The Texas House Committee on Intergovernmental Affairs will gavel in at 9 a.m. Wednesday to examine how mental illness, homelessness and the criminal-justice system feed one another, and to weigh whether Texas is doing enough to keep young people leaving foster care from ending up on the street.
During an appearance on the Texas Talks podcast with host Brad Swail, State Representative Mitch Little (R-Lewisville) voiced support for a state-level check on local prosecutors and detailed market-based approaches to address rural attorney shortages.
Texas lawmakers will address public safety concerns in the 2027 legislative session, as well as new areas of focus, including fraud prevention to access to legal services in rural communities.
A Travis County district judge has struck down administrative rules imposed by Attorney General Ken Paxton that required district and county attorneys in the state's largest jurisdictions to submit detailed operational reports.
The Robb Elementary School shooting shocked Texas and exposed failures in systems to protect children from school shootings.
A pair of West-Texas entrepreneurs are circulating findings from their research initiative focused on preventing school shootings and other forms of targeted violence, and are calling for a nationwide partnership among school districts, researchers, law enforcement agencies, and policymakers to build a more evidence-based approach to protecting students.
The Texas House Committee on Homeland Security, Public Safety and Veterans' Affairs will take invited testimony on the rollout of HB 33, the rules for standing up new police agencies, and how the state recruits and keeps officers.
State Representative Lacey Hull (R-Houston) outlined her core legislative priorities for the upcoming cycle on The Arena podcast, emphasizing a focus on local public safety, preventative healthcare systems, and digital safety standards for children.
The House Criminal Jurisprudence committee, chaired by Rep. John Smithee (R-Amarillo), will hear invited and public testimony on two interim charges — building a criminal-justice workforce for rural Texas and tightening the state's response to fraud aimed at older and vulnerable residents.
Last week, the state of Texas saw a series of rapid developments that placed the future of its summer camp industry in a state of unprecedented uncertainty.