John Specia News Today

When people think about appeals, they may not realize that some of the most important appellate work happens in the trial court.

The civil district court judges unanimously chose Raul Perales as the third associate...

County commissioners approved a request from the university to assist in design and...

AUSTIN — Though the foster care system in Texas has been rocked by a growing shortage of beds and increasingly pointed critiques by a federal judge, leading providers are urging the GOP-led Legislature to double down on a regional privatization approach. The private providers are advocating brisk rollout of “community-based care,” in which one non-state entity is ceded virtual control of a geographic region, even as citations and official rebukes pile up on the two nonprofits in charge of...