Lawmakers heard from a woman who survived a stabbing that left her paralyzed from the waist down. The perpetrator received a 20-year sentence.
After two monitored parolees allegedly murdered three people in Dallas last year, Gov. Greg Abbott ordered an investigation into parole supervision.
After two parolees wearing ankle monitors allegedly committed murders in Dallas, Gov. Abbott has ordered an investigation into “possible lapses.”
Despite the three-way contest for the Houston-area state House district, DeAyala captured more than 61 percent of the vote.
The emergency funding measure proposed by the Legislative Budget Board includes $15 million for a new elementary school in Uvalde.
New security measures include requiring three officers on buses, enhanced search procedures, and transporting high-risk inmates alone.
After a grandfather and four grandchildren were murdered by an escaped convict, state Sen. John Whitmire called for changes to inmate transport.
A Cameron County jury convicted Melissa Lucio in 2008 on a charge of capital murder in the death of her two-year-old daughter.
Sheriffs from counties along the southern border testified in favor of the bill at a Texas House Appropriations Committee hearing.
Gov. Greg Abbott has previously declared a state of disaster in 34 counties over illegal immigration along the southern border.
