Improving public safety is a top priority for legislative leaders. They promised to get new public safety laws passed in the ...

The Senate Judiciary Committee spent several hours reviewing the House's expansive public safety plan Wednesday.

House Bill 8, the Criminal Competency and Treatment bill, passed in the House of Representatives Feb. 15 with a bipartisan vote of 48-20.

Jaime Esparza has “departed” as the U.S. attorney for the Western District of Texas, the office announced on Tuesday, Feb. 18. The office provided few ...

The New Mexico House passed a package of public safety bills on Saturday that address everything from fentanyl to competency.

On Saturday, a public safety package passed on the House floor, 48-20. The package, also referred to as House Bill 8, includes six proposals: Criminal Competency and Treatment - gives more options to ...