Senate passes bill that would expand death penalty in Texas
SB 990 would raise the age threshold for capital murder eligibility from under 10 years old to 15 years old. It now heads to ...
Judge says extreme heat in Texas prisons is unconstitutional but doesn’t order they install AC
A federal judge has found the extreme heat in Texas prisons that don’t have air conditioning is “plainly unconstitutional.” ...
Judge blocks DOGE from accessing sensitive information at US agencies
A federal judge has temporarily blocked Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency from accessing people’s private data ...
The Supreme Court rejects a Texas death row inmate's appeal
The justices left in place a Texas appeals court ruling that upheld the murder conviction and death sentence for Areli ...
Supreme Court rejects Texas death row inmate’s appeal over DNA evidence
The Supreme Court for a second time intervened over a Texas death row inmate who claims his murder conviction should be thrown out because DNA evidence used at trial was later found to be flawed.