism and social and financial inequity, it has long been respected ...

A Texas criminal serving a 20-year sentence for crimes like burglary and robbery was captured three miles from a prison in Angleton after escaping last night. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice ...

Texas officials have increased the reward to $$8,500$ for information leading to the arrest of William Herrera Zamora, a ...

Operation Save Christmas became the first event of UT Tyler Criminal Justice Department’s new program called Junior Detective Events.

CHILDRESS, Texas (KFDA) - A man who was wanted by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice has surrendered himself to ...

A former Brownsville high school teacher pleaded guilty to improper relations with a student. He coached the girls basketball ...