Criminal justice

Although there are fewer people in prison than there were a decade ago, costs have surged along with the share of inmates who are older — and sicker.

Full Story 

The Texas Tribune takes a look at Reed's case as it is sent back to the local court, which will review claims that he is innocent of the murder that put him on death row.

Full Story 

The ruling came hours after the Texas parole board recommended that Gov. Greg Abbott delay Reed’s death for 120 days.

Full Story 

The Eagle Pass Democrat was caught on video surveillance dropping an envelope of cocaine on the ground at the Austin airport.

Full Story 

Dozens of lawmakers — both Republicans and Democrats — have asked Gov. Greg Abbott and the parole board to stop Reed's execution. There are also multiple appeals in the courts.

Full Story 

The store where a gunman killed nearly two dozen people and shot dozens more in August opened its doors Thursday, setting off a wave of mixed emotions in a community still grieving.

Full Story 

On this week’s TribCast, Emily talks to Ross, Emma and Jolie about Ag Commissioner Sid Miller’s latest Facebook rhetoric, the escalating pressure on the governor in the Rodney Reed death penalty case and a court of criminal appeals race that has everything going for it but an actual election.

Full Story 

A U.S. Border Patrol Agent in El Paso fired across the border and killed a Mexican teen in 2010. The justices will decide whether the teen's family can sue the U.S. government.

Full Story 

Texas has a history of deadly mass shootings. Many have sparked public debate about what legislation should be passed to prevent another one.

Full Story 

"If there is credible evidence there’s a real chance a defendant is innocent, that evidence should be weighed carefully," Cruz tweeted Friday night.

Full Story 

Amid confusion over the state’s mandatory retirement law, a state official confirmed to the Democratic Party months ago that the race for Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Place 6 would appear on the 2020 ballot. It probably won't.

Full Story 

For the second time, a court has stopped Murphy's execution over concerns that the Texas prison system's execution procedures discriminate against non-Christian inmates.

Full Story 

Hall told a trial judge he needed "to be put down" in 2016. Lawyers questioned his mental health and asked an El Paso court to delay the execution until Hall's competency can be evaluated.

Full Story 

Rodney Reed's guilt in the 1996 murder of Stacey Stites has been questioned for decades. A bipartisan group of lawmakers join national calls to stop his upcoming execution.

Full Story 

On Nov. 5, voters have the chance to change the Texas Constitution to ensure retired law enforcement animals can be adopted by their handlers, erasing a decades-old requirement that government property must be sold or destroyed when no longer in use.

Full Story 

Brandon Ray Gonzales, 23, was arrested Monday on a capital murder charge. The suspect is being held at the county jail with bail set at $1 million.

Full Story 

Bonnen has been eager to dismiss speculation that he did anything illegal during a June 12 meeting with conservative activist Michael Quinn Sullivan. But a probe into the event is ongoing.

Full Story 

Police Chief Ed Kraus apologized to Jefferson's family.

Full Story 

A white Fort Worth police officer shot and killed a black woman in a home while responding to a request for a wellness check.

Full Story 

A local official had asked Paxton for legal guidance on special prosecutor pay — a major question in the criminal case against Paxton himself.

Full Story