Incarceration devastates thousands of Texans every year with consequences rippling through an individual's entire family, as a mother of three recently testified before the Texas House Corrections ...

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas – Since 2017, nearly 15,000 cases in Harris County have been diverted away from the juvenile court system, according to data released by the county. This work has been executed ...

House Bill 3186 will allow courts to refer at-risk youth to crime diversion programs before they have been convicted of certain crimes. Before the new law, minors charged with Class C misdemeanors had ...

Harris County has rerouted roughly 15,000 young people arrested for nonviolent, misdemeanors to less punitive programs in the past six years, a move District Attorney Kim Ogg said Friday is aimed at ...

AUSTIN, Texas — In an emergency order posted on Friday, the Texas Supreme Court established new procedures for tenants and landlords intended to avoid evictions for tenants behind on rent amid the ...

The state of Texas launched its eviction diversion program on Thursday in 19 pilot counties, including Harris, after an announcement Sept. 25 by Governor Greg Abbott. Abbott pledged $167 million in ...

FORT SMITH -- Lowered crime rates in Fort Smith could be attributed to court diversion programs, such as the Rise Court, according to law enforcement officials. Pretrial diversion programs are ...

Two North Texas counties have opted out of a state-mandated prostitution diversion initiative because they say it's not a big enough problem in their areas. The Dallas Morning News reports the state ...

Expanding food scraps diversion programs to include multifamily buildings is a critical step toward reducing landfill-bound waste and increasing equitable access to composting services. While ...

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