Hawkins spent two years as Texas’ top appellate attorney, but resigned soon after not signing onto Attorney General Ken Paxton’s 2020 election challenge.
The 5th Circuit last year overturned its previous ruling that allowed racial groups to band together to challenge voting maps, laying the groundwork for Texas’ mid-decade redistricting.
Harris County District Attorney Sean Teare tells 2 Investigates some of his most seasoned prosecutors are working through a backlog of murder and capital murder cases.
Texans safety Jimmie Ward's case in Montgomery County was no-billed by a grand jury, meaning the legal matter has been dismissed
Texans waiting for legal process to unfold in safety Jimmie Ward's domestic violence case as he remains on the active roster.
On July 29, 1997, the 43-year-old went for a jog near her home and never returned. Her body was discovered the next day near White Oak Bayou, setting off an investigation that would reveal haunting final words and the evidence that brought her killer to justice.
Immigration attorneys and immigration rights advocates are hopeful a recent ruling by the United States Supreme Court will help bring down the historic number of cases backlogged in our immigration court system.
The 11-year-old nephew of a Black woman fatally shot by a white Texas police officer says his aunt had a gun but didn't raise it to point at the officer.
It was last November that KPRC 2 Investigates first examined how Pretrial Services operations were being conducted in Bexar County, which also includes San Antonio.
KPRC 2 Investigates reviewed more than 250 murder and capital murder court cases to find out how much say Harris County prosecutors have when it comes to bond.
