Faced with more immediate funding needs, state officials haven’t asked for more money for rehabilitation programs, such as ...

Jasmine was a beacon of light in the lives of all who knew her, always bringing warmth and kindness to her community,” a GoFundMe page said.

Understaffed and overcrowded, Texas prisons are experiencing worsening conditions that leave both staff and the incarcerated ...

A Texas man convicted of killing his girlfriend because she had an abortion has been sentenced to life in prison. Monday's ...

An Austin man faces life in prison after being found guilty of dumping the body of a kidnapped woman in East Texas.

Mason and his son, Devon Mason, 30, both were charged as habitual criminals with possession of a controlled substance with ...

Gov. Greg Abbott, seeking about $11 billion to defray state spending on border security, didn’t come empty handed to ...

The babysitter called the girl’s mother and said she had fallen out of a car seat and hit her head, according to court ...

Shares of private prison companies have grown since the election. Those facilities could expand under Trump, despite claims ...

Texas man Steven Nelson, convicted in 2012 of murdering a pastor the year before, was put to death by lethal injection Wednesday evening.