AUSTIN, Texas (KWTX) - Governor Greg Abbott has announced new bail reforms aimed at improving public safety in Texas. The reforms, developed in collaboration with the Texas Legislature ...

Abbott earmarks session priorities, calls on Texas Lege to be ‘guardians of freedom’ “Activist judges simply have too much discretion to let repeat offenders out on bail only to see them ...

Beyond those, Abbott criticized some Texas judges who have “too much discretion” related to repeat offenders’ release on bail, leading to him declaring bail reform an emergency item.

Howard said she also did not hear enough from the governor on how he will support public education in Texas. Other emergency items Abbott announced were related to bail reform and creating the ...

First-term Texas lawmaker calling for deportation of Ilhan Omar Rep. Brandon Gill (R-Texas) has called for the deportation Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.), a U.S. citizen, to her birth country of Somalia.

Four fathers are being praised as heroes after apprehending an active shooter at an East Texas high school band competition over the weekend. The shooting occurred shortly after 6 p.m. Saturday at ...

The senate committee on criminal justice is hearing a number of bills related to bail reform during a hearing on Wednesday. Blaise Gainey, who covers the state house for The Texas Newsroom, said there ...

Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. The Longhorns entered the game shooting 37.2% from beyond the arc ‒ good for 45th in the country. But Texas delivered the majority of its strong ...