The Texas Tribune on MSN1d
Despite Texas defendant’s death in Louisiana prison, lawmakers unlikely to end reliance on out-of-state lockups
Lawmakers are pursuing legislative changes that would keep more people locked up in overcrowded county jails while awaiting ...
Texas Teachers Arrested After Boy with Down Syndrome Allegedly Forced to Walk Around Classroom with Hands Taped Together
Krystina Rena Haas, June Renee Tyron and Prisicilla Gutierrez were arrested last Friday after the student's grandmother ...
Texas jail commission begins appointing outside agencies to investigate custody deaths
The list of appointments was posted less than a month after the Star-Telegram found the Texas Commission on Jail Standards ...
KWKT Waco on MSN3d
Woman dies after medical emergency at Brazos Co. Detention Center
A 63-year-old woman has died in the hospital after experiencing a medical emergency at the Brazos County Detention Center ...
Harris County Commissioners discuss building 'mental-health focused facility' to tackle jail issues
Harris County's next step in addressing its overcrowded, understaffed jail may be building a new facility to provide mental ...
The Austin Chronicle2d
Texas Law Would Make Law Enforcement Misconduct Records More Secretive
Texas lawmakers are considering bills that would allow law enforcement agencies throughout the state to hide certain ...