Is Texas due for a judicial pay raise? Here's what chief justice says and what's proposed
Sen. Joan Huffman has filed a bill that proposes to raise the state's base salary for judges from $140,000 to $161,000 — a ...
Government Technology1d
Texas Expands State’s Virtual Court Program
The Texas Department of Criminal Justice announced the expansion of its Virtual Court Program, a groundbreaking initiative ...
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Once shut out of blue urban courthouses, Texas GOP leaders ‘change the playing field’ with new courts
As Texas' urban centers trended blue, state Republican leaders embarked on an expensive effort to reclaim power, including ...
The Texas Tribune4y
With a stalled court system, some Texas jails are dangerously overcrowded in the pandemic
Credit: Callie Richmond for The Texas Tribune The pandemic has stalled much of the Texas criminal justice system. State prisons ... for a repeatedly delayed court date, crime still occurs and ...
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UT alumnus appointed as Texas Supreme Court Chief Justice
Gov. Greg Abbott swore in UT alumnus Jimmy Blacklock as chief justice of the Texas Supreme Court on Jan. 7. The Supreme Court ...