Crime & Justice

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July 1, 2022

After a Supreme Court ruling, curbing its regulatory authority, here’s how the EPA can still combat climate change

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June 21, 2022

Surveillance footage shows police never tried to open Uvalde classroom door during massacre

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June 21, 2022

‘If there’s kids in there, we need to go in’: Officers in Uvalde were ready with guns, shields and tools — but not clear orders

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June 21, 2022

Police could have stopped Uvalde shooting within 3 minutes, a Texas official says

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June 15, 2022

‘Dead suspect loophole’ could allow officials to restrict public access to information about Uvalde shooter

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June 14, 2022

Alex Jones loses bankruptcy bid, an attempt to avoid paying Sandy Hook families he defamed

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A photo shows about a dozen flags being held by protestors supporting Donald Trump.
June 14, 2022

Investigation: Texas-based ‘True the Vote’ has collected millions but revealed no evidence of widespread fraud

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June 10, 2022

Waiting for keys, unable to break down doors: Uvalde schools police chief defends delay in confronting gunman

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June 7, 2022

Texas schools lead the nation in the use of social media surveillance. But the tools mostly return false positives.

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A black-and-white portrait of journalist Keri Blakinger
June 7, 2022

In ‘Corrections in Ink,’ Texas journalist shares her journey from incarceration to investigating prisons & jails

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June 6, 2022

Following Uvalde, Democratic lieutenant governor candidate thinks parties can reach a limited consensus

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Cover of the book, Last Gangster in Austin
June 3, 2022

New book tells the story of Austin’s ‘last gangster’ and the man who worked to take him down.

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students with backpacks walk past lockers in a school hallway
August 3, 2022

What questions do you have about starting a new school year in the wake of Uvalde?

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June 2, 2022

Temporary block on Texas’ social media law gives experts a hint at how the Supreme Court could ultimately decide

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June 1, 2022

Gov. Abbott calls for more mental health resources, but he redirected millions from Texas’ health agency

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May 31, 2022

Uvalde school police, now under scrutiny for shooting response, had recently completed training

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May 31, 2022

State Sen. Roland Gutierrez calls for special session, places blame on Republicans for inaction on gun violence

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May 27, 2022

Texas DPS director: It was ‘the wrong decision’ not to engage Uvalde shooter sooner

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May 27, 2022

Scrutiny grows over law enforcement’s response to Uvalde shooting

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May 27, 2022

Conflicting court rulings leave the future of state social media laws uncertain

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May 26, 2022

A Uvalde pastor looks to his faith for comfort

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May 25, 2022

Experts see familiar signs in early details of Uvalde school shooting

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A sign in front of the school building says "Robb Elementary School, bienvenidos"
May 25, 2022

How to talk to kids about what happened in Uvalde

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May 25, 2022

As additional details on Uvalde shooting emerge, calls for gun control grow louder

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May 25, 2022

Putting more law enforcement in schools hasn’t lowered the rate of gun violence on campuses

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May 25, 2022

‘We all know we can do better’: Uvalde native Matthew McConaughey responds to shooting

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May 24, 2022

27 school shootings have taken place so far this year

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May 23, 2022

El Paso and Buffalo experience nearly identical hate crimes

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May 18, 2022

Some judges accused of not working enough, as Dallas County spends millions on ‘backlog’ courts

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May 17, 2022

Commentary: The racist Buffalo attack demands ‘not only words but deeds’

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May 16, 2022

Ripple effects of abortion restrictions confuse care for miscarriages

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May 17, 2022

How Justice Alito’s leaked abortion draft reads a lot like a prominent Texas lawyer’s take

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Handguns in a display case
May 12, 2022

Gun thefts from cars on the rise, report shows, many taken from unlocked vehicles

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May 11, 2022

In Texas prisons, men have more than triple the access to higher education degrees that women do

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May 11, 2022

Austin police chief says he’ll restrict officer use of no-knock warrants after voters pass Prop A

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May 10, 2022

The Texas prison system has been failing fire safety standards for years. Now, two inmates have died

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May 9, 2022

No-knock warrants have endangered citizens and police, but some law enforcement officers say they’re needed

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An exterior shot of the Texas Juvenile Justice Department headquarters building
May 9, 2022

Texas juvenile justice leader departs with state agency at critical juncture

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May 4, 2022

Texans’ reactions to leaked Supreme Court abortion decision ranged from ‘horror’ to elation

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May 6, 2022

‘Bodies on the Line’ tells the stories of volunteers who escort patients seeking abortion care

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May 4, 2022

An overturn of Roe v. Wade could put other rights related to privacy in jeopardy

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May 3, 2022

Breaking down the leaked Supreme Court draft opinion on Roe v. Wade, and what it could mean for Texans

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April 29, 2022

As Austin votes on decriminalizing marijuana, other Texas cities push for similar measures

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April 29, 2022

‘A job is a job’ — Trafficking laws increase stigma for consensual sex workers

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April 27, 2022

A Texas court stayed the execution of Melissa Lucio. What happens now?

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April 26, 2022

Traditionally nonpartisan Crime Stoppers Houston has a new target: Democratic judges

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April 25, 2022

Melissa Lucio’s execution halted by Texas appeals court

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April 20, 2022

South Texas DA revokes execution date, saying it was ‘the right thing to do’

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April 15, 2022

Home invasion: how one man experienced the 1997 Republic of Texas standoff

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April 14, 2022

Houston’s rising Democratic star defends staff indicted in Texas Rangers investigation

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April 14, 2022

How Mendez v. Westminster helped end legal segregation of schools in the southwest

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April 12, 2022

Why not all war crimes can be called genocide

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April 12, 2022

Truckers block border traffic to protest costly new inspections

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April 11, 2022

After pursuing an indictment, Starr County district attorney drops murder charge over self-induced abortion

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April 11, 2022

Texans drive up sales of recreational marijuana in New Mexico

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April 8, 2022

Supporters in Dallas rally for Melissa Lucio, an abused mother who faces the death penalty

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March 31, 2022

Legal weed is coming to New Mexico. Here’s what it means for Texas.

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April 1, 2022

Criminal hackers steal personal data by pretending to be police

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March 29, 2022

Abortion funds bring new legal challenges to overturn Texas ban

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March 28, 2022

For those seeking to stop Melissa Lucio execution, claims of coerced confession and corruption taint her conviction

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March 25, 2022

Texas Supreme Court case could affect the role of spiritual advisers at executions

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people lined up on the side of the road with signs in support of transgender people and with signs that have the pink blue and white stripes in support of transgender rights
March 25, 2022

CPS investigations in Rio Grande Valley chill political discourse about gender-affirming care

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March 23, 2022

Ketanji Brown Jackson deflects Texas Republican senators’ attempts to portray her as ‘disturbingly liberal’

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March 23, 2022

Boy Scouts’ bankruptcy trial advances, but ‘long road ahead’ for sexual abuse survivors awaiting payouts

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March 22, 2022

Abuse allegations at Bastrop sex-trafficking shelter add new problem for Texas’ beleaguered child protective services

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March 22, 2022

After secret negotiations, Houston City Council will vote on a new contract with the police union. Here’s what’s in it

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March 22, 2022

Weeks after five Midland Christian School officials were arrested, questions still loom

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March 21, 2022

Ketanji Brown Jackson’s confirmation hearing: ‘A long time coming’ says a Texas law professor

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March 18, 2022

Scottish judge rejects extradition request due to Texas prison conditions

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March 16, 2022

Opioid deaths are rising in El Paso. So why don’t all local police carry a life-saving drug?

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March 15, 2022

After negotiations away from the public eye, Houston has a new contract with the police union

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March 14, 2022

What it means to commit war crimes

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20-something protesters holding signs saying trans care is not abuse and protect trans kids with a pink white and blue flag representing transgender rights in the background
March 11, 2022

Legal expert hopes court ‘comes to their rescue’ for families caught in Texas transgender investigations

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March 10, 2022

Lubbock LGBTQ community mourns one of their own as politicians target transgender Texans

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March 9, 2022

Texas mom who invited Ken Paxton for dinner to meet transgender son says she’s now losing her hair over an investigation prompted by his opinion

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March 10, 2022

Dozens harmed in surprise violence at Mexican soccer match

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March 7, 2022

Parties continue settlement talks in Rio Grande SCOTUS case

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February 25, 2022

Brownsville activist speaks out after arrest over anti-SpaceX graffiti on Musk-funded mural

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February 18, 2022

Austin police officers indicted for actions in 2020 protests

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February 17, 2022

Texans, do you know who is running for judge in the primary elections? This is why you should.

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February 17, 2022

Texas attorney general sues over Facebook’s use of facial recognition

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a sheriff's deputy putting a teenage boy into a police vehicle with a seal on the side of the car from Bexar County Texas
February 14, 2022

A Bexar County sheriff’s deputy won’t face discipline after tazing unarmed teenage asylum-seeker

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February 11, 2022

Texas attorney general sues Biden administration over federal contractor minimum wage increase

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February 11, 2022

Sign in a Dallas grand jury room warns witnesses not to talk about race

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February 10, 2022

Internal investigation confirms Border Patrol failures leading up to a 16-year-old’s death on the floor of his cell

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February 10, 2022

Austin police officers could face charges after dozens were injured by ‘less-lethal’ rounds during 2020 protests

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February 8, 2022

Victims, family from Sutherland Springs shooting awarded $230 million

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February 8, 2022

How ransomeware attacks on 23 Texas sites changed the way cyber criminals operate

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February 3, 2022

Why a fatal fight in a Beaumont federal prison led to a nationwide lockdown

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January 28, 2022

Feds arrest man they say sold firearm to Colleyville synagogue hostage-taker

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January 28, 2022

A federal judge blocked BNSF railway workers from striking over new attendance policy

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January 27, 2022

These are the Black women who could replace Justice Stephen Breyer on the US Supreme Court

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January 27, 2022

Houston eviction courts are packed again as numbers return to pre-COVID levels

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January 26, 2022

Former San Antonio police officer wants to ‘save lives’ with ticket-texting program

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January 26, 2022

Advocates and jailers fear riot conditions as violence persists in Harris County

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January 25, 2022

Dark patterns: Texas sues Google, claiming ‘deceptive location tracking’

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January 25, 2022

Fort Worth is center of first redistricting challenge set to be heard in federal court

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January 18, 2022

At healing service, faith leaders from Congregation Beth Israel share words of gratitude, hope

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January 18, 2022

Legal expert says conspiracy of sedition charges against Oath Keepers a ‘textbook’ case

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January 17, 2022

Past incidents targeting Jewish Americans may have saved lives during Colleyville synagogue ordeal

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