Texas has scheduled four executions in 2026 for inmates on death row. The cases involve multiple murders, including crimes ...

The Texas State Penitentiary at Huntsville, or Huntsville Unit, opened in 1849, and houses Texas' execution chamber. Two-third of state-run jails and prisons in Texas are not fulled air conditioned.

Baldamar Palacio Martinez, a Texas 10 Most Wanted Sex Offender, was apprehended on January 7, 2026, in San Angelo, Texas.

John’s vision for strong, independent journalism lives on through your gift today. The latest Texas Department Of Criminal Justice news from The Texas Tribune. By Brandi Grissom June 21, 2013 The ...

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Texas introduces a law to combat AI-generated explicit content, aiming to protect children and prevent harmful manipulation.

While Harris County prosecutors already are using a new legislative tool to deny defendants' bail, some experts say it could ...

Antonio Rodriguez Jr., a fugitive on Texas' 10 Most Wanted list, was apprehended on January 7, 2026, in Pasadena, Texas. The ...

Perry signs executive order creating state Criminal Justice Statistical Analysis Center, basically reconstituting Texas’ Criminal Justice Policy Council, which he axed back in 2003 Flimsy distinctions ...

SB 1124, which could have implications on the Michael Morton Act, was heard in the Senate Criminal Justice Committee Tuesday. Jay Janner is a staff photographer at the Austin American-Statesman where, ...

Criminal justice experts said TDCJ’s need for immigrant labor, even in Texas, speaks to the agency's long-standing staffing ...

DALLAS, Oct. 22, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Seven Democrats launch campaigns this week for the Texas Supreme Court and Texas Court of Criminal Appeals. Democrats are planning to campaign for every statewide ...