Crime & Justice

December 6, 2023

Report: Students and teachers followed protocol better than police during Uvalde school shooting

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December 6, 2023

Texas prison system uses open records laws to obscure information in assault case

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December 6, 2023

Travis County dismisses charges against Austin police officers who used beanbag rounds in 2020 protests

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December 5, 2023

As eligibility grows, more people in Tarrant County can get treatment instead of jail time

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September 20, 2021

How Sandra Day O’Connor’s western ethos guided her Supreme Court tenure

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November 21, 2023

Despite cries for accountability, convictions in fatal on-duty police shootings are still rare

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November 16, 2023

Jury can’t agree on whether Austin police officer Christopher Taylor murdered Mike Ramos

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November 15, 2023

U.S. Supreme Court adopts ethics code under mounting public pressure

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November 6, 2023

A prison beating by guards reflects staffing and training issue, something Texas denies

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November 2, 2023

Killeen case involving officer’s death could test Texas’ ‘stand your ground’ laws

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October 10, 2023

James Reyos exonerated 40 years after being convicted for murder he didn’t commit

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October 9, 2023

A Fort Worth mom lost her daughter to gun violence — but found a supportive sisterhood

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October 5, 2023

Gun violence invades suburbia: Allen grapples with mass shooting and even more gun-related deaths

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September 19, 2023

John Whitmire’s plan to bring DPS troopers to Houston has yielded mixed results in Austin and Dallas

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September 14, 2023

New law looks to improve effectiveness of AMBER Alerts in Texas

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September 13, 2023

On death row, Dungeons & Dragons offers a chance for new role

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September 11, 2023

A new project explores the fentanyl crisis in North Texas

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September 8, 2023

Texas prison system issues statewide lockdown to combat illegal drugs, inmate violence

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The cover for the book "After Botham" is seen, which shows a framed portrait of Botham Jean, a young Black man smiling in a suit and a pair of praying hands in the foreground. The nails of the hand are painted red, which suggests they may be those of Jean's sister, Allisa, who co-authored the book.
September 6, 2023

New memoir looks at Botham Jean the person, as remembered by his sister

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August 31, 2023

DOJ sues SpaceX for hiring discrimination against asylum seekers, refugees

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July 24, 2020

Full participation: 30 years of the Americans With Disabilities Act

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August 29, 2023

In Houston, high speed car chases by police have killed dozens and injured hundreds

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August 21, 2023

Investigation shows which Texas jails have the highest number of incidents

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August 18, 2023

New series examines excessive use of force in Dallas Police Department

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August 18, 2023

Tarrant County inmate’s ‘unnecessary death’ spotlights mental health crisis in jails nationwide

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August 16, 2023

What’s the significance of Trump’s latest indictment?

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August 15, 2023

Performance evaluations raise questions over how SAPD managed officers arrested for Melissa Perez shooting

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August 15, 2023

A prison guard says she was forced to stay at her post during labor pains. Texas is fighting compensation for her stillbirth.

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August 14, 2023

What to know about recent gun-related court rulings

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August 10, 2023

‘You’re just sitting there holding him.’ Slow release from jail common in Texas

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August 3, 2023

Texas has highest rate of family annihilation cases in U.S., new study shows

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August 3, 2023

Ken Paxton to appear in court this week on his 8-year-old securities fraud case

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August 2, 2023

How legally purchased guns from Texas are fueling cartel violence – and the fentanyl crisis

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August 2, 2023

Texas Attorney General’s office has been instrumental in laying down a nationwide conservative legal framework

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July 31, 2023

Six takeaways from the Houston police investigation of the Travis Scott Astroworld concert

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July 25, 2023

Texas sued by feds after refusing to remove buoys from the Rio Grande

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July 25, 2023

Less pressure than it takes to crack an egg: The strangulation threat to domestic violence victims

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July 24, 2023

50 years later: Dallas pays tribute to 12-year-old Santos Rodriguez, recalls his murder

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July 21, 2023

Texas prisoners struggle to endure heat wave in facilities without air conditioning

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July 14, 2023

Policing experts concerned over how San Antonio Police Department supervises officers

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July 13, 2023

Report: Police in Houston have the slowest response times in decades

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July 13, 2023

Texas prisons to phase out physical mail to reduce contraband despite advocate protests

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July 13, 2023

Gun violence spikes in summer months as temperatures rise

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July 12, 2023

‘I’ve done my time.’ People in Dallas Jail waiting longer for release as county struggles with tech

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July 12, 2023

AP report finds allegations of corruption against San Jacinto County Sheriff’s office

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July 10, 2023

Questions linger in Rudy Farias case after police dispute mother’s claims about his disappearance

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July 7, 2023

Gunman in 2019 El Paso Walmart shooting sentenced to 90 consecutive life sentences

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A memorial of flowers, candles and signs honoring the victims of the El Paso Walmart shooting sit in front of a chain-link fence. The most prominent sign reads "hate will not divide the borderland."
July 7, 2023

‘You failed and we are still here.’ Walmart victims’ relatives chastise gunman at sentencing hearing

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July 6, 2023

San Antonio community wonders if the death of Melissa Perez at the hands of SAPD will be a ‘wake up call’

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Stock image of yellow crime scene tape reading "police line do not cross."
July 5, 2023

‘That’s somebody’s baby girl’ — Fort Worth mass shooting eyewitness focused on one victim

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July 5, 2023

El Paso victims will speak this week at sentencing of Walmart mass shooter

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July 3, 2023

Texas lawmakers quietly pass law to clarify exceptions to abortion ban

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July 3, 2023

Inmates are dying in stifling Texas prisons, but the state seldom acknowledges heat as a cause of death

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June 28, 2023

Why a group opposing the planned I-35 expansion in Austin dropped its environmental lawsuit

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June 19, 2023

Tainted drugs on Mexico border could pose threat to travelers

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June 19, 2023

Ransomware attacks, like the one targeting City of Dallas, are becoming more common

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June 16, 2023

Supreme Court upholds Indian Child Welfare Act, rules against Texas family in lawsuit

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June 16, 2023

Sugar Land podcast, Episode 1: Who’s buried here?

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June 16, 2023

Texas prison officials change ‘strange’ policy that kept some women in solitary in gowns

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June 15, 2023

House committee subpoenas groups related to Paxton’s finances ahead of impeachment trial

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June 15, 2023

Texas lawmakers budgeted funds for inmates waiting for psych beds. Critics wonder if it was enough

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June 12, 2023

Nate Paul was arrested on 8 felony charges. What might that mean for Ken Paxton’s impeachment?

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June 9, 2023

Nate Paul, Austin businessman with ties to Ken Paxton’s impeachment, charged

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June 8, 2023

Austin real estate developer at center of Ken Paxton’s impeachment arrested pending federal charges

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June 6, 2023

El Paso Police Department fails female officers, tolerates sexism, officers say

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June 6, 2023

‘This is wrong’: Women officers fight for gender equality, reform in El Paso Police Department

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June 5, 2023

Texas bill to increase transparency of police records remains in limbo, despite passing the Legislature

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June 5, 2023

Staffing shortage adding to long waits for mental health assessments for arrestees awaiting trial

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A close-up of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton
June 1, 2023

High-powered Texas attorneys will present case against Ken Paxton in Senate trial

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May 30, 2023

One year later: New documentary reflects on Uvalde and those left behind

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May 29, 2023

What comes next after Paxton’s impeachment?

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May 26, 2023

Texas gets sued a lot. A new, Abbott-appointed court may soon handle those lawsuits.

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May 25, 2023

Uvalde community unites in grief one year after mass shooting tore it apart

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May 25, 2023

AG Ken Paxton faces House ethics probe amid his own accusations against Speaker Dade Phelan

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May 24, 2023

One year after the Uvalde shooting, Sen. Roland Gutierrez is still pushing for gun reform

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May 24, 2023

One year later, trust in police remains frail in Uvalde

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Two people hold signs honor Lexi Rubio as they speak into a microphone outside of the Texas Capitol building.
May 15, 2023

Voices from Uvalde: ‘I just don’t want anybody to forget about her’

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May 16, 2023

Voices from Uvalde: ‘To this day, I kind of always feel like I’m looking for him’

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May 17, 2023

Voices from Uvalde: ‘Remember the names. It’s all we ask.’

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May 18, 2023

Even after serving out their sentences, formerly incarcerated people often struggle to find jobs

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May 18, 2023

Can politicians opposing gun reforms rely on Collin County voters after a mass shooting?

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May 22, 2023

Voices from Uvalde: ‘If I can’t protect her, I’m going to protect my parents’

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May 18, 2023

Voices from Uvalde: ‘By a simple hug, you could feel the love that she really had for you’

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May 16, 2023

How the shadow docket is changing justice at the Supreme Court

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May 12, 2023

‘Just Say You’re Sorry’ questions Texas Ranger’s interrogation technique

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May 12, 2023

After a mass shooting, it’s all about mental health for some politicians — not guns

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May 12, 2023

Community shaken after Allen mall shooting taints place of cherished memories

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May 9, 2023

When workers die in Texas, authorities aren’t always alerted

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May 9, 2023

New details emerging from deadly SUV crash in Brownsville

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May 8, 2023

What we know about the Allen mall shooting that left 8 people dead

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May 8, 2023

Election results: Voters overwhelmingly support civilian oversight of Austin police

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May 5, 2023

‘Everyone lost someone here’: What we know about the victims in the Cleveland shooting

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May 4, 2023

UT poll shows the majority of Texans support raising the minimum age to buy a gun to 21

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May 4, 2023

Legislation targeting protests seen in the wake of George Floyd demonstrations in Texas

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May 3, 2023

North Texas federal courts scrutinized for ‘judge shopping’

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May 2, 2023

Manhunt continues for suspect accused of killing 5 in Cleveland, Texas

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April 28, 2023

How the fatal shooting of two migrants changed this small border town

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April 27, 2023

Should inmates in Texas be eligible for early parole if they exhibit good behavior?

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April 26, 2023

New HBO Max series ‘Love & Death’ anchors a Texas true crime story in the human condition

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April 24, 2023

License plate thefts are on the rise. How can you protect yours?

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