Proposed Law Targeting Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy Approved by TexasHouse Committee
A box of files for one medical child abuse case sits in the office of Tarrant County Sheriff’s Office Detective Mike Weber at the Tarrant County Plaza Building on Feb. […]
Bill Sacking Texas DAs for Not Prosecuting Crimes Advances
Update: April 28: This story was updated to reflect the bill’s passage out of the House. AUSTIN — A bill creating a path for removing district attorneys from office for […]
House Passes Bill to Rein in “Rogue” Prosecutors
The legislation is in response to elected prosecutors in Texas’ large, left-leaning counties who have said they will not prosecute abortion cases. Locally elected prosecutors who do not enforce certain […]
Legislature Prepares for Space and Flying Vehicles
What was once the domain of science fiction could be here sooner than you think. Outer space travel and flying cars may sound like something out of a sci-fi novel, […]
Texas Republicans Look to ‘Rein In” Prosecutors, Including Travis County D.A.
AUSTIN, Texas — Two bills making their way through each chamber of the Texas legislature could impose new oversight and regulation on district attorneys across the state, with several advocates naming […]
U.S. Has No Laws Criminalizing Medical Child Abuse, Texas Experts Aim toChange That
‘A diagnosis surrounded by deceit’ Advocates in Tarrant County are pushing for a new Texas law to criminalize medical child abuse, also known as Munchausen syndrome by proxy. Kristi Carroll […]
Border Security, Fentanyl Bills Named Top House Priorities
AUSTIN — House Speaker Dade Phelan on Friday announced eight more priorities of the chamber, including bills focused on border security. Phelan, a Beaumont Republican, has named more than two […]
These Texas DAs Refused to Prosecute Abortion, Republican Lawmakers WantThem Stopped
DALLAS – Texas is at the center of an ongoing, nationwide struggle between state and local authorities. It’s an escalating dispute over who has what power — and when. The […]
LIST: See Which Power Positions Texas Representatives Landed this Session
AUSTIN (Nexstar) — Speaker of the House Dade Phelan announced committee assignments Wednesday morning, appointing Democrats as a quarter of all committee chairs, despite some pushback within the Republican party […]
Republican Lawmakers File Bills to “Rein-In” District Attorneys Who DisregardTexas Law
AUSTIN (CBSDFW.COM) – In what is an emerging theme at the Texas Capitol, key Republican leaders and lawmakers say they want to “rein-in” district attorneys in Texas who disregard state law. […]