What crimes qualify for the death penalty in Texas? Who decides whether to pursue the death penalty? Here's everything to ...

A man spent 18 years in the Harris County Jail waiting for a trial. What can local leaders learn from what happened?

Menefee said, under the Texas Constitution, he will continue to serve as acting county attorney until Harris County ...

The intake division changes were part of Sean Teare’s campaign promises in an effort to accost an embattled system in which ...

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) -- Violent crimes among juveniles ... Court leaders are now pushing for an additional juvenile district court. "Starting with at least one court is a crucial thing ...

The Texas Supreme Court has refused to allow Anderson County to have a rehearing in the long running International and Great Northern Railroad, Missouri Pacific and Union Pacific train case. “The ...

There was a battle in a Dallas County courtroom on Friday over documents not given to defense attorneys for the new trial of ...

Harris County district judges call it the Texas two-step. The first step is to garner support for more courts from commissioners, and the next thing is fighting for them at the state level in the ...

The district has been a Democratic stronghold, held for decades by Sheila Jackson Lee and most recently by former Houston ...

Prosecutors say Laith Shehzad, who believed in ISIS ideology and "extremist Islamic views," was plotting to kill people in a mass shooting.

A Texas judge, who has been described ... Judge Hilary Unger of the 248th District Criminal Court in Harris County set bond at $3 million for Ronnie Palmer on Thursday, according to a court ...

Texas Governor Greg Abbott has appointed a new 62nd Judicial District court judge who will cover cases in Delta, Franklin, ...