Texas criminal justice

Senate Bill 31 comes after reporting found that confusion surrounding Texas' abortion ban had resulted in the deaths of at least two women. After receiving final approval from the Texas House on Thursday, the bill now heads to Gov. Greg Abbott.

State Rep. Jeff Leach accused the Texas Senate of weakening a bill aimed at banning nondisclosure agreements for child sexual abuse cases.

A Texas Senate bill under consideration would lower the current age from 16 for juveniles already in the system and commit a second felony.

More than 1,000 criminal cases will be reviewed in Texas because of the problems with Qiagen DNA tests.

A trial court originally issued the protective order after Christine Stary was arrested and charged with acts of family violence in 2020.

The bill gives the state new tools to try to stop the flow of abortion pills, but critics say it's legally dubious on several fronts.

Texas lawmakers advanced a bill to change the language in the state's abortion laws in an effort to clarify when doctors are allowed to perform an abortion during a medical emergency. The bill, which passed unanimously in the Texas Senate on Tuesday, is the first time Republican lawmakers have sought to amend the state's ban since Roe v. Wade was overturned in 2022.

The high court's Friday ruling sets an even higher standard in proving whether governments can be sued over 911 responses.

Billboard ads luring Texas providers to the north have been placed in Houston and Dallas.

Texas keeps public in the dark on its agencies actions or inactions in child abuse and neglect deaths