The latest Texas Department Of Criminal Justice news from The Texas Tribune. By Pooja Salhotra Feb. 6, 2025 Faced with more immediate funding needs, state officials haven’t asked for more money ...

The Department of Criminal Justice announced it's expanding a program that lets incarcerated people appear in court virtually, without leaving prison. USAID signs pulled from HQ as judge puts ...

The Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDJC) broke ground on their 64,000 square feet training facility on Thursday. The new Huntsville training facility is expected to be completed in summer 2026 ...

Two men convicted of murder were executed Thursday night, marking the fourth and fifth executions in the United States this ...

AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas prison system is making it easier and safer to handle court appearances. On Tuesday, the Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) announced it's expanding a program that ...

Since Texas reinstated capital punishment and adopted lethal injection as its means of execution in 1977, the state has put ...

A man convicted of killing two people in Bell County, Texas has been executed, according to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ). TDCJ said Richard Lee Tabler was executed on Thursday, Feb.

Texas executes Steven Nelson, convicted for a pastor's 2011 murder, amidst debates on capital punishment ethics.

James Ford and Richard Tabler were executed in Florida and Texas for multiple murders. Courts rejected their appeals, and ...

The State of Texas executed a Black man convicted of killing a pastor during a robbery in 2011, despite his claims that while ...

The agency’s reversal comes after a federal judge told the Trump administration it must continue to pay for grants and other ...

Richard Lee Tabler was convicted of capital murder in 2007 and sentenced to death for killing two men. BELL COUNTY, Texas — A man convicted of killing two people in Bell County is set to be executed ...