Texas criminal justice

Paxton sued O'Rourke and his political group, Powered by People, last week, arguing that the group was deceptively fundraising for and illegally supporting Texas Democrats' walkout.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is calling on the "full faith and credit" clause of the U.S. Constitution, which says states should typically honor each other's judicial proceedings.

On Wednesday, Texas Governor Greg Abbott released his official proclamation announcing a special legislative session. Texas lawmakers will be back in Austin starting on July 21. The session, which originally looked like it would focus on regulating THC, now includes several emergency preparedness topics.

After three sessions, Texas lawmakers passed a bill last month that defines consent and fixes what advocates called a loophole in state sexual assault laws.

A North Texas man charged with capital murder after slipping mifepristone into his girlfriend's food signals another attempt to rein in abortion pills.

Ruben Gutierrez is challenging the constitutionality of a state law that restricts death row inmates from seeking tests that he says will prove he's not a murderer.

The oversight agency missed key inspections and left prisoner complaints unresolved.

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.