Crime & Justice

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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April 21, 2023

Texas halts execution of Ivan Cantu amid new revelations and legal questions

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April 20, 2023

APD says its DPS patrol partnership is working. Austin council members have unanswered questions.

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April 19, 2023

Stories of struggle and strength from two Uvalde student survivors

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April 14, 2023

Muslim transition homes for the recently incarcerated provide stability amid an ever-increasing need

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April 14, 2023

San Antonio voters to cast ballots on ‘justice charter’ to limit enforcement on weed, abortion

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April 14, 2023

What happened to Joshua Wright?

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April 13, 2023

Abbott calls for pardon, lawyers call for new trial after Army sergeant is convicted of murder

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April 12, 2023

As fentanyl crisis continues, conservatives back war with cartels

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April 12, 2023

After 30 years, a father is exonerated in ‘satanic panic’ case

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April 11, 2023

Gov. Abbott launches $10 million campaign targeting fentanyl crisis in Texas

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April 10, 2023

Fentanyl’s rise, distribution tied to growth of social media

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April 7, 2023

Clarence Thomas and the billionaire

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April 6, 2023

More domestic abusers can keep guns after 5th Circuit Court ruling – risking deadly consequences

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April 5, 2023

Catalytic converter thefts are on the rise. Here’s what you can do.

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April 5, 2023

New book digs deeper into tragedy of six children killed by their adoptive parents

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April 4, 2023

Texas ranks fifth in Anti-Defamation League 2022 antisemitic incident audit

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April 4, 2023

A month after a hunger strike, some Texas prisoners say they will do it again

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March 31, 2023

Death penalty reform bill to receive another hearing in the Texas House next Wednesday

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March 24, 2023

How does fentanyl get to Texas? Court cases tell us more about the path the drug takes

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March 22, 2023

They’re moms who lost children to gun violence in North Texas, and are now taking action

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March 21, 2023

‘He has a battle rifle’: Police feared Uvalde gunman’s AR-15

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March 15, 2023

The saga of the Dallas Zoo: Putting together the mystery of what happened when animals went missing

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A close up of a box of mifepristone, the abortion-inducing medication, is seen.
March 14, 2023

Two lawsuits related to abortion are working their way through courts in Texas right now

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March 13, 2023

Bill would close youth prisons in Texas

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March 10, 2023

Reactions to Mexico kidnappings: ‘There’s a different threshold for violence against Americans’

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March 8, 2023

Mexican president: Four kidnapped U.S. citizens have been found, and two are dead

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March 7, 2023

5 Texas women denied abortions sue the state, saying bans put them in danger

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A close-up shot of a wooden gavel with a gold band down the middle, on a wooden table
March 6, 2023

Texas’ ‘big three’ lawmakers want to create a specialty business court

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February 28, 2023

DPS sent at least 3,000 driver’s licenses to organized crime group targeting Asian Texans

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A teenage boy's reflection from the torso up is seen in a oval mirror, the teen himself is seen from the side standing to the right of the photo looking into the mirror. He has dark curly hair and clear-framed glasses and is sporting a white polo. This is Myles Leon.
February 27, 2023

In a Central Texas county, high schoolers are jailed on felony charges for vaping what could be legal hemp

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A close-up of a handgun and bullets on a table
February 23, 2023

Many alleged abusers under protective orders don’t surrender their guns as required. That may change

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A man is seen from the front, smiling and holding his arms out. In his right hand he holds a phone. He's wearing sunglasses, a bandana around his forehead and a large gold chain with a cross on it. This is Antong Lucky.
February 22, 2023

Gun-related homicides hit Black and Latino communities in North Texas hardest. Can that change?

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A closeup of the handle of a jail cell door is shown.
February 17, 2023

Jail populations rise across Texas, intensifying prisoners’ trauma

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February 16, 2023

Shooting at El Paso mall leaves at least one dead, three injured

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February 14, 2023

Lawmakers eyeing an overhaul of Texas bail laws in a pushback to reform efforts

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February 13, 2023

Jeff Blackburn freed the wrongfully convicted and changed criminal justice in Texas

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February 8, 2023

Texans with mental illnesses are dying in jail as mental health diversion programs go underfunded

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February 1, 2023

Veterans accuse ‘legal advisor’ of former District Attorney of fraud, harassment and threats

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February 1, 2023

Fact-check: Gavin Newsom’s claim on US gun homicide rate is mostly correct

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January 26, 2023

A mother’s anguish, as accused sex traffickers see no jail time in Bexar County case

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January 24, 2023

Could the Supreme Court limit how social media platforms police speech online?

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January 23, 2023

Supreme Court issues first ruling 16 weeks into term

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January 19, 2023

After the Uvalde mass shooting, will the Texas Legislature pass meaningful gun reform?

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January 18, 2023

The fringe ideology of ‘constitutional sheriffs’ is attracting believers within Texas law enforcement

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January 13, 2023

‘We are not healed’: The Colleyville synagogue hostage crisis, one year later

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January 11, 2023

Texas prisoners launch hunger strike over solitary confinement practices

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the u.s. capitol
January 6, 2023

Two years after the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, Texans involved face charges and prison time

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January 5, 2023

Domestic violence takes a deadly toll in Dallas and Tarrant counties

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January 5, 2023

Disagreements over civil rights leader’s death lead to calls for a new investigation

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January 4, 2023

Witnesses point to more nefarious circumstances surrounding civil rights leader’s death

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January 3, 2023

17 die, 27 escape in New Year’s prison break in Juárez

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January 3, 2023

Questions still haunt death of Texas civil rights hero

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December 22, 2022

Her son died in custody of the Dallas sheriff. She still doesn’t know what happened

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December 21, 2022

Records reveal medical response further delayed care for Uvalde shooting victims

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December 21, 2022

Shamond Lewis went to the Dallas County Jail instead of a mental health facility. And then he died.

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December 16, 2022

Netflix docuseries tells gruesome story behind the ‘Texas Killing Fields’

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December 15, 2022

Jury finds former Fort Worth police officer Aaron Dean guilty of manslaughter

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December 15, 2022

Jury begins deliberations in murder trial of former Fort Worth cop Aaron Dean

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December 14, 2022

How one Texas school district is responding to a string of student fentanyl deaths

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December 9, 2022

A Texas judge rules federal gun restrictions on domestic abusers are unconstitutional

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December 8, 2022

Operation Lone Star border arrest cases can’t be heard in Central Texas, appeals court rules

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December 8, 2022

WNBA star Brittney Griner has been freed from a Russian prison

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December 8, 2022

Recent murders lead Texas Muslim leaders to call for frank discussions about domestic violence

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December 6, 2022

Vision Zero and the struggle to bring down traffic fatalities in Texas

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December 6, 2022

Aaron Dean’s murder trial begins with major question: Was police shooting justified?

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December 5, 2022

Justice Department tried to hide report warning that private border wall in Texas could collapse

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December 2, 2022

Uvalde is suing the local district attorney over records related to Robb Elementary shooting

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