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Sheila Jackson Lee loses Houston mayor’s race to tough-on-crime state senator
Politico via Yahoo News· 7 months agoDemocratic state Sen. John Whitmire defeated Democratic Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee in the Houston...
Senate Finance Committee talks prisons, fentanyl and the southern border
Austin American-Statesman via Yahoo News· 1 year agoContinuing a marathon week of budget discussions centered on education, the Senate Finance Committee shifted its attention to the state's public safety and criminal justice systems Thursday.
A last supper on death row: Should America give murderers an extravagant final meal?
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 2 weeks agoHours before convicted murderer Jamie Mills became the latest man to be executed in America, he was...
Almost 600 Texas youth are trapped in a juvenile prison system on the brink of collapse
The El Paso Times via Yahoo News· 2 years agoFor 24/7 mental health support in English or Spanish, call the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s free help line at 800-662-4357. You can also reach a trained crisis ...
Corruption sentence complete, former County Judge Luther Jones seeks to regain law license
The El Paso Times via Yahoo News· 10 months agoLuther Jones, a former El Paso elected official who was disbarred a decade ago after being convicted...