The federal lawsuit claims that the inmates—Jon Southards, Elizabeth Hagerty, and John Skinner—had disabilities that made ...

The Texas Department of Criminal Justice, or TDCJ, will take control and staff two prisons in Central Texas later this year ...

A new filing with the Texas Workforce Commission showed about 900 Texans would be without a job by the end of August. The root cause: The Texas Department of Criminal Justice is taking over the reins ...

The families of Jon Southards, Elizabeth Hagerty and John Skinner are suing the Texas Department of Criminal Justice in ...

The Texas Department of Criminal Justice will take over the Willacy County State Jail from Management and Training Corp. of ...

A Texas teenager who fatally stabbed a fellow student received the maximum sentence for his crime on June 23. Caysen Allison, ...

Justice Thomas has said the Supreme Court's interpretation of the Due Process clause created a "tool for obstruction." ...

For the second time in as many years, the Supreme Court intervened as Texas prisoners sought to navigate the Lone Star ...

Executions are carried out in Huntsville, about a three-hour drive from Dallas. Related: Supreme Court rules for Texas death row inmate seeking DNA testing to block execution As of June 19, 2025 ...

While sitting in the back of the patrol car, Hagan told police the next time 'there wouldn't be a warning, that he would kill her,' the DA's office said.

Chastin John Churchill, a Wichita Falls man with a history of credit and debit card abuse, was arrested again on Tuesday for ...