The jury announced its verdict on Nov. 8 following a four-day trial, prosecutors said. Caleb Pickens, 25, was found guilty of ...

The vacancies occurred last month when Judge Gary Coley Jr. of Waco’s 74th State District Court announced his resignation ...

The Republican’s Senate Bill 40 would ban political subdivisions from sending public funds to nonprofits that pay bail bonds ...

The package of bills would tighten the state's bail laws to keep more people in jail — including undocumented immigrants — ...

Members of the Texas Senate's Criminal Justice Committee heard testimony Wednesday on five bail-related bills aimed at ...

Patrick and State Sen. Joan Huffman say the Senate has passed bail reform bills with bipartisan support numerous times, but ...

Opponents of the bail reform package say the proposed changes are based on false pretenses and could unjustly keep innocent ...

Texas lawmakers are discussing five proposed bail reforms, including one to prevent undocumented defendants from posting bail ...

A 38-year-old former Harris County Precinct 4 deputy, who was out on bond for murder, has picked up five new felony charges for violent crimes.

Gov. Greg Abbott, in his bid to curb Texas’ high property taxes, wants Texas voters to have the final say on any property tax ...