ScotusCrim is a recurring series by Rory Little focusing on intersections between the Supreme Court and criminal law. Please ...

The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals hears oral arguments Tuesday, April 29, 2025, in a case involving former Washington County judicial candidate Robbie Gail Charette.

Raids target "worst of the worst," revealing a group with nearly 1,700 criminal convictions and a collective 1,400+ illegal ...

The Western District of Texas filed 176 new immigration cases in a week, including repeated illegal reentry and harboring ...

S.B. 9 further cements a two-tiered system of justice in Texas — one for the wealthy and one for everyone else. In certain cases, it strips judges of their authority and hands prosecutors ...

Faulty DNA tests being used in criminal cases in Texas could impact more than 1,000 cases. Under some circumstances, these tests were incorrectly coming back as insufficient DNA to test.

BEXAR COUNTY, Texas – A growing backlog of criminal cases awaiting indictment continues to strain Bexar County’s judicial system, raising concerns for both victims seeking justice and suspects ...

Sanchez-Jaimes has lengthy immigration and criminal records that include four prior removals, a deadly conduct conviction in 2020, multiple convictions for assault on a family member, and two ...

Texas’ Robert Roberson gets new execution date in ‘shaken baby’ case A Smith County judge set his death date for Oct. 16 following a request from the attorney general’s office.

Sarah Stogner had never tried a criminal case before getting elected D.A. in an oil-rich area half the size of New Jersey. So far, it’s been a struggle.