As clips of Texas lawmakers breaking gavels go viral on social media, the Statesman set about to find out where they're made.

Five years after the killing of George Floyd, attempts to reform Harris County’s criminal justice system have resulted in a mixed bag of successes and delays.

The Harris County Jail population has dipped 9% since January as District Attorney Sean Teare says people are being diverted ...

After reports of rampant abuse in youth prisons, lawmakers want more kids in adult prisons and seek to restrict watchdog ...

The future of a Houston-area nonprofit dedicated to partnering police with teens to improve community policing is in doubt ...

Houston ISD didn’t notify Worthing High School families about its finding that an employee sexually harassed a student.

Patricia Sias Ellis, 79, graduates from Clayton State University this weekend, fulfilling a nearly six-decade dream of earning her criminal justice degree.

All schools will remain open as normal and the ... “West Lothian Council is currently experiencing a suspected criminal ransomware cyberattack on our education network today (Tuesday 6 May).

WORCESTER ― After more than 15 years, the U.S. Department of Justice will no longer monitor the Worcester Public Schools' progress in educating English-language learners. According to the ...

When the Justice Department lifted a school desegregation order in Louisiana this week, officials called its continued existence a "historical wrong" and suggested that others dating to the Civil ...