Sen. Joan Huffman has filed a bill that proposes to raise the state's base salary for judges from $140,000 to $161,000 — a ...

The chief justice of the Texas Supreme Court urged the state legislature to raise salaries for judges across the state.

The Texas Department of Criminal Justice announced the expansion of its Virtual Court Program, a groundbreaking initiative ...

The Department of Justice has dropped criminal charges against a Texas doctor who allegedly accessed and shared private, ...

Trump’s new directive that aims to increase death sentences clashes with some Texas lawmakers’ efforts to add guardrails to ...

The Department of Criminal Justice announced it's expanding a program that lets incarcerated people appear in court virtually, without leaving prison.

Francisco Oropeza, a Mexican national, pleaded guilty to capital murder of multiple persons as part of a deal to avoid a ...

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Wednesday ordered agencies in the Lone Star State to assist federal immigration officers and ...

AUSTIN, Texas — Construction is now underway on a new Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) training facility. On Thursday, the TDCJ officially broke ground on the 64,000-square-foot space ...

Gov. Greg Abbott signed five executive orders ordering state agencies to help the federal government in their deportation ...

The bill, named for Laken Riley, a Georgia student killed by an immigrant, adds legislative muscle to President Trump’s ...