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Domestic violence is up in Texas. Survivors and supporters hope lawmakers will take action.
Russells’ death on Jan. 6 is part of an escalating trend and comes at a time when advocates are again beseeching lawmakers to broaden protections for domestic violence survivors. Advocates see a ...
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Majority of Texas school districts aren’t in compliance with armed security requirement
House Bill 3 mandated armed security in each of the state’s more than 8,000 schools, but many districts say it didn’t come ...
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Certain criminal suspects would be denied bail under changes OK'd by Texas Senate panel
The package of bills would tighten the state's bail laws to keep more people in jail — including undocumented immigrants — ...
KERA News1d
Bail organizations, immigrants targeted as Texas lawmakers consider bail reform legislation
Members of the Texas Senate's Criminal Justice Committee heard testimony Wednesday on five bail-related bills aimed at ...
HeartSender network domains seized by DOJ, Houston FBI
The DOJ seized 39 domains and associated servers operated by Saim Raza, the group more commonly known as the online marketplace HeartSender.
KERA News15d
Texas scores poorly on the Nation’s Report Card; reading scores lowest in decades
The lowest achievement level on the Nation’s Report Card is called NAEP Basic. Nearly 40% of Texas eighth graders scored below NAEP Basic in reading in 2024, a significantly higher percentage ...
NBC News15d
DOJ can't send Congress the Trump classified documents report, judge says
"Prosecutors play a special role in our criminal justice system and are entrusted and expected to do justice," the judge concluded. "The Department of Justice’s position on Defendants ...
Yahoo News15d
Is Texas due for a judicial pay raise? Here's what chief justice says and what's proposed
The newest appellate court, the 15th Court of Appeals, has special statewide jurisdiction in civil cases and justice pay varies slightly, up to $205,380. Justices and judges on the Texas Supreme Court ...
The Hill15d
Lutnick says he won’t dismantle NOAA as called for in Project 2025
President Trump’s pick to lead the Commerce Department assured senators on Wednesday ... During the hearing, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) criticized the work of the National Institute of Standards ...
Forbes18d
Criminal Psychology Vs. Forensic Psychology: What’s The Difference?
But forensic psychology extends beyond understanding what makes lawbreakers tick—and criminal psychology is also relevant to other fields, such as criminal justice and criminology. Forbes ...
Fox News22d
Department of Justice freezes all civil rights division cases: report
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) sent a memo to its civil rights division, ordering a freeze to all ongoing litigation originating from the Biden administration and halting the pursuit of any ...
Forbes22d
Justice Department Orders Civil Rights Division To Temporarily Pause All Cases, Report Says
The Justice Department ordered its civil rights division to pause ongoing litigation and not engage in any new cases, according to The Washington Post, issuing the order Wednesday as Republican ...