Texas House Approves Morton Criminal Justice Bill
Posted: 7:57 PM The House has approved the Michael Morton Act, mandating that prosecutors share more case files with defense attorneys in an effort to prevent wrongful convictions.
Posted: 7:57 PM The House has approved the Michael Morton Act, mandating that prosecutors share more case files with defense attorneys in an effort to prevent wrongful convictions.
Posted: 7:47 PM Hospitals nationwide could lose half a billion dollars in federal funding meant to offset the cost of covering the uninsured next year. The loss that will be especially felt in states where lawmakers have decided against expanding Medicaid coverage.
Posted: 5:18 PM On Friday May 10, 2013, officials from Woodforest Bank contacted the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office to report a theft from one of the branch banks.
Updated: 11:33 AM The Texas House has given initial approval to a bill that places new limits on the powers of university regents.
Posted: 3:03 PM An assistance center in a Central Texas community still recovering nearly a month after a deadly fertilizer plant explosion will resume regular hours.
Updated: 2:54 PM An East Texas teenager's prom has led to an unexpected evening with the sailor she plans to marry this fall.
Posted: 1:43 PM The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act was sold to the American people on the ambitious premise that it would improve the health of millions of Americans and save tens of thousands of lives through preventative care.
Updated: 12:59 PM LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) - Residents in parts of parched West Texas can now count on the flush of their toilet to help supply their drinking water.
Updated: 12:55 PM JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. (AP) - A military judge has found Army Sgt. John Russell guilty of premeditated murder in the 2009 killings of five fellow service members at a combat stress clinic in Iraq.
Posted: 11:47 AM A federal appeals court has refused to stop the scheduled execution this week of a man convicted of killing a Houston police officer 14 years ago this week.
Posted: 11:41 AM A 10-year-old boy has died after being run over while trying to catch the school bus in North Texas.
Posted: 11:00 AM A 20-year-old Fort Worth man who pleaded guilty to an armed robbery spree in 2011 is headed to prison with nine life sentences.
Posted: 10:00 AM A North Texas man has been arrested in an arson investigation that led police to several alleged pipe bombs at the home of his parents.
Posted: 9:43 AM Two detention officers at a South Texas jail have gotten into a fight that sent one to the hospital.
Posted: 9:37 AM Investigators say a man pulled from a burning house in Houston has died at a hospital.
Updated: 9:07 AM Prosecutors say a former South Texas district attorney and one-time candidate for Congress used the power of his position to profit.
Posted: 8:18 AM Navarro County authorities say two people have drowned and a 2-year-old was seriously hurt after their 14-foot aluminum boat capsized in a stock pond.
Updated: 8:32 AM A Texas A&M System audit shows the majority of $28 million in course fees assessed at its flagship university in College Station lacks proper documentation to justify the charges.
Posted: 7:21 AM The San Antonio Area Foundation has received a more than $7 million gift from investor philanthropist Mary Jane K. Lewis to be used exclusively for charitable purposes.
Posted: 11:04 PM Police say a 5-year-old Texas boy is in critical condition after being shot in the head by his older brother.
Updated: 10:53 PM Republicans control both chambers of the Texas Legislature, but that hasn't kept them from reaching an impasse over the state budget.
Updated: 9:48 PM Forget those feel-good vibes at the Capitol. Unless a deal on a new Texas budget is struck in the next two weeks, a summer bummer is coming.
