Youth lockups in Texas remain beset by sexual abuse, excessive use of pepper spray and other mistreatment including the prolonged isolation of children in their cells, the Justice Department said ...

In addition to the other reforms required by the Department of Justice, we urge TJJD to mandate universal screening across all programs to ensure no child is overlooked, write John Nehme and Torey ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — The US Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a lawsuit against Texas on Wednesday over a state law that allows undocumented residents to pay in-state tuition at the state’s public ...

Shawn Dick, Williamson County’s district attorney since 2017, says the current facilities are long overdue for an upgrade.

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 ...

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.

Jimmy Blacklock, then general counsel in Gov. Greg Abbott's office, was the governor's choice to fill a vacancy on the Texas Supreme Court in 2018. Blacklock is now the court's chief justice. AUSTIN — ...

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 ...

The Justice Department on Wednesday sought to block a Texas law that for decades has given college students without legal residency in the U.S. access to reduced in-state tuition rates. Texas was the ...

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The Justice Department on Wednesday sought to block a Texas law that for decades has given college students without legal residency in the U.S. access to reduced in-state tuition ...