Criminal Justice

The COVID-19 crisis has devastated the Black community in more ways than one. Majority-Black counties across the nation report three times the rate of…

The global COVID-19 pandemic continues to upend nearly all aspects of life. While residents practice social distancing under a shelter-in-place order,…

Bexar County is seeing the emergence of more specialty courts that target specific populations and offer offenders a rehabilitative path forward.The goal…

The Bexar County District Attorney’s Office may now reject some cases that charge the homeless or mentally ill with criminal trespassing.The move comes in…

On Tuesday, Feb. 19, two hundred survivors of violent crimes from across Texas will come together on the steps of the Texas State Capitol.Survivors Speak…

From Texas Standard: The federal prison inmate population is about 183,000. That could be cut by almost a third in the course of one year, if lawmakers...

Joseph Garcia sits on Texas' death row after he was convicted of the murder of Irving Police Officer Aubrey Hawkins.On this episode of "Texas Matters," we…

The Miranda warning guarantees your right as a citizen to an attorney and legal representation if you can't afford one. Does this court-appointed counsel…

From Texas Standard : It's something you don't hear often in the news: President Donald Trump is endorsing a measure that has the support of Democrats...

For some, this is the only graduation ceremony they have ever had. For others, it’s the most important ceremony of their lives: a Bexar County program…