Craig Watkins

Texas has paid more than $50 million to compensate people wrongfully convicted of crimes in Dallas County.

In Black America remembers the life of Watkins — who died in December 2023 — with an encore of his interview with John L. Hanson Jr. that originally aired in 2009.

Craig Watkins' 2006 campaign for Dallas County DA was built on the support of Black churches.

When John Creuzot takes office in January as Dallas County district attorney, he promises to usher in a new era of prosecution."It's time for real…

Dallas County District Attorney Susan Hawk says she got help to stop taking a prescription drug more than a year-and-a-half ago.Hawk issued a statement…

In 13 days, Dallas County gets a new district attorney. Susan Hawk will be the first woman in the job, and she won it last month from the first…

The month after an election is generally thought to be a political ‘quiet time.’ This year, the past few weeks in North Texas has been pretty noisy.…

Deep-blue Dallas County got a touch of red Tuesday when Republican Susan Hawk ousted District Attorney Craig Watkins. Hawk talks about some of her plans,…

Republican Susan Hawk upset two-term Dallas County District Attorney Craig Watkins Tuesday in one of the closest races of the night. Hawk declared victory…

On the campaign trail for Dallas County district attorney, the candidates have spent as much time attacking each other as they have debating…

Dallas County District Attorney Craig Watkins says he’s considering whether to prosecute the Liberian man who brought the Ebola virus to Dallas.Watkins…

Dallas County is set to exonerate another North Texan.What makes this case different is that Michael Phillips didn’t request DNA testing or actively…