Senate Bill 2878, if signed by Gov. Greg Abbott, also would create new district courts in Brazoria and Fort Bend counties.

Security footage provided to Houston Public Media shows Anasia Smith, 22 years old at the time, arguing with detention ...

A new film tells the story of the civil rights lawyer John Burris, who has spent decades representing the victims of police ...

In nearly 350 death penalty cases Maricopa County prosecutors pursued over 20 years, just 13% ended in a death sentence. The ...

A law giving every convicted criminal the opportunity to speak prior to sentencing increasingly is seen as merely a nice ...

Advocates with the Texas Civil Rights Project say they have filed a federal lawsuit on behalf of a woman who said she was beaten by guards at the jail in Houston.

BREAKING: After 3 hours of deliberation, Oscar Rosales was found guilty of killing Harris County Precinct 5 Deputy Constable ...

Victoria Limon, 14, and Gabriela Limon, 11, were last seen leaving their home on White Oak Circle in northwest Harris County on June 9.

Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo arrived in Paris Monday ahead of her scheduled appearance at Viva Tech 2025, according to an ...

The jury only deliberated for a few hours before finding Oscar Rosales guilty in the 2022 killing of Harris County Precinct 5 ...

Trump at the head of our government, our "democracy," is like playing a game of Jenga. How many pieces must we watch him ...