A Texas law that criminalizes abortion went into effect in August 2022, after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. Under the law, physicians who provide abortions can be charged with a first ...

Four people were charged with criminal mischief and trespass after being found in a restricted area at the historic Imperial ...

The fatal shooting of an alleged car burglar Wednesday morning brings questions about the use of deadly force -- something state law suggests could be a reasonable response in a range of situations.

Robert Roberson seeks a new trial for his 2003 murder conviction in the death of his two-year-old daughter. His attorneys are asking for a new trial based on new findings they say debunk the flawed ...

(NEXSTAR) — The state of Texas has more than a few of oddball laws on its books — it’s still illegal to milk to someone else’s cow, for instance — but for the most part, they’re not ultra-enforceable.

In 1998, four Harris County deputies arrested John Geddes Lawrence Jr. and Tyron Garner after a jealous acquaintance made a false report to police alleging that one of the men had been “going crazy ...

The law would expand the legal definition in the Texas criminal code of what is considered to be an illegal public performance of sexual conduct in front of children. HOUSTON — A federal judge on ...

AUSTIN, Texas — The 88th Texas legislative session starts in January. Monday, Nov. 14, was the first day Texas lawmakers and legislators-elect could file bills ahead of the session. As of Thursday, ...

The Texas Financial Crimes Intelligence Center arrested three men suspected of gift card fraud estimated at $14 million. The ...

Read full article: A quiet start to the morning drive, but Houston, brace for more storms heading home "Lunches of Love" in Rosenberg feeds about 1, 800 children every single day during the entire ...

Texas’ 2013 law that allows for new trials in cases with flawed scientific evidence was pioneering. But the state’s highest criminal court has rejected most of those challenges. Robert Roberson seeks ...