The Texas House preliminarily approved a bill to reform the state's "junk science" law, aiming to make it easier for convicts to appeal based on flawed scientific evidence. Over a decade ago, the ...

TEXAS, USA — Over a decade ago, the Texas Legislature passed a groundbreaking law to provide justice when the scientific evidence for a criminal conviction has changed or been discredited. But in a ...

The ripple effects of junk science are fueling new legal actions across the country. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced a lawsuit on behalf of his state, accusing Tylenol makers of hiding a ...

President Donald Trump spent the last several days promising Americans that “an answer to autism” was imminent. Instead, his big reveal on Monday offered families distorted science, false hope and ...

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Justice and common sense demand the Texas Senate allot some of the little time remaining in the legislative session to correct a flaw in the state’s Code of Criminal Procedure. It’s one that has been ...

Former Detective Brian Wharton testifies during a Criminal Jurisprudence hearing on death row inmate Robert Roberson on Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2024 in Austin. Wharton was an investigator in the case of ...

AUSTIN, Texas (The Texas Tribune) - Over a decade ago, the Texas Legislature passed a groundbreaking law to provide justice when the scientific evidence for a criminal conviction has changed or been ...