As the Texas House debates bills to make it easier to deny bail for defendants accused of violent crimes, the American Civil ...

An emotional, 10-hour-long Texas House committee meeting Tuesday highlighted the stark divide between lawmakers and the ...

Sheriffs of Texas counties with more than 100,000 residents would be mandated to request and enter partnerships with ICE — ...

Edric Wilson, now 47, was held in Harris County Jail after being accused of murdering pastor Joel Osteen's 84-year-old ...

Texans have the right to watch how tax money is spent and how public officials make decisions. But it takes access to ...

A Texas Senate panel on Monday heard a mix of staunch opposition and measured support for a bill that would require sheriffs to collaborate with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

Meanwhile, a series of speakers from organizations including the American Civil Liberties Union and the Texas Civil Rights Project blasted the bill as a waste of money and slippery slope into ...

The Texas Senate continues to pass bills identified as legislative priorities by Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, with the most recent ...

Ash Hall, policy and advocacy strategist on LGBTQIA+ rights for the ACLU of Texas, said in a written statement, “We condemn Ken Paxton’s misuse of his office to repeatedly target transgender ...

Texas Public Policy Foundation, Institute for Justice, ACLU of Texas, Every Texan, Common Cause, Grassroots America, League of Women Voters of Texas, SMU School of Law First Amendment Clinic ...

In a statement provided to Chron, Policy & Advocacy Strategist on LGBTQIA+ Rights for the ACLU of Texas Ash Hall stressed that Paxton's opinion was non-binding and said that state agencies had ...