Courts & Criminal Justice

Dallas County officials chose back National Gun Violence Awareness Day, which is Friday. Texas legislators have passed several pro-gun measures during this session.

The base salary for state judges hasn't changed or adjusted for inflation since 2013, ranking Texas second-to-last for judicial salaries in the country.

Audio recording equipment is intended to hold accountable Dallas County's juvenile board, which oversees detention services and rehabilitation programs.

A former SMU law professor alleges that defamation and discrimination played a part in her denied application for tenure at the university's law school.

Attorney General Ken Paxton's office asked a Dallas County judge to set the execution of Charles Don Flores. His attorneys say they're not done trying to prove he was convicted using a debunked technique.

Karmelo Anthony fatally stabbed Austin Metcalf at a Frisco high school track meet. And the killing has inspired divisive debates about race online.

The family of the 56-year-old woman who died in Tarrant County Jail custody plans to file two lawsuits related to her death.

The high court's Friday ruling sets an even higher standard in proving whether governments can be sued over 911 responses.

A small group of protesters gathered outside Kuykendall Stadium in Frisco to protest the stabbing of Austin Metcalf. Karmelo Anthony is accused of stabbing Metcalf.

The father of 17-year-old Austin Metcalf was escorted out of a press conference for Karmelo Anthony's family by police officers.

A Dallas County Juvenile Department officer has been at Parkland Hospital since an April 7 incident involving a detainee.

A Collin County judge set Karmelo Anthony's bond at $250,000 on Monday. Anthony is accused of fatally stabbing Austin Metcalf at a Frisco high school track meet.