Taking a deeper look at Proposition 3 if passed it aims to reshape how bail decisions are made across the state.

State Proposition 3 seeks to require judges to deny bail for certain felony offenses, while Proposition 12 would rework the 13-member State Commission on Judicial Conduct, allowing the governor to ...

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. In today’s episode, we discuss the problems in the Texas state agency ...

A federal investigation has found that the state’s juvenile justice system provides an “unsafe environment” for both children and staff due to severe understaffing and a lack of resources, according ...

TEXAS, USA — Behind the walls of five Texas juvenile prisons, the U.S. Justice Department alleges children are being subjected to harsh conditions and physical and emotional abuse. The Justice ...

AUSTIN (Nexstar) — Texas has too few lawyers to serve the diverse legal needs of a rapidly-growing population — the state’s highest civil court worries. It is a ‘justice gap’ they say often cuts the ...

The Supreme Court of Texas' new chief justice is calling on the Legislature to significantly raise judicial salaries across the state as the Senate Finance Committee works through its budget bill.

June 28 (Reuters) - Texas' highest court on Friday reinstated a lawsuit by a local judge in Waco whose refusal to officiate at same-sex weddings drew a public warning by a state judicial ethics ...

Gov. Greg Abbott appointed Kyle Hawkins to the state's highest court after a former justice said he wasn't seeking reelection ...