Courts & Criminal Justice

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.

Commissioner Alisa Simmons said she wanted the court to be briefed on compassionate release because of concerns over an inmate with terminal stomach cancer.

The Texas Supreme Court ruled that because of flawed legal reasoning from lower courts, a juvenile judge must reconsider whether a Houston man will be tried as an adult for a capital murder allegedly committed when he was a teen.

An emotional, 10-hour-long Texas House committee meeting Tuesday highlighted the stark divide between lawmakers and the public on the state's bail system, a legislative priority this session.

Private prison company GEO Group sued the state comptroller in 2017, arguing the company's purchases qualified for an exemption.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau finalized a rule in early January to take medical debt off consumer credit reports. Texas experts say the change is a small but helpful step for patients, but its fate is unclear.

Chief Justice Jimmy Blacklock asked for higher judicial pay and protections for parents in child custody cases in his first State of the Judiciary address since Gov. Greg Abbott appointed him to the high court's top role.

U.S. District Judge Reed O’Connor dismissed claims against Tarrant County and six of the named jailers earlier this month, but the family want the county back on the suit.