Abbott said he believes the new statewide prosecutor is needed because some Texas district attorneys are not prosecuting ...

Andy Kahan, state Rep. Gene Wu, and Beth White make the Houston Chronicle editorial board's list of finalists for Houstonian ...

Venezuelans detained in Texas were handed to Mexican authorities and dropped in Villahermosa and Palenque, facing violence, ...

June marks two years since the death of 12-year-old Jocelyn Nungaray, whose body was found in a shallow bayou under a north ...

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

This month, you’re going to start hearing more about a city of Austin bond election that may end up on your ballot in ...

An amendment to the Texas Constitution, Proposition 3, allows judges to deny bail for people accused of certain violent or sexual offenses. Prosecutors must meet a high standard of "clear and ...

The shooting happened at Club Rodeo on North Lamar Boulevard just after 2 a.m. Sunday. Another man also faces a charge ...

(The Center Square) – Newly elected Judge Michele Oncken, presiding over the 338th District Court, appears to be the first in Harris County to deny bail to an illegal foreign national in a murder ...

Nanon Williams was sent to death row for a murder he says he didn't commit. Decades later, through daily emails and weekly ...

Backers of a petition drive to halt a mostly bond-financed convention center project in Austin, Texas, filed a challenge in state court to the petition's rejection. Processing Content The request for ...

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — A murder suspect released on bail allegedly cut off his GPS bracelet, escaped, and then led deputies in Texas on a high-speed chase, the 8 News Now Investigators have learned. Las ...