Courts & Criminal Justice

A legal expert says the legal precedent for the case is a point of interest for the Supreme Court, and could go to the high court as soon as next year.

Felony case counts in Dallas County are still higher than they were before the COVID-19 pandemic. That’s prompted officials to extend a special backlog court to handle them.

Accused Walmart mass shooting gunman Patrick Crusius will plead guilty to federal charges

J.J. Koch, a frequent critic of the criminal court bench in Dallas County, will now serve on it.

The report examined 2019 arrest data, finding that many people arrested for low-level offenses could have been given a citation instead. It also found arrests disproportionately impacted Black Texans.

The lack of space at state mental hospitals has commissioners and staff looking elsewhere.

The court’s ruling does not overturn the 2021 law, which banned abortions after about six weeks of pregnancy. It also does not impact the near-total ban on abortion that went into effect after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade.

Bout is a Russian who was the world's most notorious arms dealer in the 1990s and early 2000s. He was serving a 25-year prison sentence in Illinois before being freed as part of a U.S.-Russia swap.

Griner is a two-time Olympic gold medalist whose monthslong imprisonment on drug charges brought unprecedented attention to the population of wrongful detainees.

Aaron Dean's attorneys requested the trial be moved outside of Tarrant County, but Judge George Gallagher denied the motion. The trial will continue this week.

A jury of 12 is ready to hear arguments in the murder trial of former Fort Worth police officer Aaron Dean, which is set to begin Monday after repeated delays.

James Brennand, the former San Antonio Police officer who shot 17-year-old Erik Cantu Jr., has been indicted on one count of attempted murder and two counts of first-degree aggravated assault.