A division of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice opened a conflict of interest investigation this week into the tens of ...

A jury found Cedric Ricks guilty of capital murder in the stabbing deaths of his girlfriend and her 8-year-old son.

Gov. Greg Abbott and Houston Mayor John Whitmire are taking action to address homelessness in two major cities in Texas after ...

A federal appeals court has partly upheld a $1 million verdict for a Texas correctional officer fired after a disability ...

Abbott said unhoused individuals who violate state law or local ordinances will be arrested, and debris from encampments will ...

Separated from the general prison population, Texas death row inmates spend at least 22 hours a day alone in their cells.

The busiest death chamber in the country is located inside the maximum-security prison in Huntsville, Texas, known as the ...

LEANDER, Texas - A Williamson County man got 30 years in prison for stabbing a woman in 2022 who wanted to leave him, says ...

A Webb County Sheriff's Office employee allegedly confessed to continuous sexual abuse of a minor Friday after the victim ...

Austin city leaders have expressed concern and frustration over what they said is a lack of coordination from the state regarding the operation.

If unclaimed after an execution, the state pays for cremation or burial, and the remains are buried at the Captain Joe Byrd ...

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Monday directed state agencies to begin a concerted operation to remove homeless encampments and ...