Texas could require local district attorneys to report the release of unindicted inmates
The new bill filed by two Republican lawmakers comes amid a firestorm of missed indictments in Travis County regarding murder suspects.
Texas GOP lawmakers file bill to require local DAs to report releases of unindicted inmates
The legislation comes as Travis County DA Jose Garza faces scrutiny for missing deadlines to formally file charges against ...
Judge says heat in Texas prisons unconstitutional as states face mounting lawsuits
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A federal judge’s rebuke of Texas housing prisoners in lockups without air conditioning stopped short of ...
Judge Rebukes 'Deadly' Conditions in Texas Prisons
Texan authorities have been criticized over extreme heat in their prison system, where temperatures can routinely rise above ...
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Governor Little signs Texas style immigration bill into law, judge blocks enforcement
Brad Little has signed House Bill 83, the Texas style immigration enforcement bill into law. Under House Bill 83, unlawful ...
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DOJ's probe into Suffolk DA's asset forfeiture practices during prior administration is over, officials say
The federal criminal investigation into how prior ... news' as to the District Attorney's efforts to get the Department of Justice to release forfeiture monies. The office estimates those monies ...
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What to know about the death penalty and death row in Texas
according to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice website. In Texas, from 1819 to 1923, people in Texas were put to death by hanging. In 1923, according to the Texas Department of Criminal ...
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Texas execution of 'desert killer,' on death row for 30 years, blocked by court
Wood will remain in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice custody at the Polunsky Unit, the department said in a statement to Fox News Digital. Wood's execution was the second halted in the U.S ...
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Justice Department is expected to slash public corruption unit, AP sources say
Attorney General Pam Bondi speaks at a news conference regarding immigration enforcement at the Justice Department, Wednesday ... created in 1976 following the Watergate scandal to oversee criminal ...
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Justice Department says key Trump admin official won’t testify about probationary firings
The Justice Department told a federal judge on Tuesday that the acting head of the Office of Personnel Management won’t testify at a hearing later this week in a major case challenging the ...
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Trump administration eyes cuts to Justice Department public corruption unit, people familiar say
Five attorneys from the Public Integrity Section and a sixth senior career Criminal Division attorney who supervised the section resigned last month over demands from Justice Department leadership ...
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InfoWars firebrand Alex Jones vows ‘justice’ as he reveals reporter Jamie White’s ‘brutal’ murder in Texas shooting
INFOWARS boss Alex Jones revealed one of his reporters was shot and killed outside his apartment in Texas on Sunday evening. The conspiracy theorist and radio host vowed "justice" for journalist ...