Crime & Justice

May 9, 2025

Faulty tests spur questions about DNA findings in criminal cases in Texas and nationally

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April 30, 2025

New book examines the crimes of a Houston serial killer and the efforts to ID his victims

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April 25, 2025

Appeals court sides with Paxton in striking down two marijuana decriminalization ordinances

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April 25, 2025

Bill could introduce air conditioning in Texas’ sweltering prisons

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April 24, 2025

Why doesn’t Texas law regulate police chases? State lawmakers, experts explain

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A view looking into an open jail cell with bunk beds
April 23, 2025

Credit card fraud in this Texas county could land you in prison for life

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April 22, 2025

Gunman who targeted Hispanics at a Texas Walmart sentenced to life in prison

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March 31, 2025

This Texas county’s ‘dysfunctional’ court system puts people behind bars for months without criminal charges

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March 26, 2025

After nearly six years, El Paso DA decides it’s time to stop pursuing death penalty for mass shooter

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March 25, 2025

Fort Worth police didn’t investigate Tarrant jail deaths. State says there are no consequences

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March 24, 2025

How did a Houston-area man end up jailed for 18 years without a trial?

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March 21, 2025

Texas prison staff falsified records about temperatures behind bars, internal investigation finds

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March 13, 2025

Some Texas police say high-speed chases keep the public safe. Here’s what happens when they don’t

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March 12, 2025

Houston area sees big increase in minors detained for threats of mass violence

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March 12, 2025

Texas appeals court blocks scheduled execution of David Leonard Wood

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March 10, 2025

‘Uvalde Mom’ examines what happens when systems meant to protect a community ‘fall short’

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February 18, 2025

Bail organizations, immigrants targeted as Texas lawmakers consider bail reform legislation

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February 12, 2025

A sisterhood of nuns is quietly emerging on Texas death row

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January 24, 2025

The Supreme Court says domestic abusers shouldn’t have guns. Is Texas listening?

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January 15, 2025

‘I Am Ready, Warden’ follows a man facing execution and two sons who lost their fathers

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January 22, 2025

Two US presidents have pardoned thousands over the past few weeks. Here’s what that means.

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January 20, 2025

State employees suspected of stealing from low-income Texans’ public assistance accounts

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January 17, 2025

Texas sues Allstate, alleging insurance company illegally collects drivers’ data

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January 15, 2025

Texas prisons don’t have enough guards. Filling the gaps is costing the state money.

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January 2, 2025

New Orleans rampage suspect acted as lone wolf, FBI says

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December 20, 2024

Texas ranked second in executions carried out in 2024, behind Alabama

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December 17, 2024

Texas House panel subpoenas death row inmate Robert Roberson a second time

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December 12, 2024

Attorney General Ken Paxton sues companies over ‘forever chemicals’

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December 10, 2024

Teens often behind the wheel in high-speed chases with Texas DPS

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November 22, 2024

Texas Supreme Court: AG Ken Paxton won’t have to sit for deposition in whistleblower suit

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November 15, 2024

Robert Roberson’s execution can’t be stopped by Texas House subpoena, state Supreme Court rules

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November 15, 2024

‘Actually innocent’: Judge recommends overturning death row inmate Melissa Lucio’s conviction, sending case to Texas high court

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November 13, 2024

After pressure from activists, Travis County starts offering lawyers to people who are arrested

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November 8, 2024

Former Dallas County chief medical examiner looks back on nearly four decades of service

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November 7, 2024

Harris County Justice of the Peace precincts haven’t been redrawn in over 50 years, resulting in unequal caseloads

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November 6, 2024

Voters in Dallas, Bastrop, Lockhart decriminalize small amounts of marijuana

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November 4, 2024

Robert Roberson’s death row case raises questions over capital punishment fairness

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October 29, 2024

How Texas courts view privacy and what that means for abortion cases and beyond

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October 24, 2024

Ken Paxton statement rejects supporters of death row inmate’s appeal

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October 21, 2024

Texas lawmakers hear from Dr. Phil, John Grisham on Robert Roberson’s conviction

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October 21, 2024

Robert Roberson set to testify before Texas lawmakers days after they saved him from execution

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October 17, 2024

The Texas Supreme Court has blocked Robert Roberson’s execution for now

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October 17, 2024

Texas is about to execute a man for a crime that never happened, medical experts say

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October 13, 2024

5th Circuit Court of Appeals removes judge in 13-year-old Texas foster care litigation

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October 7, 2024

A new Supreme Court term kicks off today. Here are the cases we’re watching.

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October 3, 2024

Some convicted felons can actually vote from prison in Texas. Here’s why.

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October 1, 2024

Pakistani prisoner beaten and sexually assaulted in Fort Worth federal prison, lawsuit says

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September 30, 2024

Sheriff among those calling for justice as deadly shooting case stalls in Sierra Blanca

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September 23, 2024

Cards Against Humanity sues Elon Musk’s SpaceX for using its land along the border

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September 23, 2024

Judge rejects lawsuit amendment from former Delia’s Tamales employees

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September 23, 2024

West Texas private prison to shut down after Tarrant County ends contract to outsource prisoners

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September 19, 2024

Robert Roberson’s execution is a month away. Did investigators misunderstand his condition?

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September 17, 2024

Houston police changed their pursuit policy a year ago. Chases have gone down, but deaths have not.

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September 16, 2024

Texas’ prison guard shortfall makes it harder for inmates to get reprieve from extreme indoor heat, critics say

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September 12, 2024

Walmart shooting defense lawyers allege prosecutorial misconduct, seek dismissal of charges or removal of death penalty

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August 21, 2024

Texas juvenile justice board pushes back after damning DOJ report on abuse in youth detention system

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August 20, 2024

Jury finds parents of Santa Fe High School gunman bear no responsibility for shooting

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August 15, 2024

Texas appeals court halts order to pay lawyers who prosecuted AG Ken Paxton

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August 14, 2024

Texas’ overcrowded and understaffed jails send people awaiting trial to other counties and states

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August 14, 2024

Texas attorney general sues GM for allegedly collecting and selling drivers’ private data

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August 12, 2024

After Uvalde city officials end battle over shooting records, victims’ families say other agencies need to follow suit

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August 2, 2024

Justice Department finds widespread physical, sexual and mental abuse in Texas juvenile facilities

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August 5, 2024

Neo-Nazi gang affiliates attacked a mixed-race family in Martindale, only one was arrested

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August 3, 2024

Too much heat, not enough funding: State of Texas defends lack of prison A/C in federal court

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A closeup of the handle of a jail cell door is shown.
August 2, 2024

This company promised to improve health care in jails. Dozens of its patients have died.

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August 1, 2024

Santa Fe High School shooter’s parents face civil trial in Galveston, six years later

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August 1, 2024

Houston police misused ‘lack of personnel’ code for years, chief says, leading to 260K ignored cases

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July 31, 2024

When the science crumbles, Texas law says a conviction could, too. That rarely happens.

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July 29, 2024

An inmate’s body temp was 107.5 when he died. The state of Texas says heat did not kill him.

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A pair of silver handcuffs
July 29, 2024

Cartel arrests in El Paso could destabilize organized crime in Mexico

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July 29, 2024

Reporter’s Notebook: Reflections on a Texas execution

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July 25, 2024

Department of Justice denies Santa Fe shooting victims’ investigation request

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July 25, 2024

Former Houston police chief speaks about transparency around suspended cases scandal

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July 24, 2024

One activist’s decades-long fight to end the death penalty

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An outdoor stone sign reads "Texas Department of Criminal Justice / Allan B. Polunsky Unit"
July 24, 2024

Advocacy groups work to keep people with intellectual disabilities off of death row

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July 23, 2024

Texas’ plantation prisons: Inside a 200-year history of forced labor shrouded in secrecy

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July 15, 2024

New investigation details lack of action against sexual harassment in the Texas Senate

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July 11, 2024

For these incarcerated women, high school diplomas offer hope

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July 10, 2024

‘He remained true to himself on death row’: Death penalty abolitionist tells her brother’s story

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June 27, 2024

Former Uvalde school police chief Pete Arredondo indicted over Robb Elementary shooting response

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June 27, 2024

Ken Paxton tried to shield allies from testifying. Now they may have no choice.

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June 27, 2024

Women in Texas prison say a guard is preying on them

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June 27, 2024

Texas executes Ramiro Gonzales on teen victim’s birthday

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June 26, 2024

He lingered for months in jail. Long waits for Texas mental health beds mean he’s not alone

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June 25, 2024

Death row inmate Ramiro Gonzales to be executed despite expert’s opinion on future dangerousness

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June 25, 2024

His father was convicted of his mother’s murder. 40 years later, he’s telling his own side of the story

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June 20, 2024

Architect of Texas anti-abortion legislation struggles to collect legal fees in defamation case

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June 14, 2024

Supreme Court sides with Austin gun dealer, striking down federal ban on bump stocks

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June 13, 2024

Alex Jones will be forced to sell InfoWars. Who might buy it?

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May 30, 2024

Former President Trump is found guilty in historic New York criminal case

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May 30, 2024

The death toll from mass shootings grows while pleas for gun reforms in Texas are not heard

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May 24, 2024

Robb Elementary survivor Arnulfo Reyes remembers 77 minutes with the shooter

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May 23, 2024

Former Uvalde teacher Arnulfo Reyes says he lost some of his identity when he decided not to return to the classroom

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May 22, 2024

Uvalde families sue Texas DPS over Robb Elementary School shooting, settle with city and county

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A photo of Veronica Mata.
May 17, 2024

‘We’re the voice now’: Veronica and Jerry Mata tell Tess’s story through activism

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A photo of Abel Oriz during an interview. He is sitting at a brown wooden table with a mural behind him. The mural includes a human heart in a starburst.
May 16, 2024

‘Art does persuade the heart’: The message Abel Ortiz wants to send with the Uvalde mural project

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A photo of a woman at a wooden table in front of a microphone.
May 15, 2024

Two years on: The Uvalde mom who evacuated her own children from the school shooting

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A faded teddy bear is tied to a small white cross. In the background is the broken city limits sign of Uvalde, Texas. The Texas is tilted perpendicular.
May 14, 2024

‘I was doing something right by big sisters’: A Uvalde victim’s sister two years on

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May 10, 2024

Dallas County paid $160,000 to two men kept in jail long after they served their time

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May 10, 2024

Trial for civil lawsuit filed by victims of Santa Fe High School shooting rescheduled for July

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