Members of the Texas Senate's Criminal Justice Committee heard testimony Wednesday on five bail-related bills aimed at ...

"We will play hardball on this issue," Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick said during a news conference. At the event, Patrick ...

Texas lawmakers are discussing five proposed bail reforms, including one to prevent undocumented defendants from posting bail ...

Hooks Independent School District is in a rural part of Bowie County, Texas. Leaders there say campus security has always ...

DALLAS — Texas Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick (R) said Wednesday he would play "hardball" to get passed a series of bills ...

Senate Bill 13 would allow parents to monitor and limit was materials their child could have access to in school libraries.

Also, parents are asking Iowa AG Brenna Bird to stop her support for a lawsuit they fear will eliminate federal protections ...

Opponents of the bail reform package say the proposed changes are based on false pretenses and could unjustly keep innocent ...

Texas Senator Joan Huffman, who represents parts of the Houston region, said the bills will be known as "Jocelyn's law" and ...

An Alabama state representative is pushing an NIL bill that would help "level the playing field" for its college sports programs. Joe Lovvorn of Auburn is ...

Emboldened by recent U.S. Supreme Court rulings and President Donald Trump’s second term, conservative Christians are ...

The package of bills would tighten the state's bail laws to keep more people in jail — including undocumented immigrants — ...