On June 17, 2024, 12-year-old Jocelyn Nungaray was brutally raped and murdered in Houston. Her killing fueled a nationwide ...

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Several corporate media outlets have used the term “unauthorized immigrants” to describe those who illegally entered the U.S.

The governor signed three bills as well as Senate Joint Resolution 5, a proposed constitutional amendment that would allow ...

Gov. Greg Abbott will hold a bill reform package bill signing Tuesday in Houston for legislation passed during the 89th ...

Texas Governor Greg Abbott is set to sign the strongest bail reform package in state history, aimed at increasing public safety and tightening restrictions on violent offenders.

Jocelyn Nungaray's murder case reveals suspect's criminal pasts, as former DA Kim Ogg questions current legal decisions and ...

Senate Bill 990, authored by Sen. Paul Bettencourt (R-Houston) and partly in response to the murder of Jocelyn Nungaray, ...

The Harris County District Attorney's Office was in court on Monday asking for a judge to issue a revised gag order in the ...

I think it’s important for the public to get the final say. Do they deserve death for the rape and murder of Jocelyn? Or ...

A Harris County judge has tightened a gag order in the high-profile case surrounding the alleged rape and murder of ...