San Jacinto County prosecuted nearly 300 misdemeanor cases in 2023. In this poor region, nestled in the piney woods of East ...

Texas reports as many as 1,700 victims of human trafficking every year. Many are prosecuted for actions they were forced to ...

The five bills that would require complete air conditioning in state prisons haven’t had a hearing yet, and the money set for ...

"It truly brings me so much joy to see them graduate at the end of the program. I feel so much joy hearing them describe what ...

Texas Senate Republicans and one Democrat approved the nomination of a formerly indicted Austin officer to a watchdog agency.

One Senate Democrat joined Republicans, providing the margin needed to approve Justin Berry to the state law-enforcement ...

U.S. Representative Jasmine Crockett, a Democrat from Texas, made remarks during a House Judiciary Subcommittee hearing on ...

However, the Department of Health and Human Services is not as knowledgeable about the programs, said Mia Ives-Rublee, senior director for the Disability Justice Initiative at the Center for ...

D.C. The Justice Department's new stance contradicts the position it took during Biden's administration when prosecutors argued in a criminal case against Trump — one that has since been ...

Trump’s long-anticipated move to disband the federal Education Department comes after more than 60 Texas-based federal education employees were laid off in a group of 1,300 nationwide who were ...

“The administration and Congress should focus on improving on the important work that the department performs that benefits ordinary Americans, not unilateral and thoughtless cuts to the ...