The Texas Tribune4 天
Texas should close prisons and jails with staffing challenges, state oversight panel says
A report found up to 70% of guard positions were unfilled at some prisons. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice has a 26% ...
FOX 7 Austin on MSN4 天
Suspect arrested for assault on Texas State's campus: UPD
A suspect was arrested for an assault on Texas State University's campus. Texas State police said on Tuesday, Jan. 14, ...
Red state illegal immigration crackdown produces nearly 50K criminal arrests
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott gave an update on the state’s efforts to crack down on illegal immigration, reporting a decline in illegal crossings by nearly 90%.
Texas Standard4 天
Texas prisons don’t have enough guards. Filling the gaps is costing the state money.
Texas prisons were so short-staffed in 2023, the state had to shuttle correctional officers to far-flung facilities where ...
KERA News6 天
Rural Texas needs more public defenders. A state commission wants nearly $44M to help
The Texas Indigent Defense Commission is asking the Legislature to allocate millions of the state's general revenue to rural ...
Texas Sunset Advisory Committee recommends state to close jails, prisons due to staff shortages
LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - An oversight committee now wants the state to close jails and prisons amid staffing shortages. This ...
Four Tren de Aragua members tried to blend in with migrants and sneak across Texas border: cops
State troopers were able to identify the four as TdA members through interviews, their gang tattoos and searches of their social media accounts, authorities said.
KERA News10 天
Tarrant County hires a new chief to run the county jail amid lawsuits, outcry over deaths
Shannon Herklotz was most recently a chief deputy of detention services at the Dallas County Sheriff’s Office, according to ...