Texas’ currently strong statutory framework for managing individuals found not guilty by reason of insanity (NGRI) could be improved by implementing statewide minimum standards that address supervision requirements, data transparency, and public safety protections.

Texas can improve juvenile outcomes, and remain committed to public safety, by maintaining effective rehabilitation pathways for low-risk youth while ensuring that violent offenders are subject to consistent, accountable, and appropriately rigorous supervision and/or judicial actions.

One of the most important functions of government is the fair administration and enforcement of laws, both criminal and civil. The Texas Conservative Coalition Research Institute’s Criminal Justice and Government Reform Task Force focuses on these issues. One major policy area is the proliferation of marijuana-adjacent products taking advantage of changes made to Texas law, particularly regarding hemp. Texas remains a jurisdiction in which marijuana possession and consumption

It is clear that distributors of hemp have intentionally bent the rules to sell psychoactive compounds within Texas.

Texas' efforts to secure its southern border have faced a wide variety of unprecedented actions from the federal government that have...

Since 2020, the number of charitable bail organizations (CBOs) has risen dramatically across the United States. These organizations...

With the increasing prevalence of cannabinoid products being marketed and sold to minors, the importance of regualting these substances...

Over the last year, stories of property owners having their property taken over by “squatters” have appeared in the news with greater...

Over the last three years, nearly eight million U.S Customs and Border Protection (CBP) encounters with illegal immigrants have occurred....

TCCRI's recently published Criminal Justice & Government Reform Task Force Report examined the topic of maintaining adequate police...