/criminal-justice Criminal Justice en-US Copyright Wed, 14 May 2025 22:00:12 GMT /criminal-justice/2025-05-14/texas-death-row-inmate-dallas-county-hypnosis-conviction Attorney General Ken Paxton's office asked a Dallas County judge to set the execution of Charles Don Flores. His attorneys say they're not done trying to prove he was convicted using a debunked technique. Wed, 14 May 2025 22:00:12 GMT /criminal-justice/2025-05-14/texas-death-row-inmate-dallas-county-hypnosis-conviction Toluwani Osibamowo /government/2025-05-12/texas-supreme-court-dismisses-lawsuit-over-2018-home-depot-shooting-that-killed-dallas-officer The family of a late DPD officer and an injured officer in 2019 sued an off-duty officer, the security company that employed him and Home Depot. The Texas Supreme Court ruled Friday to dismiss the suit. Mon, 12 May 2025 10:10:00 GMT /government/2025-05-12/texas-supreme-court-dismisses-lawsuit-over-2018-home-depot-shooting-that-killed-dallas-officer Penelope Rivera /news/2025-05-09/dallas-county-commissioner-john-wiley-price-accused-of-assaulting-poll-worker-democrat-republican-party-chairman An alternate election judge filed a police report days after she claimed Dallas County Commissioner John Wiley Price assaulted her, according to reports. Sat, 10 May 2025 04:18:03 GMT /news/2025-05-09/dallas-county-commissioner-john-wiley-price-accused-of-assaulting-poll-worker-democrat-republican-party-chairman Marina Trahan Martinez /news/2025-05-08/texas-senate-bill-would-allow-youths-as-young-as-15-sent-to-adult-texas-prisons-texas-juvenile-justice-department-texas-appleseed-tdcj A Texas Senate bill under consideration would lower the current age from 16 for juveniles already in the system and commit a second felony. Thu, 08 May 2025 09:58:00 GMT /news/2025-05-08/texas-senate-bill-would-allow-youths-as-young-as-15-sent-to-adult-texas-prisons-texas-juvenile-justice-department-texas-appleseed-tdcj Marina Trahan Martinez /criminal-justice/2025-05-07/fort-worth-rape-kit-backlog The Fort Worth Police Department's backlog was attributed to a lack of certified staff. Wed, 07 May 2025 20:03:37 GMT /criminal-justice/2025-05-07/fort-worth-rape-kit-backlog Megan Cardona /news/2025-05-06/texas-attorney-general-paxton-drops-critical-race-theory-lawsuit-coppell-isd Attorney General Ken Paxton's office dismissed a lawsuit that alleged Coppell ISD was teaching critical race theory in violation of state law. The district sought sanctions, saying the lawsuit was based on videos that were "heavily edited and manipulated so to be grossly misleading.” Tue, 06 May 2025 10:26:00 GMT /news/2025-05-06/texas-attorney-general-paxton-drops-critical-race-theory-lawsuit-coppell-isd Bill Zeeble /criminal-justice/2025-05-05/womans-death-in-tarrant-county-jail-custody-caused-by-dehydration-medical-examiner-rules The family of the 56-year-old woman who died in Tarrant County Jail custody plans to file two lawsuits related to her death. Mon, 05 May 2025 20:05:32 GMT /criminal-justice/2025-05-05/womans-death-in-tarrant-county-jail-custody-caused-by-dehydration-medical-examiner-rules Megan Cardona /government/2025-05-05/judges-must-clear-a-high-bar-to-separate-parents-from-children-forever-texas-supreme-court-rules A trial court originally issued the protective order after Christine Stary was arrested and charged with acts of family violence in 2020. Mon, 05 May 2025 10:01:00 GMT /government/2025-05-05/judges-must-clear-a-high-bar-to-separate-parents-from-children-forever-texas-supreme-court-rules Penelope Rivera /news/2025-05-05/tarrant-county-sheriffs-office-leads-dallas-county-jail-death-probe-own-investigations-noncompliant More than two dozen deaths in the Tarrant County Jail were not independently investigated as required. Now Tarrant County is investigating a Dallas County jail death. Mon, 05 May 2025 09:58:00 GMT /news/2025-05-05/tarrant-county-sheriffs-office-leads-dallas-county-jail-death-probe-own-investigations-noncompliant Marina Trahan Martinez /news/2025-05-02/fort-worth-police-say-theyre-near-completion-of-sexual-assault-evidence-kit-backlog The Fort Worth Police Department reports that it is close to finishing the processing of a significant number of untested sexual assault evidence kits. This backlog drew public attention after a h[-gpof investigative reports last year by NBC 5. Fri, 02 May 2025 14:01:15 GMT /news/2025-05-02/fort-worth-police-say-theyre-near-completion-of-sexual-assault-evidence-kit-backlog Katherine Hobbs